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Soderbaum · 18 May 2003, 01:06 AM

Hi again Dave

I am interested in the airfields location of FA 16,FA 22, FAA 236, RFA 500 and which AK(Army Corps) they belonged to..

You can mail it to me, if your prefer that..

It is interesting that the Flieger Staffel Forell was dissolved on 13 Sep 1917, but I think I somewhere have a note that "they" moved to Windau around that day for the forthcoming "Operation Albion"..

However, I also have a loose note(without reference) that FA 37 a short while had moved south(10 Army) in the summer of 1917..

I also wonder where the name Forell comes from..?...perhaps it was the name of the temporary leader of the unit..?

Regarding the Flak and balloon units, there is a small possibility that they, at this time, were organized in groups as they had been already on the Western front.
However, it seems that flying units on the Eastern front was not organized into official Grufls at this stage, so all flying were presumely under the same direct command, the Kofl.

Perhaps the name of the Kofl 8 is mentioned on the map, because he had a "chair" in the AOK..?

:-/
Gunnar

18 May 2003, 01:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Soderbaum Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 3,023	Hi again Dave I am interested in the airfields location of FA 16,FA 22, FAA 236, RFA 500 and which AK(Army Corps) they belonged to.. You can mail it to me, if your prefer that.. It is interesting that the Flieger Staffel Forell was dissolved on 13 Sep 1917, but I think I somewhere have a note that "they" moved to Windau around that day for the forthcoming "Operation Albion".. However, I also have a loose note(without reference) that FA 37 a short while had moved south(10 Army) in the summer of 1917.. I also wonder where the name Forell comes from..?...perhaps it was the name of the temporary leader of the unit..? Regarding the Flak and balloon units, there is a small possibility that they, at this time, were organized in groups as they had been already on the Western front. However, it seems that flying units on the Eastern front was not organized into official Grufls at this stage, so all flying were presumely under the same direct command, the Kofl. Perhaps the name of the Kofl 8 is mentioned on the map, because he had a "chair" in the AOK..? :-/ Gunnar