Røgbølle Sø drop zone
Members of a reception group on Lolland listen intently to the BBC for the coded message.
The parachute is gathered and rolled up after the successful retrieval of a weapons drop at Søholt on Lolland (Røgbølle Sø) in March 1945.
The parachute is gathered and rolled up after the successful retrieval of a weapons drop at Søholt on Lolland (Røgbølle Sø) in March 1945.
Reception team untie a container from the parachute during an airdrop reception at Søholt (Røgbølle Sø) on Lolland in March 1945. The picture is taken in the lights of their truck.
Reception team lug a container during an airdrop reception at Søholt (Røgbølle Sø) in Lolland in March 1945. The picture is taken in the lights of their truck
The parachute is gathered and rolled up after the successful retrieval of a weapons drop at Søholt on Lolland (Røgbølle Sø) in March 1945.
Reception team untie a container from the parachute during an airdrop reception at Søholt (Røgbølle Sø) on Lolland in March 1945. The picture is taken in the lights of their truck.
Containers are unpacked after the successful retrieval of a weapons drop at Søholt on Lolland (Røgbølle Sø) in March 1945.
Containers are unpacked after the successful retrieval of a weapons drop at Søholt on Lolland (Røgbølle Sø) in March 1945.
An area by Røgbølle Lake near Søholt in Maribo is designated as a suitable place for weapon airdrops on an ordnance survey map...
Intro
The plane approached the drop zone. The weather was foggy with poor visibility, so no airdrop was made.
The plane approached the drop zone. The weather was foggy with poor visibility, so no airdrop was made.
26.02.1945
TROELS
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Sjællandske Pladsbog, Erik Christiansens og Niels Otto Brorlys arkiver, Rigsarkivet.
The plane airdropped 9 Fox-containers and 3 packages (2 guns and a Eureka). Well received, but ill-equipped people at the drop zone.
08.03.1945
TROELS
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9
9
Sjællandske Pladsbog, Erik Christiansens og Niels Otto Brorlys arkiver, Rigsarkivet.
The reception group deployed the Eureka radio beacon “Rikke” at the drop zone. The plane airdropped 8 Fox-containers and 2 packages. Thrown badly.
30.03.1945
ELISE
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8
8
Sjællandske Pladsbog, Erik Christiansens og Niels Otto Brorlys arkiver, Rigsarkivet.
Region: Zealand - District: Maribo
Zone nr.: 22 - Zone name: Røgbølle Sø
Place in the Military Map: Volume 3 - Page 30 - A4: 500 m nord for "gb" i Røgbølle
Sources: Sjællandske Pladsbog, Erik Christiansens og Niels Otto Brorlys arkiver, Rigsarkivet.