Seenotzentrale (L) Kanalküste

Formation and History. (Dec 40 - Jun 42)

Formed December 1940 at Boulogne by renaming Seenotzentrale (L) Boulogne. Responsible for air-sea rescue operations along the northeast coast of France. Renamed Seenotbereichskdo. III o/a 1 June 1942.^[1]

FpN: (L 02099)

Leiter: Maj. Otto Nietsch (Dec 40 - Apr 41)

Obstlt. Mathias von Bredow (c. Apr 41 - ? )

References

↑ AFHRA Maxwell: decimal K113 Karlsruhe Collection, unpublished manuscript “Geschichte d. Seenotdienst 1939-45”; PRO London: AIR 40 Air Ministry intelligence documents, A.I.3.(E) intelligence study “Organisation of the Air/Sea Rescue Service in the G.A.F.” dated 31.1.1944 with later supplements; PRO London: AIR 40 Air Ministry intelligence documents; NARA WashDC: RG 242/T-321 roll 39; BA-MA Freiburg: RL 2 III Meldungen über Flugzeugunfälle…..(Loss Reports – LRs); W.Dierich-VdL:283-97; D.Jung/B.Wenzel/A.Abendroth-Die Schiffe und Boote der deutschen Seeflieger 1912-1976; K.Born-Rettung zwischen den Fronten: Seenotdienst der deutschen Luftwaffe 1939-1945:28, 49; J-L.Roba/C.Crãciunoiu-Seaplanes Over the Black Sea: German-Romanian Operations 1941-1944; N.Kannapin-Feldpostübersicht.