Charkow and Charkow region Luftwaffe airfields

[VladK]

I do research in Charkow( Kharkov) Luftwaffe airfields. Information I have sometimes confusing and misleading. I would like to clarify all this. Any help appreciated.

[Snautzer05]

Luftwaffe airfields in the USSR are a mess. Many places have either be renamed do not exists any more or are German names given to the occupied places, Now if you try the go to the bomber or fighters geschwaders...

This is a list were JG54 has been.
I made a map of these movement see here http://batchgeo.com/map/ab1297a4dc9c122 ... b23d15a478
All the interactive maps contain data on more levels be it location, airplane type etc. All searchable strings ( like i.g. day fighter or a date.) in a map can be found by clicking on a single pin on a map


Böblingen
Yvrench
Poix
Orly
Chateaudun
Le Bourget
Soesterberg
Schiphol
Campagne-les-Guines
Dortmund
Le Mans
Graz-Thalerhof
Deta-Arad
Pancevo
Belgrad-Semlin
Stolp
Trakehnen
Kowno
Dünaburg
Ostrow
Wereteni
Sarudinje
Siwerskaja
Rjelbitzi
Orscha
Wesenberg
Dorpat
Idriza
Dünaburg
Jakobstadt
Riga Skulte
Riga Spilve
Tuckum
Schrunden
Cirava
Herzogenaurach
Herzogenaurach
Böblingen
Friedrichshafen
Eutingen
Vitry-en-Artois
Cramont/Coulonvillers
Poix
Sotteville-Elbeuf
Paris-Orly
Chateaudun
Eindhoven
Schiphol
Campagne-les-Guines
Jever
Stolp-Rietz
Lindenthal
Schaulen
Birzi Jakobstadt
Alt-Schwaneburg
Korowje-Selo
Sarudinje
Mal. Owsischtschi (Samra-See)
Lissino
Siwerskaja
Krasnowardeisk
Heiligenbeil
Staraja-Russa
Nikolskoye
Orel
Poltawa
Vitebsk
Orscha
Wesenberg
Reval-Laksberg
Polozk
Dünaburg
Jakobstadt
Riga-Skulte
Wenden
Riga-Spilve
Tuckum
Schrunden
Zabeln
Neuhausen
Flensburg
Waalhaven
Hermelinghen
Campagne-les-Guines
Bonn-Hangelar
Delmenhorst
Schiphol
Etaples
Le Mans
Cherbourg
Le Mans
Cherbourg
Graz-Thalerhof
Deta-Arad
Kecskemet
Deta Arad
Belgrad-Semlin
Stolp-Reitz
Trakehnen
Kowno
Dünaburg
Ostrow
Sarudinje
Mal. Owsischtschi (Samra-See)
Torrossowa
Staraja Russa
Uetersen
Stolp-Reitz
Jesau
Siwerskaja
Rjelbitzi
Kalinin
Orel
Kiev
Shitomir
Winniza
Uman
Jakobstadt
Petserie
Immola
Utti
Petserie
Wenden
Riga-Spilve
Libau
Heiligenbeil
Flensburg
Bergen-op-Zoom
Guines-Süd
Amsterdam-Schiphol
Dortmund
Charleville frankrijk
Le Mans
Cherbourg-Querqueville
Le Mans
St. Dizier
Wien-Parndorf
Arad
Fünfkirchen
Deta-Arad
Pancevo
Belgrade-Semlin
Bukarest
Stolp-Rietz
Blumenfeld
Kedainiai
Dünaburg
Ostrow-Nord
Wereteni
Nowosselje
Gdow
Wesenberg
Sarudinje (Torma)
Kotly
Dno
Siwerskaja
Smolensk
Vendeville
Oldenburg
Deelen
Amsterdam-Schiphol
Schwerin
Ludwigslust
Lüneburg
Landau
Illesheim
Villacoublay
Oldenburg
Varrelbusch
Handrup
Fürstenau
Varrelbusch
Grossenhain
Jesau
Siwerskaya
Idriza
Dno
Pleskau
Dorpat
Lemberg
Mamaia
Roman
Leipzig/Romania
Landau
Illesheim
Baranowitschi
Lublin
Deblin-Irena
Piastow
Trakehnen
Nasielsk
Zichenau
Alt-Lönnewitz
Plantlünne
Mörtitz
Münster-Handorf
Vörden
Gardelegen
Bergen-am-Zee
Cazaux
Neukuhren
Pernau
Siwerskaja
St. Omer-Wizernes

These locations i could not find and the are maily USSR:
Row 22: Wereteni
Row 24: Siwerskaja
Row 55: Birzi (Jakobstadt
Row 56: Alt-Schwaneburg
Row 57: Korowje-Selo
Row 59: Mal. Owsischtschi (Samra-See)
Row 60: Lissino
Row 61: Siwerskaja
Row 62: Krasnowardeisk
Row 105: Mal. Owsischtschi (Samra-See)
Row 106: Torrossowa
Row 111: Siwerskaja
Row 120: Petserie
Row 123: Petserie
Row 150: Wereteni
Row 151: Nowosselje
Row 154: Sarudinje (Torma)
Row 157: Siwerskaja
Row 175: Siwerskaya
Row 183: LeipzigRomania
Row 194: Plantlünne
Row 203: Siwerskaja


I would say good luck.

[Art]

These locations i could not find and the are maily USSR:
Row 24: Siwerskaja

Siverksy south of Leningrad/Petersburg:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siversky

Row 55: Birzi (Jakobstadt

Birzi is Biržai in Lithuania:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir%C5%BEai
and Jakobstadt is Jēkabpils in Latvia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%93kabpils

Row 62: Krasnowardeisk

Gatchina south of Leningrad/Petersburg in Russia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatchina

Row 120: Petserie

Pechory at the Russia-Estonian border:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pechory

[VladK]

Thanks for reply on my thread. Agree on a mess in airfields names, locations and etc. That what we are trying to do. Clean the mess. Thanks Snautzer05 for a map, very handful. I have a list of airfields occupied by Luftflotte 4 (Gen.d.Fl. Otto Deßloch) in 1943. And some names of the airfields are different, even if it a same airfield. Thanks Art for translating all German style names to modern style.

[Snautzer05]

I made maps for all Jagd Geschwader. I call them Unit movement maps.

Gen.d.Fl. Otto Deßloch) in 1943: http://www.yogysoft.de/pawel/_kursk/odbs/Lfl4_odb.htm

[VladK]

Yes, I used same source. In my knowledge, for instance, Charkow-Woitschenko and Charkow-Osnova are the same airfields. But after some research I have found they are satellites in Luftwaffe documents. Do you have on your maps anything for Blisnezy(RUSS)(e. Bliznetsy; today Bliznyuki)(a.k.a. Stary Bliznetsy), Jaruga(RUSS)(e. Yaruga, Kam’yana Yaruha), Lewkowka(RUSS)(e. Levkovka)(today: Levkivka), Tschugujew (RUSS) (e. Chuguyev)(today:Chuhuiv).

[Snautzer05]

I think you can look here: http://www.ww2.dk/ under air units.

[VladK]

Thanks.Will do.

[cgb160]

Hope this will help
Siwerskay 59 21 21 n 30 2 5 e
Birzi 56 24 15 n 25 47 46 e Latvia
Jakobstadt 56 32 6 25 53 20 e Latvia
Alt Schwaneburg 57 9 31 n 26 46 45 e Latvia
Korowje Selo 57 36 26 n 28 19 58 e
Krasnogvardeisk 59 33 24 n 30 5 40 e
Petseri 57 47 60 n 27 35 23 e airfield not found may be SW of the town
Sarudinje 58 36 20 n 28 49 48 e airfield not found may be E of town

[VladK]

Hello, everyone!
I looking for help to find an end of one story. I have been contacted by a granddaughter of one russian VVS pilot, who went MIA in May 7th 1943. He was in escort mission for bombing German airfield Charkow-Nord (Charkow I). His plane was hit and went down over the airfield. By words of his granddaughter, based on family story (fellow-pilot was visiting his wife after he was MIA) he actually performed a ground ramming ( russian taran) 0f one of Ju-88 parked on the airfield.( by the way no Luftwaffe losses in this day). After spending a lot of time in russian archives she found no evidence. But in the same time, in russian net sites, this ramming is circulating everywhere. From russian forums I have explanation this is a propaganda of that period. We assume, the source of this information goes from research work of general A. Zaitsev, where he brought number of tarans performed by russian pilots is 270.We are still working on this lead.
Why no evidence in archives? Again by words of this lady it was a reason. The pilot was with russian-german/polish roots. He knew these languages and was hiding this. For obvious reason. So, NKVD somehow found this and especially day before this date, where he was involved in take off collision accident with damaging few planes, he would probably go in Gulag or shtrafbat. Other words by NKVD standards he wasn't a role model.
I have few questions to ask.
First: knowing what Flaks and JGs were based on the airfield, is it possible to find any records of this incident from German side ( radio transmission, log books records and etc.) If yes, so where.
Re. by russian records he was hit by Flak.
Second: How to clarify a ground ramming from free falling ? With a radio transmission only?
Thanks for any help in this story, fellows!