Lw.-Bau-Btl. 6/VIII

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Lw.-Bau-Btl. 6/VIII

Formed fall 1940/beginning of 1941, with Feldpost numbers issued between October 1940 and February 1941. Had a Stab (Battalion HQ and staff) and three Kompanien (1., 2., 3.). [1]

History

1941: Btl. engaged in Czechoslovakia (Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia). [2]

8 Sep 41: Btl. at Lvov (Lviv, Lwów) in SE Poland. [3]

Oct 41 – Feb 42: Btl. disbanded between these two dates. [4]

13 Aug 42: a former of the Btl. reported KIA at Seshchinskaya airfield. Since the Btl. had been disbanded, he had apparently been transferred to another Lw.-Bau-Btl. in this area. [5]

FpNs: Stab (L 24220), 1.Kp. (L 27663), 2.Kp. (L 28282), 3.Kp. (L 13252).

Kommandeur:

Hptm.(Tr.O.) Alfred Kucha (7 Dec 40 -  ? )

Maj.(Obstlt.?) Hans Schmidt (26 Mar 41 -  ? )

Hptm.(d.R.) Dr. Julius Krezdorn(?) (  ? -  ? ) 9/41

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References

  1. Tessin-Luftwaffe; Kannapin – FpÜ
  2. BNA London AIR 40 intelligence documents
  3. BA-MA Freiburg Signatur RL 20/281-84
  4. Tessin-Luftwaffe; Kannapin – FpÜ
  5. BA-MA Loss Reports