Dr Bock and German records

[alex_revell]

Recently reading through my correspondence in the late 1980s with the late lamented Dr Bock, I was struck by some of the German records he mentioned having consulted and I wondered what information these contain and if they are known to the current researchers into the German records. He mentions.
Krankenbuchlager in Berlin -West.
Daily reports of Fluna
Reports by German Intellegence officers (Nachrichten-offizier) at each AOK, interrogating POWs. The results of these investigations being recorded in Vernehmungsprotokoll. He said that he has found a great number of these records, but not for the 4th Army area in 1917. (This last was regarding a specific query of mine)
He mentions going to see records in the Munich archives and Friberg (Bundesarchiv)
In the Bundesarchiv in Friberg he mentions that the Jasta had to report every month on the markings and colours used by their pilots, but that he has not yet been able to find these reports.
In the Flieger Nachrichten-und verfolgungstelle of AOK6 he mentions finding a report regarding Ball's last flight.Quote: 'Triplane shot down in combat with Albatros at 20.30hrs. machine lies beside the street from Carvin to Annoeuillin. The Flak at Wavrin reports, the pilot, a British Captain, was found dead.' Bock then commented: The Flak Camphin reports, the triplane was drove down by an Albatros and finally shot down by M.Flukzug 70. Jasta 11 reports the triplane was shot down by Ltn.v.Richthofen, who was compelled to make a forced landing after the combat. It seems I think, Capt Ball's SE was also hit by Flakzug 70 and probably killed in the air. The claim however was given to Ltn.v.R. The confusion relative to the aircraft type resulted probably from the Flak.' End quote.
These records, mentioned by Dr Bock, may well be known to the present days researchers into German matters, but I thought it worth listing them in case they are not.

[tcrean7828]

Mate,
Very interesting, thanks for sharring.

ttfn

tcrean7828

tom

[frontflieger]

Originally Posted by alex_revell

Friberg (Bundesarchiv)

Sounds very interessting.

One little corretion: you mean 'Freiburg'.

Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv Bibliothek
Bundesarchiv - Willkommen beim Bundesarchiv

Wiesentalstr. 10
79115 Freiburg
0049/ 761 47817-0


Thorsten

[alex_revell]

Front Flieger,
Yes, sorry about the typo.
Alex