Kriegsberichter

[Chris Goss]

Are there any published sources on the make up and locations etc of the Kriegsberichter organisation? For example, is there a K report on the organisation?

[FalkeEins]

not sure if this is of interest but ECPA-D 'documentaliste' Nicolas Férard is author of a very nice book published by 'Histoire et Collections'.



more info here
https://falkeeins.blogspot.com/2019/...battle-of.html

and here
https://falkeeins.blogspot.com/2024/...to-ecpa-d.html

[Chris Goss]

Thanks for this. Del has offered to introduce me to Nicolas

[FalkeEins]

no one more knowledgeable and worth doing in person if the chance arises..

[Chris Goss]

I have been asked to write about the PK/Kr Ber organization and although there are many photos, there is little from the Luftwaffe side even though it was established pre-war. Probably major on 1940 though!

[VtwinVince]

If you need a very nice photo of a PK-Berichter doing his job during the BoB, I have a nice example.

[edwest2]

Another reference.

https://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Wa.../dp/3039115324

[Nick Beale]

On a basic search of the Bundesarchiv for »Kriegsberichter«, there’s 500+ hits but whether any of those describes the structure and disposition of the whole service obviously would call for more digging.

[Chris Goss]

Thanks also Ed and Nick. I had already check the BA-too much to sift through for a simple want!

[Ian Jewison]

There is:

Adler gegen Falken.
Sonderdienste der deutschen Luftwaffe im Krieg gegen die Sowjetunion
- Manuskript 1967-

https://www.booklooker.de/B%C3%BCche...chen+Luftwaffe

The publication covers nine of the ten LwKBK for the Russian campaign.

(LwKBK7 was operating in Sicily, Africa and Greece and is not covered in this book)

In 1939, 4 Luftwaffen Propaganda Kompanien were established.

In 1940 they were renamed to Luftwaffen Kriegsberichter Kompanie.

Also in 1940 4 more LwKBK were created, bringing the number to 8 regular LwKBK.

From the improvised Fallschirm-Kriegsberichter-Zug Kassmann a Fallschirm-Kriegsberichter-Kompanie was established after the invasion of Crete.

Last, the Luftwaffen Kriegsberichter Kompanie z.b.V was created as a reserve for information hotspots.

However, this is part one 1941-1943, part two or "Band 5" I have never been able to find.

/Ian