Hove Mølle drop zone
Reception report from the drop zone Hove Mølle on Zealand on 12 April 1945.
Intro
The plane airdropped 24 Fox-containers and a package of hand grenades.
The plane airdropped 24 Fox-containers and a package of hand grenades.
30.03.1945
SOFUS
C
24
24
The Roskilde Group
Sjællandske Pladsbog, Erik Christiansens og Niels Otto Brorlys arkiver, Rigsarkivet. Beretning på Frihedsmuseet 11D-15118. Alan Hjorth Rasmussen: Tand for tunge, 1998, s. 39f.
The plane airdropped 24 Fox-containers and a package of hand grenades. The consignment consisted of 8 machine guns, 4 PIAT (anti-tank), 180 carbines, 408 hand grenades, 40 gammon grenades and 20 pistols. Received well and transported quickly to Gentofte, where the containers were unpacked.
04.04.1945
ROBERT
C
24
24
The Police Group from Gentofte
Sjællandske Pladsbog, Erik Christiansens og Niels Otto Brorlys arkiver, Rigsarkivet. Beretning på Frihedsmuseet 11D-15118. Alan Hjorth Rasmussen: Tand for tunge, 1998, s. 39f.
The plane airdropped 22 Fox-containers and 2 packs of guns and hand grenades. Dropped badly - some of the containers fell in a swamp. 4 containers were first found the following day. The consignment consisted of 2 machine guns, 2 bazookas (anti-tank), 110 carbines, 204 hand grenades, 30 gammon grenades and 5 pistols. Everything was sent to Gentofte.
12.04.1945
ADOLF
X
22
22
The Police Group from Gentofte
Sjællandske Pladsbog, Erik Christiansens og Niels Otto Brorlys arkiver, Rigsarkivet. Alan Hjorth Rasmussen: Tand for tunge, 1998, s. 39f.
Region: Zealand - District: Roskilde
Zone nr.: 39 - Zone name: Hove Mølle
Place in the Military Map: Volume 3 - Page 10 - B3: 300 m nord for "Ho" i Hove Mølle
Sources: Sjællandske Pladsbog, Erik Christiansens og Niels Otto Brorlys arkiver, Rigsarkivet. Beretning på Frihedsmuseet 11D-15118 - Louis Nielsen. Alan Hjorth Rasmussen: Tand for tunge, 1998, s. 39f.