Alling Ruin drop zone

The parachutes open and slowly descend onto the drop zone where the reception team is waiting.

Intro

The plane airdropped 12 Fox-containers with 75 carbines, 32 submachine guns, 2 PIAT (anti-tank weapons), 4 light machine guns, 80 hand grenades and 10 pistols.

The plane airdropped 12 Fox-containers with 75 carbines, 32 submachine guns, 2 PIAT (anti-tank weapons), 4 light machine guns, 80 hand grenades and 10 pistols.

01.11.1944

LAURA

F

12

12

Bøgh: Fabrikant Henning Jensen

Jyske Pladsbog, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet.

No aircraft over the drop zone.

02.12.1944

LAURA

F

Bøgh: Fabrikant Henning Jensen

Jyske Pladsbog, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet.

No airdrop because of a misunderstanding with the code names.

31.12.1944

FLORA

K

Bøgh: Fabrikant Henning Jensen

Telegramkorrespondance, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet.

The team was at the drop zone but there was no airdrop.

23.03.1945

VENUS

Y

Bøgh: Fabrikant Henning Jensen

Jyske Pladsbog, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet.

The English reported that there had been an airdrop of 12 Fox-containers and 2 packages of grenades and truck tyres. The team at the drop zone had not seen an aircraft. The consignment landed at the wrong location. All of the shipment was seized by the Germans.

26.03.1945

VENUS

Y

Bøgh: Fabrikant Henning Jensen

Jyske Pladsbog, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet.

Region: Jutland - District: 14 Zone nr.: 66 - Zone name: Alling Ruin Place in the Military Map: Volume 1 - Page 36 - F3: I "Ruin" i Alling Ruin Sources: Jyske Pladsbog, Anton Toldstrups arkiv, Rigsarkivet.