Skjoldemose drop zone
Reception report (page 2) on the airdrop made to the drop zone at Skjoldmose on 21 February 1945. There is some discrepancy between the initial report and the final account in the number of dropped containers and packages.
Reception report (page 2) on the airdrop made to the drop zone at Skjoldmose on 21 February 1945. There is some discrepancy between the initial report and the final account in the number of dropped containers and packages.
Reception report from the drop zone at Skjoldemose on Funen on 5 March 1945.
Intro
Notification was received for 7 drops on Funen. Inclement weather prevented the planes from reaching the locations. The people at the drop zones were hugely disappointed.
Notification was received for 7 drops on Funen. Inclement weather prevented the planes from reaching the locations. The people at the drop zones were hugely disappointed.
09.02.1945
ARTHUR
F
The Svendborg Group
Fynske Pladsbog, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Jørgen Hæstrup: Hilsen til Vera, 1956, s. 56.
The plane airdropped 18 Tiger-containers, 6 packages and 5 “buckets”. The airdrops were made just a little to the side of the drop zone, but all the containers fell onto grass. A couple of the containers broke into pieces. It took approximately ½ an hour to load the vehicles and the task was quite cumbersome as the ground was on a slope. Notification was received for 5 drops to be made on Funen that night. All airdrops were received at 5-minute intervals.
21.02.1945
ARTHUR
F
18
18
The Svendborg Group
Fynske Pladsbog, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Jørgen Hæstrup: Hilsen til Vera, 1956, s. 59.
The plane airdropped 23 Fox-containers and a package of guns. The reception went well, although a car used for transporting containers did not show up. The consignment consisted of 8 machine guns, 160 carbines, 4 bazookas (anti-tank), 500 hand grenades, 40 gammon bombs, 52 pistols/revolvers and 135kg of explosives.
05.03.1945
OTTO
D
23
23
The Svendborg Group
Fynske Pladsbog, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Telegramkorrespondance, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet. Jørgen Hæstrup: Hilsen til Vera, 1956, s. 62.
Region: Funen - District: Svendborg
Zone nr.: 13 - Zone name: Skjoldemose
Place in the Military Map: Volume 2 - Page 36 - C2: 400 m nord for "m" i Skjoldemose
Sources: Fynske Pladsbog, Erik Frandsens arkiv, Rigsarkivet.