Rugård drop zone
The drop zone at Rugård on Funen, which was used for weapon drops in August 1943 and May 1944. Photographed in 1950.
English S-phone. It was a kind of walkie-talkie used by the reception team on the ground to talk to the pilot of the aircraft who should drop containers of weapons, explosives and ammunition.
Reception report from the drop zone at Rugård on 31 December 1944
Reception report from the drop zone at Rugård on 31 December 1944.
Reception report from the drop zone at Rugård on 6 January 1945.
Intro
The date is uncertain, as the receipt is only mentioned in postwar reports. 12 Tiger-containers and one package were dropped. An S-phone was used at the drop zone, so there was radio contact with the aircraft. The containers landed nearby on a soft turnip field.
The date is uncertain, as the receipt is only mentioned in postwar reports. 12 Tiger-containers and one package were dropped. An S-phone was used at the drop zone, so there was radio contact with the aircraft. The containers landed nearby on a soft turnip field.
11.08.1943 (uncertain)
12
12
The Group working with SOE agent Peter Carlsen
Jørgen Hæstrup: Hilsen til Vera, 1956, s. 22ff.
The plane airdropped 12 Tiger-containers and one package. It was a successful reception, despite adverse weather conditions. During a return flight, the plane - an American B-24 Liberator - was hit by flak and crashed at Skjern. The navigator was killed, 5 crew members were captured by the Germans, and 2 were transported to Sweden by the resistance movement.
06.05.1944
STEFAN
R
12
12
The Odense Group
Jørgen Hæstrup: Kontakt med England 1940-43, 1954, s. 243ff. Jørgen Hæstrup: Hilsen til Vera, 1956, s. 32ff. www.airmen.dk.
For security reasons, the reception command on Funen chose to cancel all receipts. Nonetheless, London announced that an airdrop would take place. The plane was "directed home" by just one man. The remaining reception team stayed at home.
31.12.1944
HERMAN
B
The Odense Group
Fynske Pladsbog, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Jørgen Hæstrup: Hilsen til Vera, 1956, s. 53f.
The reception team were at the drop zone, but because of bad weather, the airdrop was called off. The drop zone leader sent an angry report to the Funen reception leader, complaining that the team had not been informed of the time change, so the team had waited pointlessly for several hours in the wind, rain and snow.
06.01.1945
HERMAN
B
The Odense Group
Fynske Pladsbog, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Jørgen Hæstrup: Hilsen til Vera, 1956, s. 55f.
Region: Funen - District: Odense
Zone nr.: 9 - Zone name: Rugård
Place in the Military Map: Volume 2 - Page 22 - E3: 200 m nord for "R" i Rugaard
Sources: Fynske Pladsbog, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet.