Erkundungsunternehmen "Babel"

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Jens Andersen
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Erkundungsunternehmen "Babel"

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Post by Jens Andersen » 24 Apr 2014, 17:41

Hello

Does anybody here have any details on "Erkundungsunternehmen "Babel"".

I found it mentioned in the BA-MA-Findbuch: RM 45 II/150 (= PG 38603) - Akte Chefsache Einsatz, 9.10.1939-13.6.1940.

Fregattenkapitän Babel was until early April 1940 Artillerie-Offizier at Küstenbefehlshaber Pommern. On 10th April 1940 "Erkundungsstab Babel" was sent from Kiel to the westcoast of Jutland where it reconnoitred for battery positions at Thyborøn and Hanstholm and later at Skagen and Frederikshavn.

It would seem that he continued in that line after the occupation of the Netherlands.

Jens

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Re: Erkundungsunternehmen "Babel"

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Post by jopaerya » 11 May 2014, 12:01

Hello Jens

Could find the name Babel or Erkundungsstab in the KTB Küstenbefehlshaber Südwest/Marinebefehlshabers in die Niederlanden
from 05 and 06 -1940 . Most of the M.K.B. were placed in captured Dutch coast batteries ( Vineta and v Knorr ) in Hoek van Holland
and Dishoek . I did found this page from 06-1940 from the M.K.B. Tirpltz with erkundet .

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Re: Erkundungsunternehmen "Babel"

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Post by Jens Andersen » 14 May 2014, 08:46

Hello Jos

Thank you, but I thought that some you Dutch people might have a copy of the file mentioned above. But then I guess I will have to check it down in Freiburg.

:wink:
Jens

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