Nachrichtenblatt

Hi everyone,

From time to time, I come across certain forumites quoting a German source known as the "Nachrichtenblatt". It is my understanding that this is a collection of field reports describing aerial combat that was witnessed by the German Army. Can anyone give me their understanding of what these documents contained, how accurate are they, and where I might obtain a copy for my own library?

regards

[FliegerJG1]

I'll give you a start in the right direction (I hope) and perhaps some of the more expert members here can exapnd on this.

The Nachrichtenblatt der Luftstreitkrafte is a weekly summary of the German aviation activity. "Over the Front" began an Engligh translation series of these reports in their Spring 1999 issue. These translations have appeared intermittently in issues since then. According to a Managing Editor's note preceding the article, there were 88 issues of the German Nachrichtenblatt of the Air Force beginning on 1 March 1917 and ending with 24 October 1918. Jan Hayzlett translated the material with editorial oversight by Peter Kilduff.

Some of the information included in these reports covers a summary of air force activity the previous week, recognition of accomplishments of individuals or groups and a listing of enemy aircraft downed.

You asked a great question and I hope we'll learn more about this topic!

Regards, FliegerJG1

Another segment of the Nachrichtenblatt appears in the Winter 2003 issue.

[Dan_San_Abbott]

Gentlemen:
The translations of the "Nachrichtenblatt" is reason enough to subscribe to "Over the Front"
Blue skies,
Dan-San

[Soderbaum]

Hi Wingedwarrior


You can order copies of the original Nachrichtenblätter(if you dont want to wait for the translation in the OTF) either from the archive in Freiburg or on microfilm from the National Archive in Washington...

As discussed several times earlier here on the Forum, they are not always entirely complete because of several reasons...

You can probably find copies in the archives too..

Good luck
Gunar