Flak batery (105) Lützow

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Hello

Thought it might be interesting:

According to Jos question about 2x105mm test gun:Batt. Lützow-found this photo on Ebay.
Title was on the back of the photo written by ink-so it might be almost for sure this battery.
Further info about this battery are welcome.


Brgds
@ndrew

[jopaerya]

Hello @ndrew

I have seen this picture also a wile ago at E-Bay ,
but I don't know were the B.Lutzow is or was .

Regards Jos

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Hello Jos

Hmm I wondering if it was official name or just soldiers idea....

Brgds
@ndrew

[Jens Andersen]

Hi

It may be a bit late, but the guns probably belongs to the battery "Lützow" which was emplaced at Skagen/DK in the summer of 1940.

The battery was equipped with four 8,8 cm Flak - "Doppeltflak" - from the "Lützow".

The guns were test fired on 26th June 1940. The dismantling of the guns started on 11th August 1940, and on the 15th the guns were sent by train to Kiel.

jens

[jopaerya]

Hello Jens

Here the photocaption of the picture .

Regards Jos

[Jens Andersen]

I forget to answer a part of the question above:

The name "Lützow" was the official name of the battery - it is found in different documents and KTB's. And from the documents it is totally clear that guns actually came from the "Lüztow".

For example:
Ost Gkdos. 20443/40 AII v. 19.4.40
Fernschrift an OKM
Dringend sofortige Entscheidung zu Antrag Ost Gkdos. 20301/40 v. 16.4. betr. Ueberlassung der Doppelflak von Luetzow erbeten. Zwei der Doppelflak sollen zur Verwendung als Flak- und Sperrbatterie bei Skagen kommen, um an dieser besonders wichtigen Stelle eine fuer den Fla- und fuer den Seezielschutz leistungfaehige Batterie zu haben. Das dritte Doppelflak ist als Ersatz fuer eine dem hiesigen Festungsbereich entnommene Flakbatterie vorgesehen.

Best regards
Jens

[SES]

Hi,
Another shot of a similar gun (the same ?) taken N - S. The battery was located on the small hill. I sometimes wonder if the reconstruction of the old "light house" is placed on top of one of the gun positions.
bregds
SES

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Hello,
Thank Gentlemens for answers-next mystery solved.
Can I have a request-have You got a plan or rough sketch of emplacement?

Brgds
@ndrew

[SES]

Hi,
Maybe Jens does. And BTW it was not a Flak battery, but a MKB, it was established to cover a gap in the minefield across the Kattegat. The gap extended from the Danish coastline and 10 km into the sea.
bregds
SES

[Jens Andersen]

Hi Andrew

No, I am afraid that I don't have a plan of the battery or the positions as the battery was dismantled already in 1940, and the position was placed on the hill that housed the old "light house", so it was restored very thouroughly after the war.

The battery was termed: "Flak- und Sperrbattr. Skagen (Lützow)", so it was a dual purpose battery.

jens

[SES]

Hi Jens,
Thanks for the clarification.
bregds
SES

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Hi,

thanks Jens for valuable information.
I'm happy that this thread works-was worth to wait

Brgds
@ndrew

[jopaerya]

Found on Kystfort Forum a other picture of this battery from SES

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

Here a other order to place these twin 8.8 cm flak in Denmark and Ostsee .

Regards Jos

[SES]

Hi Jo,
Interesting piece of documentation, thanks for sharing.
bregds
SES