Fønsvang drop zone
Reception report (page 1) from the drop zone at Fønsvang on Funen on 9 February.
Reception report (page 2) from the drop zone at Fønsvang on Funen on 9 February.
Intro
Notification was received for 7 drops on Funen. Inclement weather prevented the plane from reaching the targets. The people at the drop zones were hugely disappointed. The plane was shot at over Svendborg...
Notification was received for 7 drops on Funen. Inclement weather prevented the plane from reaching the targets. The people at the drop zones were hugely disappointed. The plane was shot at over Svendborg. On the way home from the drop zone, there was a major shooting incident with German patrol – 2 Germans were killed and several wounded.
09.02.1945
HENRIETTE
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The Middelfart Group
Fynske Pladsbog, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Jørgen Hæstrup: Hilsen til Vera, 1956, s. s. 57ff.
Region: Funen - District: Middelfart
Zone nr.: 18 - Zone name: Fønsvang
Place in the Military Map: Volume 2 - Page 22 - B3: Ved "s" i Fønsvang
Sources: Fynske Pladsbog, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet.