German air units during battle of Cambrai

[Shrimplyamazing]

Hey everyone!

the official British Histories on the War in the Air (Vol. 4 in particular) have a wealth of details on the RFC squadrons active during the Battle of Cambrai. I am currently struggling to source details on the German air units present in the battle. I've been able to identify most of the Jastas involved at various points, but identifying the Schustas, FA(A) and FA units assisting 2nd Armee has been much more difficult!

If someone could point me to a good reference source for this information, that would be appreciated!

Cheers,
Dylan

[Volker_Nemsch]

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... can be found here:

https://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77384&highlight=Cambrai

I'll try to find more tomorrow.
^_^
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[James A. Pratt III]

FAA 263 was there

[Shrimplyamazing]

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... can be found here:

https://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77384&highlight=Cambrai

I'll try to find more tomorrow.
^_^
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Thank you! I swear I've been searching through so many posts on this forum the last week or so looking for the information i have no idea how this slipped by me!

[R Gannon]

Hi,

Surprised how little help you have received on this one.:huh:

From my logs I have these FA & FAA attached to 2 ARMEE circa 20 Nov 17: FA23, FAA 210, FAA 225, FAA 259, FAA 269(?) & FAA 287. FAA 263 attached to 6 ARMEE but could fly over 2 ARMEE territory.

Cheers Russ

[Jos]

Hello Dylan,

I have this:

German air units assisting 2. Armee during Battle of Cambrai (20-11-1917 – 07-12-1917).
Behind the names of the units you will find the period in which they were assigned to the 2. Armee.

Flieger Abteilungen & Flieger Abteilungen (A):

• FA 23 LB: 11-01-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• FA 33: 30-11-1917 --- 20-11-1918
• FA 40 LB: 22-11-1917 --- 04-12-1918
• FA(A) 202: 22-11-1917 --- 05-05-1918
• FA(A) 210: 17-04-1917 --- 17-04-1918
• FA(A) 217: 22-11-1917 --- 04-12-1918
• FA(A) 225: 30-11-1916 --- 11-12-1917
• FA(A) 231: 30-11-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• FA(A) 233: 24-11-1917 --- 04-01-1918
• FA(A) 240: 11-11-1917 --- 04-01-1918
• FA(A) 258: 24-11-1917 --- 04-01-1918
• FA(A) 259: 17-04-1917 --- 31-03-1918
• FA(A) 263: 05-11-1917 --- 22-02-1918
• FA(A) 264: 30-11-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• FA(A) 269: 16-09-1917 --- 13-11-1918
• FA(A) 287: 08-12-1916 --- 11-12-1917
• FA(A) 293: 04-12-1917 --- 04-01-1918

Schutzstaffeln:

• Schusta 1: 25-11-1917 --- 20-12-1917
• Schusta 4: 04-12-1917 --- 13-04-1918
• Schusta 5: 25-11-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• Schusta 7: 04-12-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• Schusta 10: 15-11-1917 --- 13-04-1918
• Schusta 12: 22-11-1917 --- 31-03-1918
• Schusta 17: 25-11-1917 --- 15-12-1917
• Schusta 19: 20-11-1917 --- 12-12-1917
• Schusta 24: 20-11-1917 --- 31-01-1918
• Schusta 25: 25-11-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• Schusta 27: 23-11-1917 --- 01-02-1918
• Schusta 29: 01-12-1917 --- 31-01-1918

Jagdstaffeln:

• Jasta 5: 11-03-1917 --- 12-12-1918
• Jasta 8: 20-11-1917 --- 14-12-1917
• Jasta 12: 16-11-1917 --- 26-11-1917
• Jasta 17: 20-11-1917 --- 28-12-1917
• Jasta 24: 23-11-1917 --- 27-12-1917
• Jasta 29: 28-11-1917 --- 13-12-1917
• Jasta 35: 30-11-1917 --- 07-02-1918

Bombengeschwader der Oberste Heeresleitung:

• Bogohl 7: 30-11-1917 --- 25-09-1918

Ballonzüge/Balloon units:

• Balloon unit 2: 23-11-1917 --- 31-03-1918
• Balloon unit 6: 02-12-1917 --- 04-12-1918
• Balloon unit 8: 02-12-1917 --- 05-02-1918
• Balloon unit 14: 17-04-1917 --- 13-04-1918
• Balloon unit 28: 04-11-1917 --- 04-01-1918
• Balloon unit 30: 25-11-1917 --- 04-01-1918
• Balloon unit 50: 27-05-1917 --- 04-12-1918
• Balloon unit 56: 25-11-1917 --- 04-12-1918
• Balloon unit 91: 04-12-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• Balloon unit 94 (Württ.): 20-03-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• Balloon unit 117: 28-11-1917 --- 04-01-1918
• Balloon unit 118: 23-07-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• Balloon unit 125: 10-09-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• Balloon unit 126: 23-07-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• Balloon unit 127: 15-06-1917 --- 11-12-1917
• Balloon unit 137: 20-11-1917 --- 13-11-1918

Bayerische Ballonzüge/Bavarian Balloon units:

• Balloon unit 201: 04-11-1917 --- 04-01-1918
• Balloon unit 202: 04-11-1917 --- 04-01-1918
• Balloon unit 204: 04-12-1917 --- 04-01-1918
• Balloon unit 209: 25-11-1917 --- 01-07-1918
• Balloon unit 210: 02-07-1917 --- 13-04-1918
• Balloon unit 221: 28-11-1917 --- 20-11-1918

Regards,

Jos

[Shrimplyamazing]

Thank you all so much! This is all the information i needed! This forum is amazing

Cheers
Dylan

[Jos]

Hello all,

I made some corrections.

Regards,

Jos