DEFE3/136
DEFE3 136 covers the decryption period between 4th February 1944 and 8th February 1944 – however, some information relates to dates outside this period.
Note the date of the event refers to a date in the message not necessarily the date of the message.
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Flifue = FliegerFührer
Note –
- Number of pages refer to “GAF sightings” - these are for the most part not included in the summaries below as they do not refer to specific aircraft types or units.
- Flivos of Divisions are also not included below
- Code “Yoke” appears to refer to “Y” service.
- Times are direct from the message i.e. Zulu time.
| Page | Report | Date of event | Notes |
| 322 | VL5501 | 02/02/44 | Further to VL5466 – 89 fighter sorties by Flifue on 02/02/44, 10 sorties in Battle Recce and offshore Gaeta to Beach head. |
| 313 | VL5508 | 03/02/44 | According to German Navy on 03/02/44, Me 110 in strength of 1 to 10 aircraft would shortly be operating between Bergen and Aalesund. |
| 310 | VL5511 | 03/02/44 | Orders to Fliegerkorps X midday 03/02/44 for night 03-04/02/44 and day 04/02/44.
Night photo Bari. PR Port Said if not done on 03/02/44, harbour and airfields Haifa area, same Tel Aviv area in that priority. Screening Dodecanese toward Nile delta against approaching shipping formations. Patrol of Turkish territorial waters and Castelorizo for Allied naval forces, offshore Otranto – Spartivento. Escort of German convoys in Aegean. Attacks on Allied recce and heavy fighter sweeps. |
| 306 | VL5514 | 02/02/44 | 20 Ju 52 to make intermediate landing Kos night 03-04/02/44 – according Fliegerkorps X evening 02/02/44. |
| 305 | VL5515 | 03/02/44 | Late 03/02/44 Flifue Albania intended on 04/02/44 Offshore recce of Italian coast. Same time 1./NAGr 12 had 4 serviceable out of 10. |
| 304 | VL5516 | 03/02/44 | Late 03/02/44 detachment of 7./JG 27 Gadurra ordered to transfer aircraft operating in Rhodes to Kalamaki, except for 1 schwarm. |
| 301 | VL3318 | 03/02/44 | Orders to 3./126 at 20.00 hrs Z 03/02/44 for 04/02/44. No ops to be expected. |
| 293 | VL5524 | 03/02/44 | Recce order by Flifue Croatia at 15.00 hrs Z 03/02/44 (comment – for 04/02/44): unchanged. |
| 291 | VL5526 | 03/02/44 | Instructions on 03/02/44 to 3./126 Leros and airfield detachment Antimachia: inso far as not done already, preparations to be made so that Italian captured material which cannot be slavaged or is hard to transport away be got rid of or blown up quickly in case of emergency. This applies particularly to bombs and ammunition. Fuzes to be brought back when transport next available.No premature or unwarranted demolitions to occur. |
| 282 | VL5531 | 03/02/44 | 3./126 strength on 03/02/44 – 10 Arados, 5 serviceable. 12 crews with 7 ready at Leros. |
| 276 | VL5537 | 28/01/44 | JG 300 (comment – single engined night fighter unit) addressed at Bonn on Rhine on 28/01/44 |
| 272 | VL5539 | 02/02/44 | II./JG 27 on 02/02/44 had 16 aircraft of which 9 serviceable, 31 crews of which 14 ready.
On 23/01/44 this unit had 28 and 18, 35 and 15. Secondly, by 31/01/44 AOC in C Centre had been renamed Luftflotte Reich. |
| 270-271 | VL5540 | 03/02/44 | Some sorties Fliegerdivision 2 on 03/02/44.
Close Escort – 2 Ar , 06.15 – 07.15 hrs Z Security recce – 2 Ar 06.30 – 09.30 hrs Z west of Toulon to Spanish coast as far as 42 Degrees N. 2 Ar 14.30 – 17.00 hrs Z west of Toulon to Spanish Coast. 1 Ju 17.45 – 22.15 hrs Z between 3 and 8 degrees E as far as 40 degrees N. Sea Rescue – 1 JU , up 05.30 hrs Z aircraft missing. 2 Fw 190, 11.45 – 12.30 hrs Z. 1 Ju 17.30, light signal seen in 38.27 N 03.45 E ASV recce – 1 Ju, 19.30 hrs Z on 02/02/44 to 01.45 hrs Z in Anzio area. |
| 267-269 | VL5541 | 03/02/44 | Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost report on 03/02/44 included:
No ops night of 02-03/02/44. Flifue Croatia – 2 Me 109 of 2./NAGr 12 10.00 – 10.45 hrs Z recce Italian coast, broken off and afternoon recce cancelled owing bad weather. Total sorties – 14 Hs 126; 2 Me 109; 1 Fi 156. Flifue Albania – 2 Me 109 06.30 – 07.00 hrs Z and 2 Me 109 15.00 – 15.45 hrs Z probing recce Italian Coast, broken off. Fliegerkorps X met and sea recce. 1 Ju 03.00 – 07.00 hrs Z area 3542, 2255 E to 3522, 2145 E to 3407, 2015 E to 3547, 2835 E. 2 Ju 88 07.30 – 12.30 hrs Z area 3257, 2015E to 3407, 1715E to 3352,1725E to 3507, 1515E. 1 Ju , up 09.45 hrs Z area 3612, 2935E to 3222, 3135E to 3237, 3315E to Rhodes. Offshore Recce 1 Ju 14.15 – 15.30 hrs Z area Otranto – Spartivento. Additional Sorties – 2 Ju 01.30 – 06.45 hrs Z PR Port Said. 1 Ju of 2(F)./123 PR Cyprus overdue. 2 Me 109 scramble from Kalamaki 07.30 hrs Z and 4 Me 109 12.45 hrs Z into Milos area – no interception. 8 Ju 88 and 39 AR escort for (slight indications) three convoys. 2 Me 109 escort for 1 Ju 52. 1 Do 24 over site of Leda sinking. 1 Ju 52 Rhodes harbour and 2 Ju 52 off Suda – mine detecting – 2 mines swept. |
| 260-261 | VL5546 | 03/02/44 | Some sorties on 03/02/44
Luftflotte 2: 1 Me 410 of Aufklgr. 122 in sea area Orbetello to 4102, 1335E to Gulf of Gaeta, sighting at 08.35 hrs Z, 08.40 hrs Z, 08.45 hrs Z and 08.55 hrs Z. Unspecified aircraft of Aufklgr.122 – 13.45 – 15.30 hrs Z flying route Ancona to Cape Gargano. Secondly, Flifue Luftflotte unspecified aircraft 06.45 – 07.30 hrs Z offshore recce Elba to the Tiber Estuary. Visual recce over beachhead and in front of centre XIV Korps. Operations hindered by weather. Ground Attack aircraft with fighter escort (comment see VL5493 not to BI) Fighters – free lance patrol over beachhead without interceptions. Sighting in square 3957, 1345 E at 13.10 hrs Z. 06.00 hrs Z sighting 20 KMS south of Nettuno. 06.35 hrs Z sighting 11 KMS SSE of Torre Astura. 06.15 hrs Z sighting 10 KMS NW Anzio. |
| 249 | VL5554 | 04/02/44 | Advanced detachment I./SG 4 Foligno (Comment see VL5405) informed same gruppe at Piacenza on 04/02/44 that aircraft could be parked only on airfield perimeter and that there were no blast bays. Permenant taxi tracks planned. |
| 248 | VL5555 | 04/02/44 | Further to VL5492 at Littorio an airfield detachment and stocks for recce aircraft, Fabrica serviceable for Me 109, Fw 190 and Ju 52. |
| 247 | VL5556 | 04/02/44 | According I./JG 77 information on 31/01/44 to JG 77 a truck with a Fieseler Storch remained behind during transfer of I./JG 77 from Rome to Saluzzo. JG 77 requested to arrange with transport HQ Milan for the truck arriving in Saluzzo to be redirected to I./JG 77 (comment see VL4269 and AWL 1423 for evidence of move of I./JG 77 to Lagnasco then elements to Lavariano)
JG 77 (comment see VL5481 for II./JG 77) addressed on 04/02/44 at Siena South. |
| 246 | VL5557 | 04/02/44 | II./JG 51 addressed lamplighters. Tuscania on 04/02/44. Serenade. |
| 245 | VL5558 | 03/02/44 | Fliegerkorps X requested that:-
18 tonnes B4 from the Oria and 18 tonnes B4 and 4 tonnes oil from stocks at Rhodes be shipped at first possible opportunity to Leros. A vessel (comment unspecified) grounded on a sandbank (comment no location given) carrying 22 tonnes B4 from Cos to Leros be refloated and sent to Leros soon as possible. Losses and rerouting of Oria had made these shipments urgent as Leros was without fuel. |
| 244 | VL5559 | 03/02/44 | 7 German and (fair indication) 39 aircraft at Gorizia early 03/02/44 |
| 243 | VL5560 | 02/02/44 | 15 Ju 52 of TG 4 arrived Tatoi from (fair indications) Gadurra between 18.00 and 22.30 hrs Z 02/02/44. (Comment see VL5422) |
| 242 | VL5561 | 02/02/44 | According to Fliegerkorps X on 02/02/44 no damage caused by attacks on 02/02/44 by Mitchells on Port Laki. By 4 aircraft on sailing vessels in Thera harbour |
| 233 | VL5566 | 20/01/44 | IV./KG 54 equipped with new bomb sights, located at Gardelegen on 20/01/44.
(Comment contrast VL5189 not to ST) |
| 232 | VL5567 | 24/01/44 | IV./KG 26 reported to Jagddivision 2 13 crews ready, 24 JU 88 serviceable. Aircraft subdivided according to bomb dropping gear, bomb sights and aircraft armament. |
| 231 | VL5568 | 02/02/44 | IV./LG 1 in Wiener Neustadt or area on 02/02/44 |
| 227 | VL5571 | 02/02/44 | Mines with period delay mechanism laid off Rhodes Harbour on 02/02/44. Mausi to remain there for sweep. (extract only) |
| 225 | VL5573 | 04/02/44 | Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost reconnaissance intentions (Luftflotte 2 informed) for 05/02/44 evening 04/02/44. Watch on off shore area Bari to Benedetto in morning and afternoon. Photo reconnaissance Bari weather permitting. Offshore reconnaissance Otranto to Spartivento. |
| 216 | VL5580 | 04/02/44 | Offshore reconnaissance to watch over shipping traffic between Bari and Cape Gargano unchanged, were orders toFlifue Albania 11.30 hrs Z 04/02/44 for night 04-05/02/44 and 05/02/44. |
| 212 | VL5582 | 04/02/44 | Fighter patrols in the Aegean according air situation were orders to 7./JG27, Kalamaki and Gadurra (See VL5516) 19.30 hrs Z 04/02/44. |
| 210 | VL5584 | 04/02/44 | No ops to be expected on 05/02/44 to be orders to 3./126 for 05/02/44 at 21.00 hrs Z 04/02/44. |
| 209 | VL5585 | 04/02/44 | Flifue Croatia reconnaissance order at 15.00 hrs Z 04/02/44 (comment for 05/02/44) unchanged. |
| 207 | VL5587 | 03/02/44 | At 06.30 hrs Z 03/02/44 (strong) indications II./JG 51 had 15 aircraft serviceable. |
| 201 | VL5589 | 04/02/44 | Intentions Flifue Luftflotte 18.00 hrs Z 04/02/44 for 05/02/44: Support for defensive battle of 10th and 14th Armies at main centres of fighting.
Following to operate:- SG 4 1 hour readiness from 06.00 hrs Z, according weather. Operation against unloading points or targets ordered with particular urgency. JG 53 airfield defence to be envisaged from dawn, and from 06.30 hrs Z escort for ground attack aircraft and free lance patrol in battle area. |
| 200 | VL5590 | 03/02/44 | According Flifue Luftflotte evening 03/02/44. From apparatus reports several bomber formations raided area Terni- Orvieto – Orbetello at unspercified times 03/02/44. Weatehr apparently prevented attacks. Bombs through clouds 25 km west of Viterbo and near airfield Guidonia. No damage. |
| 198 | VL5592 | 03/02/44 | Flifue Luftflotte reconnaissance orders for 04/02/44 as for 03/02/44 with special emphasis to be laid on position of warships (semicircular screening to west), when locating protected shipping formations. |
| 197 | VL5593 | 04/02/44 | Strength 1./NAGr 12 evening 04/02/44 10 aircraft with 3 serviceable, crews 11 and 5 ready. |
| 192 | VL5595 | 04/02/44 | Flifue Luftflotte warned his fighters on 04/02/44 that attacks by Allied fighters were to be expected in Upper Italy. Several transport aircraft had been shot down in this area in low level attacks. Special vigilance needed during bomber raids owing fighter escort and when scrambling. |
| 191 | VL5596 | 05/02/44 | Flifue Luftflotte intentions for 05/02/44. Earliest reconnaissance offshore depending on results of night reconnaissance. Battle reconnaissance over beachhead in front of centre XIV Korps. Photo reconnaissance according weather and situation over beachhead of centre XIV Korps.
Ground attack aircraft at 1 hours readiness from 06.00 hrs Z for operations against unloading places or special targets. Fighters from dawn airfield defence, escort for ground attack and free lance patrol in battle area. |
| 190 | VL5597 | 04/02/44 | Learnt on 04/02/44 that 2 Me 109G-5 with GM-1 would be available in Paris area probably on 05/02/44 for NAGr 11.
Comment – compare allocation of 4 Me 109 with same power boost system to 1./NAGr 12 in VL5225. |
| 189 | VL5598 | 04/02/44 | Orders to X Fliegerkorps for night 04-05/02/44 and 05/02/44.
Photo reconnaissance harbours and airfields in Haifa area, harbours and airfields inTel Aviv and Jaffa areas, airfields Gaza in that priority. Secondly, screening of Dodecanese towards Nile Delta and patrol of Turkish territorial waters. Patrol of convoy routes between Alexandria and Malta. Offshore reconnaissance Straits of Otranto to Cape Spartivento. Thirdly, protection with all available forces of German convoys in Aegean against air attacks and attacks by surface and underwater craft. |
| 187 | VL5600 | 04/02/44 | Authorities under Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost on 04/02/44 instructed to report on probable monthly requirements of “window” strips for special operations.
Flifue Albania in receipt of these instructions. Comment – this Flifue presumably concerned in respect of preparations at airfields to be used by visiting Ju 88s. |
| 184 | VL5603 | 04/02/44 | Flifue Luftflotte ops on 04/02/44.
Owing weather no ground attack ops possible. Fighter thrust towards beachhead broken off owing cloud down to ground level. 1 Me 109 missing. 6 aircraft reconnaissance in Casino area. Beachhead and offshore reconnaissance only partially carried out owing weather. |
| 181 | VL5606 | 03/02/44 | Instructions of 03/02/44 from Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost QM to X Fliegerkorps QM modifying instructions issued on 01/02/44: Only Sedes to be envisaged as operational station ( fair indications for aircraft with remote controlled bombs).
Comment – compare VL5453 |
| 177 | VL5609 | 04/02/44 | II./JG 77 requested on 04/02/44 requested immediate despatch of rear detachment to Brolio. Comment – see VL5481 |
| 175-176 | VL5610 | 04/02/44 | Night 03-04/02/44 no ops by Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost .
Ops 04/02/44 included: reconnaissance bu Ju 88, visual of Port Said from 02.00 – 06.30 hrs Z, offshore Otranto to Spartivento from 06.15 – 08.15 hrs Z. 2 aircraft Met and sea area Ras Azzaz – Alexandria to 11.15 hrs Z. 2 Me 109 from 07.30 – 08.45 hrs Z and 2 from 15.00 – 16.15 hrs Z probing Italian coast. Fighters – 2 Me 109 Milos area 07.00 hrs Z. 4 Me 109 Milos area 11.15 hrs Z. All scrambled from Kalamaki without intercepting. Bomber ops in Croatia included armed reconnaissance in Croatia. Escort – 4 Ar 196 for one convoy until arrival Piraeus. Miscellaneous – 1 Ju 52 mine detector from Salonica and 2 on unknown operation. Secondly, during visual reconnaissance of Port Said on 03/02/44 at approximately 16.15 hrs Z harbour illuminated but details not determined. |
| 173 | VL5612 | 02/02/44 | II./JG 3 on 02/02/44 had 34 aircraft operationally serviceable (undergoing routine test flights) out of 45 total.
Crews 28 and 47. Comment – this first occasion any aircraft serviceable since the gruppe up to strength of 45 aircraft on 25/01/44 after reequipping at Leipzig-Mockau. |
| 165 | VL5618 | 04/02/44 | Detachment at Maritza of 4./MSGr 1 by 04/02/44 had been forbidden to operate without fighter protection. This causing difficulties for the detachment which could therefore only fly one operation during the day. |
| 163 | VL5620 | 04/02/44 | I./JG 27 strength on 04/02/44:
4(fair indications 9); 38; 39; 28. Comment for ST: VL4941 suggested Total aircraft; aircraft serviceable; total crews; crews ready. |
| 161 | VL5622 | 05/02/44 | From 21.00 hrs Z 05/02/44 Jesi serviceable for night landing. VL5619 NOT Baker item refers (Comment – VL3198 NOT A/BI mentioned Jesi in a list of airfield serviceability given to reconnaissance gruppe 122. Not known whether above report is given similar circumstances)
Para 2 – details requested 16.00 hrs Z 05/02/44 by Koflug of airfields serviceable for night landing in Po plain. Para 3 – Evening 05/02/44 Villaorba serviceable for night landing from 21.00 hrs Z |
| 157 | VL5626 | 05/02/44 | Intermediate landign by fighters on (Fair indications) Castiglione Del Lago to be expected during the morning according to Koflug 9/VII at 09.00 hrs 05/02/44. |
| 156 | VL5627 | 04/02/44 | Weather reports required by Crete from Gadurra and Cos at three hourly intervals as from 16.00 hrs Z 04/02/44. (Comment – compare for instance VL5216) |
| 154 | VL5629 | 03/02/44 | Arrangements made 11.00 hrs Z 03/02/44 for probable arrivals on 03/02/44 as follows according information to Gadurra.
18.30 hrs Z 16 Ju from Tatoi. 20.15 hrs 10 Ju from Heraklion, 20.0 hrs Z 5 Ju from Cos. 20.30 hrs 10 Ju from Eleusis. From about 00.01 hrs Z 04/02/44 16 Ju from Tatoi. Return cargo from Rhodes Italian internees. |
| 148 | VL5635 | 05/02/44 | Between 15.30 – 17.00 hrs Z 11 He 111 and 9 Ju 88 arrived Piacenza from La Jasse on 05/02/44.
Comment – presumably aircraft of I./KG 26 and III./KG 26 respectively. Secondly, 3 Fw 190 arrived Piacenza from Marigname at 15.00 hrs Z 05/02/44. |
| 146 | VL5637 | 26/01/44 | According I./KG 2 on 26/01/44 operational ALG (strong indications Hesepe) (Comment : 14 miles North west of Osnabrueck) of I./KG 2 serviceable for ops with following limitations: (Able) use of only one runway; (baker) parking of aircraft in open; (charlie) massing of aircraft owing smallness of airfield; (dog) limited repair facilities.
Shortcomings could not be rectified in near future. |
| 145 | VL5638 | 05/02/44 | 15 Me 109 and 1 Fw 190 arrived Osoppo between 11.50 and 13.30 hrs Z 05/02/44 from Erding. |
| 144 | VL5639 | 13/01/44 | Locations on 13/01/44:
1./JG 1 Dortmund 2./JG 1 Rheine 1./JG 300 Bonn 6./NJG 6 Schleissheim 2./JG 11 Deelen aircraft of above operated on that date. |
| 143 | VL5640 | 05/02/44 | According Luftwaffe Station Command Jesi 05/02/44: Camouflage by dummies to be discontinued owing lack of labour. |
| 142 | VL5641 | 05/02/44 | Information from Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost 05/02/44:
in addition to the fighter operation airfields mentioned (comment – context unknown here) in the area of AOC Luftwaffe in Rumania. It was intended to use Calarasi(?) airfield as an intermediate landing ground for a certain type of fighter operation( comment unknown here). Airfield detachment to be provided and provision of sufficient fuel for a fighter gruppe to be ensured. Strength on airfield and fuel stocks to be reported by 15/02/44. |
| 141 | VL5642 | 05/02/44 | 19.00 hrs Z 05/02/44 intentions Flifue Luftflotte for 06/02/44:
Visual reconnaissance of the beachhead to establish that the Allies are bringing up in the Aprilia area and area south west of Cisterna. Offshore reconnaissance of the Gulf of Gaeta-Orbetello. In front of the centre of XIV Korps visual reconnaissance in area north and east of Cassino. Photo reconnaissance of beachhead in so far not carried out on 05/02/44. Ground attack aircraft – 1 hr readiness from 05.45 hrs Z, according weather, for ops against unloading places. Fighters – readiness from first light for airfield defence, escort for ground attack aircraft and freelance patrol. |
| 140 | VL5643 | 04/02/44 | According circular of 04/02/44 following airfields permitted for night and bad weather landings with 24 hr manning of DF:
Wiener Neustadt; Hörching; Königgratz. Following closed to aircraft from other airfields: Factory airfields Schwechat; Wiener Neustadt; Zwölfaxing; Budweis; Chotzen; Kunowitz; Olmütz-Holitz; Olmütz-West; Utrokowitz; Prag-Letnian and airfield Morava-Ostrava. |
| 135 | VL5646 | 05/02/44 | Locations of II./JG 51 published on 05/02/44.
From 15-20/01/44 4./JG 51 Ciampino South; 5./JG 51 Ciampino North; 6./JG 51 Centocelle. Comment – see VL4269) 21-22/01/44 Malagrotta (comment compare VL4514) since then Tuscania (see VL5557) |
| 134 | VL5647 | 05/02/44 | Stocks Perugia evening 05/02/44 in tonnes
B4 – 495 C3 – 9 Rotring – 45 Same time serviceable all classes on runway only except for visiting Ju 88 and Me 410. No night lighting at the moment. Part of airfield unserviceable owing to craters. |
| 131-2 | VL5649 | 04/02/44 | Some sorties Fliegerdivision 2 on 04/02/44 2 Ju, 22.30 hrs – 01.45 hrs Z 04/02/44 and 03.45 – 09.30 hrs Z ASV reconnaissance Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas.
2 Ar from 07.00 – 09.45 hrs security reconnaissance west of Toulon to Spanish border as far as 42 N. 1 Ju up 12.15 hrs Z down 17.00 hrs Z security reconnaissance between 03 and 08 E to 40 N. 2 Ar up 14.30 hrs Z down 17.15 hrs Z as in second sentence above. On 05/02/44 1 Ju from 01.30 - 03.30 hrs Z ASV reconnaissance Ligurian Sea north and northwest of Corsica. 2 Ar from 07.00 – 08.30 hrs Z security reconnaissance west of Toulon to Spanish coast as far as 42 N. 1 Ju secuity reconnaissance 12.30 – 15.45 hrs Z between 03 and 08 E to 40 N. |
| 121-2 | VL5653 | 05/02/44 | Some Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost sorties 05/02/44.
2 Me 109 reconnaissance from 05.30 – 07.30 hrs Zgargano to (strong indications) Bari. Flifue Albania prevented from afternoon reconnaissance owing weather. 2./NAGr 12 similarly both for early morning and afternoon reconnaissance. At about 14.00 hrs Z reconnaissance by unspecified aircraft in Fiume Gulf and Quarnaro Channel. X Fliegerkorps 1 Ju 05.45 – 08.00 hrs Z weather and sea reconnaissance Otranto – Spartivento. 1 Ju sea reconnaissance in morning from Matapan to 3347, 1755 E – off Benghazi – Matapan. 1 Ju from 08.45 – 11.45 hrs Z sea reconnaissance central Mediterranean area SW of Peloponnese. 1 Ju sea reconnaissance south of Rhodes in area 13.30 – 15.00 hrs Z. None of above exhaustive owing weather. No night operations by Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost night 04-05/02/44. |
| 116 | VL5657 | 05/02/44 | Some Luftflotte 2 sorties 05/02/44:
1 Me 410 screening off east coast Italy Ancona-Bari from 06.15 – 06.45 hrs Z. 1 Me 410 at unspecified time on Sea reconnaissance Ancona – Barletta. 1 Me 410 due up 10.00 hrs Z on Adriatic reconnaissance . 1 Ju from 06.15 – 07.15 reconnaissance Tyrrhenian Sea as far as 39 N including offshore east coast Italy from Orbetello – Gulf of Gaeta. Recce of Anzio by unspecified aircraft 10.00 – 10.45 hrs Z. Similar visual reconnaissance Anzio harbour at 06.15 hrs Z and at 08.00 hrs Z. |
| 113-4 | VL5659 | 04/02/44 | Serviceability OC Fighters Balkans on 04/02/44
Rumania – III./JG77 aircraft 39 and 36, crews 55 and 38. 10./JG 301 – aircraft unknown, crews 20 and 16. 2./NJG 100 – aircraft 12 and 7, crews 12 and 9. IV./NJG 6 Aircraft 20 and 17, crews unknown. Ops Schwarm Galatz – aircraft 2 and 1, crews 4 and 4. 1st Rum Night fighter Staffel – 6 and 2, 16 and 9. (comment – from now on interpretation of units tentative, figures hard. All units Rumanian). VII/JG 1 (Rum) comprising 53 Fighter staffel 4 and 1, 4 and 4. 57 fighter staffel – 8 and 5, 11 and 9. 58 fighter staffel – 6 and 5, unknown. I./JG 2 (Rum) comprising 43 FS 8 and (slight indications) 8, unknown. 63 FS 14 and 12, 11 and 10. 51 FS 11 and 10, 8 and 8. 52 FS 9 and 9, 8 and 8. VI./JG 2 (Rum) comprising 59 FS 12 and 11, 9 and 9. 61 FS unknown and 12, 12 and 12. 62 FS 11 and 11, 11 and 11.
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| 110 | VL5662 | 06/02/44 | 10.00 hrs Z 06/02/44 Udine airfield again serviceable, no night lighting. Same time Forli serviceable in urgent cases, runway only, night lighting. |
| 109 | VL5663 | 06/02/44 | II./KG 100 informed on 06/02/44 that a Do 217 of 5./KG 100 crashed about 03.00 hrs Z on 05/02/44 near Fiano Romano. This aircraft known to have nbeen one of those mentioned in VL’s 5254 and 5210. |
| 107 | VL5665 | 06/02/44 | 4 Me 109 up Villaorba for Orvieto morning 06/02/44 |
| 98 | VL5671 | 05/02/44 | Flifue Albania intentions for 06/02/44 as for 04/02/44 (comment given) in VL5515 as reconnaissance off Italian Coast). Evening 05/02/44 serviceability of 1./NAGr 12 was total 9 aircraft serviceable 5, total crews 11, ready 7. |
| 97 | VL5672 | 05/02/44 | On 05/02/44 Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost ordered Fliegerkorps X to set aside 2 serviceable JU 88T-L (comment possibly T-1 meant) not in Kastelli but in Salonica Sedes. Setting aside of crews in Sedes not required. Para 2 – Flifue Albania ordered on 05/02/44 by Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost to transfer an airfield servicing company to Salonica – Mega. |
| 95-6 | VL5673 | 05/02/44 | Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost operations on 05/02/44 (comment see also VL5653) photo reconnaissance Jaffa and Haifa with 3 Ju 88 broken off owing engine trouble. 2 mines swept off Suda and 1 off Rhodes harbour by Mausi aircraft.
Albanian and Croatian operations severely hampered by weather. Guerillas engaged with weak forces in ar as Karlovac and Gradisa 4517,1725 E (comment – almost certainly Grasisca), secondly operations same day by fighter detachment Gadurra. 2 Me 109 09.00 – 11.00 hrs Z protection of Mausi, 2 Me 109 08.00- 10.00 hrs Z ferryingKalamaki to Gadurra and free lance patrol Aegean, 20 Me 109 up 12.00 hrs Z ferrying to Kalamaki. |
| 94 | VL5674 | 06/02/44 | Now known that information in VL5663 was given to AMC Toulouse as well as to II./KG 100. |
| 93 | VL5675 | 05/02/44 | 3 Me 109 arrived Littorio 14.30 hrs Z 05/02/44 from an airfield in Emilia area. |
| 88 | VL5678 | 06/02/44 | 2 Do 217 of II./KG 100 left Bergamo for Toulouse- Francazal (comment – compare VL5674) 07.00 hrs Z 06/02/44. Note for PK, SB,JY, ST Further to VL5662, at Forli few dispersal facilities. |
| 86 | VL5680 | 06/02/44 | Siena South attacked by 9 Mustangs at 16.15 hrs Z on 06/02/44, without warning. 1 Hs 126 on fire, 1 Avia and 1 DFS 230 og III./LLG 1 shot down. Comment – VL251 not to BI gave elements of the Geschwaderr at Siena on 20/11/43 |
| 85 | VL5681 | 06/02/44 | Photo reconnaissance Corsica 09.00 hrs Z 06/02/44.
Calvi-East – 1 twin-engined, 23 single engined. Runway apparently complete. Calvi-South – No aircraft. A runway anda (fair indications) taxying track under construction. Secondly, evening 06/02/44 Fliegerdivision 2 reported no aircraft at seaplane base (strong indications ) Calvi. |
| 84 | VL5682 | 06/02/44 | Ravenna “again” serviceable. A garden is a lovesome thing. 13.30 hrs Z 06/02/44. God wot, rose plot. (?) |
| 81 | VL5684 | 06/02/44 | At 18.00 hrs Z 06/02/44 orders Flifue Luftflotte for 07/02/44.
Support for defensive fighting of 10 and 14 Armees in area of main effort. SG 4 at 1 hrs readiness from 05.45 hrs Z, if weather suitable, for ops against unloading places or special targets. JG 53 airfield defence from first light if weather suitable. From 06.30 hrs Z escort for ground attack aircraft and free lance patrol in battle area. Reconnaissance on special orders. |
| 78 | VL5687 | 06/02/44 | Arranged by Luftflotte 5 on 06/02/44. One of the JU 52 transferring groundstaff of 13./JG 5 (Heavy fighter staffel) from Kirkenes to Herdla is to make a single flight from Herdla toGossen with equipment of Jafue Norway. |
| 77 | VL5688 | 06/02/44 | At 19.30 hrs Z on 06/02/44 reconnaissance intentions Flifue Luftflotte 2 for 07/02/44 were:
reece of beachhead to determine Allied reinforcements in Aprilia area and SW of Cisterna. Offshore reconnaissance Gulf of Gaeta-Orbetello. Before centre of XIV Pz Korps visual reconnaissance north and east of Casino. Photo reconnaissance of beachhead insofar as not completed on 05/02/44 and 06/02/44, comparative photo reconnaissance of roads Aprilia-Nettuno, airfield Netunno also harbour and landing points. Photo reconnaissance before centre of XIV Pz Korps. |
| 76 | VL5689 | 05/02/44 | IV./LG 1 (she wandered down). Addressed Wiener Neustadt on (the mountain side) 05/02/44. Comment – see VL5568 |
| 75 | VL5690 | 06/02/44 | At 19.15 hrs 06/02/44 intentions Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost for night 06-07/02/44 and day 07/02/44.
Fliegerkorps X: Offshore reconnaissance Otranto-Cap Spartivento. Patrol of Malta_Benghazi convoy route as far as Ras Azzaz. Probing reconnaissance towards the Nile Delta. Engagement of Allied reconnaissance aircraft and of heavy fighter patrols. Flifue Albania: Offshore reconnaissance towards Italian east coast by means of probing reconnaissance in area Bari – Cap (strong indications) Gargano. Flifue Croatia: same task, area Cap Gargano – San Benedetto. Support for Army ops against guerillas. Jafu Balkans: air defence, main effore Rumanian oilfields. |
| 74 | VL5691 | 06/02/44 | Sacile (comment – west of Pordenone) firmly assigned to units of Jafü Upper Italy on 06/02/44, for next few days, as alternative airfield for use when their own bases were unserviceable. |
| 71 | VL5693 | 06/02/44 | Photo reconnaissance tasks Fliegerkorps X morning 06/02/44 for night 06-07/02/44 and 07/02/44: according weather in following priority.
(1) Port Said (2) Harbours and airfields on Levant Coast. |
| 70 | VL5694 | 06/02/44 | Flifue Albania intentions evening 06/02/44 for 07/02/44
Offshore reconnaissance Italian coast. Photo reconnaissance Naval gun positions Durazzo area. Serviceability 1./NAGr 12 same time – 9 aircraft with 6 serviceable; crews 11 with 8 ready. |
| 69 | VL5695 | 06/02/44 | According II./JG 77 on 06/02/44
Airfields occupied since subordination to Stab./JG 53: Siena North and South until second.Brolio from third. (comment – VL5481 relevant). During January for ops days, consisting of 8 ops with 123 Me 109. |
| 62 | VL5699 | 27-28/01/44 | Observation by 1 crew during Berlin attack night 27-28/01/44: Allied aircraft (plural) sprayed down on attacking night fighters, apparantly from rear-gunners position, an oily incendiary substance resembling phosphorus which fell behind the aircraft in the form of a parabola. Substance was of a reddish/yellow colour. Crew considered that confusion with aircraft armament fire from rear-gunners position was out of the question. |
| 56 | VL5703 | 06/02/44 | 4 Me 109 landed from Villaorba 11.40 hrs Z 06/02/44 according III./JG53 on 06/02/44. Comment – VL5665 for 4 Me 109 up Villaorba for Orvieto morning 06/02/44. VL5272 for III./JG 53 addressed Orvieto 30/01/44. |
| 54 | VL5705 | 07/02/44 | Recce between Ancona and Bari from 06.30 – 08.45 hrs Z 07/02/44 showed 2 craft thought to be coasters in Bari outer harbour, no other sightings. |
| 52-3 | VL5706 | 06/02/44 | Total effort Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost 06/02/44 28 sorties comprising:-
11 reconnaissance; 6 bombing; 6 fighters; 3 escort; 2 miscellaneous. No losses. Reconnaissance – 2 Ju in area 10.00 – 13.00 hrs Z Alexandria – Ras Azzaz. 1 Ju in area 08.30 – 10.45 hrs Z Otranto – Spativento. 8 Me offshore area between Bari and Benedetto including 2 from 08.15 – 10.00 hrs Z, 2 from 09.30 – 10.00 hrs Z Ortona – Benedetto, 2 Me Gargano – Termoli 15.15 – 16.00 hrs Z. Probing reconnaissance by unspecified aircraft at 09.00 hrs Z. Bombing – 1 Hs 126; 1 He 46 4 Ju 87 in Croatia area. Fighters – 2 Me scrambled 07.15 hrs Kalamaki and intercepted 1 Baltimore. 4 Me scrambled Gadurra 06.45 hrs Z, no intercept. Escort – 3 Me 109 from 08.15 – 11.00 hrs Z for Mausi operation Rhodes. Miscellaneous – 1 Ju 52 Mausi Rhodes and 1 Ju 52 Mausi Suda. Transport effort 16.00 hrs Z 04/02/44 to 16.00 hrs Z 05/02/44 41 Ju 52 in Greece, Crete, Dodecanese area. Total of 1055 Italian internees transported night 04-05/02/44 Rhodes to Mainland. No night operations by Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost 06-07/02/44. |
| 42 | VL5715 | 05/02/44 | At Zara Zemonico early on 05/02/44 1000 tonnes of bombs in dumps within airfield. 10 aircraft for cannibalisation, 4 Italian aircraft for ferrying of which 3 not serviceable. Packed aircraft parts in hangers. Information for Luftwaffe Salvage Battalion. |
| 41 | VL5716 | 06/02/44 | Urgent bringing up by night of 100 (300 lt) auxiliary tanks to Brolio requested evening 06/02/44. Comment – Presumably for II./JG 77 see VL5695. |
| 38 | VL5719 | 06/02/44 | According Flifue Luftflotte very late 06/02/44 Frascati attacked by 40 twin-engined aircraft, Orte by 24 4-engined aircraft at unspecified times. Resulting damage to road and railways repaired within 5 hours. |
| 36 | VL5721 | 06/02/44 | According Flifue Luftflotte very late 06/02/44 main Allied reconnaissance effort in area SW of Roame and Cassino area.
No serious damage caused by ground attack aircraft operating against artillery positions and supply roads in front of bridgehead. Total Allied aircraft picked up during day: 360 on patrol and reconnaissance; 330 ground attack. Flifue Luftflotte sorties totalled 201 of which 29 ground attack in two operations. |
| 32 | VL5724 | 07/02/44 | At 16.00 hrs Z 07/02/44 Tuscania closed for all classes owing softened ground. |
| 29-31 | VL5725 | 06/02/44 | Some details sorties Luftflotte 2 area 06/02/44
1 Ju of Westa 26 up 00.30 hrs Z on reconnaissance east coast of Italy. 1 Ju of (F)./122 from 01.45 – 05.00 hrs Z East coast Italy. Unspecified aircraft of (F)./122 Ancona-Permoli 10.45 – 11.45 hrs Z. 1 Ju of (F)./122 due up 18.00 hrs Z reconnaissance west coast of Italy. 1 Me 410 from 06.15 – 07.45 hrs Z from Perugia reconnaissance Tyrrhenian Sea off Italian Coast. 1 Me 410 up 15.15 hrs Z down 16.30 hrs Z reconnaissance in front of Anzio bridgehead. 14 Fw 190 made bombing attack on ammunition depot and assemblies in G8523. Some details of I./JG 4 sorties - Unspecified aircraft down at 07.15 hrs Z from low level free lance patrol. No losses. Unspecified aircraft down at 07.30 hrs Z from free lance patrol. No losses. 11 aircraft up at 08.20 hrs Z on unspecified operation. Unspecified aircraft on free lance patrol including Nettuno Harbour area at unspecified time before 09.00 hrs Z, shot up field airfield near crassroads. 6 aircraft down 11.15 hrs Z, 1 belly landed 4 missing. 6 Aircraft on an escort operation at unspecified time before 13.00 hrs Z. Of these 2 crash landed, 1 lost, 2 missing, 1 shot up by AA. (Comment for total sorties of Flifue Luftfl;otte on 06/02/44 see VL5721) Para 2 - Further to VL5657 15 Fw 190 bombing attack on Cairo (?) at 12.30 hrs Z 05/02/44. |
| 27 | VL5727 | 05/02/44 | By evening 05/02/44 IV./KG 76 had received order to transfer on 04/02/44, given suitable weather with all flying elements Toulouse – Francazal to Finow.
Ground personnel to be sent off immediately by rail, total of ground and flying personnel not ot exceed 400. Gruppe reported at that time that bad weather prevented transfers on 04/02/44 and 05/02/44. 23 Ju 88 and 4 elementary training aircraft would probably transfer on 06/02/44. Train would arrive Francazal at earliest on 06/02/44. 4th airfield servicing company and advanced detachments to go by it (comment – compare VL4866) |
| 26 | VL5728 | 05/02/44 | By 05/02/44 14 Me 109 had been earmarked at Kalamaki transit depot for JG 27. Kommodore informed that day that 7 of these would be ready for collection on 06/02/44 and a further 2 or 3 per day, according to weather, would be ready for collection thereafter. |
| 25 | VL5729 | 06/02/44 | Some sorties by Fliegerdivision 2 on 06/02/44.
1 Ju on ASV reconnaissance area Genoa-Anzio from 19.00 hrs Z 05/02/44 to 00.30 hrs 06/02/44. 3 Fw 190 from 08.30 – 09.30 hrs Z photo reconnaissance Calvi. 1 Ju from 12.30 – 17.00 hrs Z security reconnaissance between 03 and 08 E to 40 N. No sightings. 2 Ar 196 from 14.45 – 17.15 hrs Z security reconnaissance west of Toulon to Spanish coast as far as 42 N – no sightings. |
| 24 | VL5730 | 06/02/44 | Request on 06/02/44 (strong indications to Stab./JG 53) to send to JG 77 at fighter control post East reports on state of “Geschwader”.
Comment – Stab./JG 77 addessed Caselle on 28/01/44 see VL5043. |
| 23 | VL5731 | 07/02/44 | 6 Hs 126 of III./LLG 1 arrived Albenga from Siena South about 08.30 hrs Z 07/02/44.
1 aircraft with glider shot down near Albegna. Glider ditched. Comment compare VL5680 |
| 19 | VL5734 | 06/02/44 | Strenght evening 06/02/44 units Flifue Croatia:-
Close reconnaissance staffel (?) - aircraft 22 and 17; crews 15 and 10. Stab./NSGr 7 – aircraft 4 and 2; crews 11 and 3. 1./NSGr 7 – 16 and 10; 20 and 17. 2./NSGr 7 – (fair indications) 13 and 3; 19 and 19. NAGr 12 – 10 and 7; 19 and 11. 13./SG 151 13 and 11; 20 and 14. Croatian Bomber Gruppe – 15 and 6; 27 and 7. Croatian Fighter Gruppe – aircraft unspecified ; crews 24 and 22. |
| 18 | VL5735 | 05/02/44 | III./KG 76 (comment – located at Hörching in December) had 24 aircraft serviceable.(out of 27 on 05/02/44)
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| 17 | VL5736 | 05/02/44 | On 05/02/44, IV./LG 1 had 31 JU 88 and 4 He 111, of which 11 Ju and 2 He in workshops and 5 Ju and 1 He unserviceable over 8 hrs.
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| 13 | VL5740 | 07/02/44 | Morning 07/02/44 2 Fliegerdivisiongave warning that strong bomber units returning from operations over sea would land back in south of France from 04.30 hrs Z 08/02/44.
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| 12 | VL5741 | 05/02/44 | Orders morning 05/02/44.
4./KG 76 to transfer on 07/02/44 to Werneuchen for further training on Hohentwiel. For this 7 Ju 88 (Hohentwiel) to be supplied, to be collected by 4./KG 76 in Munich-Riem. Luftflotte 2 sending a He 111 to Werneuchen to transport collecting crews. Comment Order signed by officer appointed temporary Kommandeur II./KG 76 October last. Secondly II./KG 76 informed early 06/02/44 that training of 4./KG 76 in Werneuchen not possible. (comment compare JP9001, VL4510 and VL4813) |
| 11 | VL5742 | 07/02/44 | 8 He 111 and 3 Ju 88 arrived Piacenza from La Jasse about 15.00 hrs Z 07/02/44. Comment VL5265 suggests these aircraft of KG 26. VL5740 probably relevant.
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| 7 | VL5745 | 06/02/44 | Afternoon 06/02/44 (strong indications )7./JG 27 had 18 aircraft ,10 serviceable and 6 on Rhodes, 21 pilots, 13 ready and 7 detached.
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| 5 | VL5747 | 07/02/44 | Intentions Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost 19.00 hrs Z 07/02/44 for night 07-08/02/44 and day 08/02/44, for area in which Luftflotte 2 interested. Night photo reconnaissance Malta after previous Met reconnaissance patrol of convoy route between Malta and Tobruk. Offshore reconnaissance east and south coast Italy.
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| 4 | VL5748 | 13/01/44 | Heinkel mentioned VL5163 firstly landed morning 13/01/44 Povoletto. Crew subsequently “ with the advance detachment”.
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| 3 | VL5749 | 02/02/44 | Changes in airfields since 02/02/44 (comment compare VL5492)
Guidonia stocked B4 and C3, no ammunition. Tuscania closed soft ground. Mala Grota described as emergency landing ground without maintenance detachment or stocks. Littorio, Viterbo, Tuscania, Viterbo West, Rieti, Foligno, Trevi, Orvieto, Vignanello, Osa, Colonna, Fiano substantially unchanged. No report on Siena South, Siena North or Brolio. Fabrica serviceable for Me 109 or Fw 190. Landing strip 1000 x 800m running W to E. Stocked for fighters. |