Lw.-Bau-Btl. 8/I
Luftwaffen-Bau-Bataillon 8/I
Formed c. 1 April 1940 in East Prussia with a Stab (Battalion HQ and staff) and three Kompanien (1., 2., 3.). [1]
History
20 Jun 41: in Dubowo/N Poland. [2]
27 Nov 41: now in Nasielsk/N Poland and Rastenburg/East Prussia. [3]
11 Dec 41: Btl. reported 1 KIA and 2 WIA by infantry fire at Medvedyevsky/Russia. [4]
23 Jan 42: Vyazma, 1 killed and 1 wounded as a result of bombing.[5]
26 Jan 42: near Vyazma, 24 Killed (including Obltn. Alfons Greger) and 4 wounded as a result of enemy action.[6]
27 Jan 42: near Vyazma, Flg. Edmund Liebchen missing.[7]
28 Jan 42: near Vyazma, 3 wounded by small arms fire.[8]
4 Feb 42: Alferowo, 2 killed by infantry fire.[9]
28 Mar 42: 2 wounded due to artillery fire at Wissoskeya.[10] Also another wounded at Wiszkoje.[11]
Apr 42: Btl. in Vyazma (to the east of Smolensk). (NARA Record Group 242 Microcopy T-313 roll 253 frame 700).
1 Apr 42: Gefr. Georg Peccator killed at Nriwije Niwki.[12]
20 May 42: 1 man from the Btl. KIA at Vyazma. (BA-MA Loss Reports).
2 Jun 42: Iwanowka, 3 killed and 5 wounded in infantry action. [13]
Jan 43: still in Vyazma. [14]
21 Feb 43: Btl. still in the Vyazma area. [15]
Mar 43: in Bykhov/43 km S of Mogilev in Belorussia (Belarus), then transferred to Koflug (Kdo. Flughafenbereich) 11/XI in Smolensk. [16]
Mar-Sep 43: reorganized with POW manpower (in the Smolensk area?) and redesignated Luftwaffen-Bau-Btl. 108/I (K). [17]
FpN: Stab (L 33914), 1.Kp. (L 34327), 2.Kp. (none found), 3.Kp. (L 35177), Ger.Kol. (L 38330).
Kommandeur:
Hptm. Oskar Habicht (3 Oct 40 - 1943?) 5/42, 2/43
© H.L. deZeng IV, 2025
References
- ↑ Tessin-Luftwaffe; Kannapin – FpÜ
- ↑ BA-MA Signatur RL 20/293-94
- ↑ BA-MA Signatur RL 20/47-51
- ↑ BA-MA Loss Reports
- ↑ RL 2-III/1180
- ↑ RL 2-III/1180
- ↑ RL 2-III/1180
- ↑ RL 2-III/1180
- ↑ RL 2-III/1180
- ↑ RL 2-III/1180
- ↑ RL 2-III/1180
- ↑ RL 2-III/1180
- ↑ RL 2-III/1181 28.6.42 Pg 3 Entry 33
- ↑ T-313 roll 265 frame
- ↑ BA-MA Signatur RL 20/288-92
- ↑ BA-MA Signatur RL 20/278
- ↑ Tessin-Luftwaffe; Kannapin – FpÜ
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