Lw.-Bau-Btl. 11/III
Luftwaffen-Bau-Bataillon 11/III
Formed 21 March1940 as Luftwaffen-Bau-Bataillon 311/III with a Stab and 3 companies. On 16 May 1940, it was renamed Luftwaffen-Bau-Bataillon 11/III. [1]
History
Nov 40: Btl. transferred from Trondheim-Vaernes (airfield)/Central Norway to Bardufoss/N Norway, with 3.Kp. detached at Bodø. [2].
25 Jun 41: Bardufoss with 3.Kp. at Saetermoen/23 km SSW of Bardufoss. [3]
Nov 41: North Norway under Lw.-Bau-Rgt. Norwegen-Nord. [4]
Jan 42: Btl. still in Bardufoss. [5]
May 42: Bardufoss. [6]
Jun 42 – Jun 44: Btl. active but location not identified.
Mid-1944: 1.Kp. (only) at Friedrichshafen/S Germany. [7]
Mar 45: Btl. deployed on the Western Front under Luftflotte Reich with companies divided between Luftgau XI, Luftgau V and Luftgau XIV. [8].
FpNs: Stab (L 33471), 1.Kp. (L 34265), 2.Kp. (L ?????), 3.Kp. (L 35430).
Kommandeur:
Hptm.(d.R.) Karl Biehler (21 Mar 40 - 27 Mar 41)
Hptm. Paul Schrader (27 Mar 41 - 17 May 41)
© H.L. deZeng IV, 2025
References
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