Lw.-Bau-Btl. 8/I

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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

  1. Tessin-Luftwaffe; Kannapin – FpÜ
  2. BA-MA Signatur RL 20/293-94
  3. BA-MA Signatur RL 20/47-51
  4. BA-MA Loss Reports
  5. RL 2-III/1180
  6. RL 2-III/1180
  7. RL 2-III/1180
  8. RL 2-III/1180
  9. RL 2-III/1180
  10. RL 2-III/1180
  11. RL 2-III/1180
  12. RL 2-III/1180
  13. RL 2-III/1181 28.6.42 Pg 3 Entry 33
  14. T-313 roll 265 frame
  15. BA-MA Signatur RL 20/288-92
  16. BA-MA Signatur RL 20/278
  17. Tessin-Luftwaffe; Kannapin – FpÜ

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