radar sites

[djehuty]

Kormoran
Nachtigall
Kolibri
Kondor
Adler
Zeisig
Kauz
Amsel

are all birds codenames for FuMG stations which location I know.
I'm trying to find informations on a station called " Marabù ".
Does someone knows something on it ?
Thank You

[Larry D.]

Have you checked this website?

http://www.gyges.dk/

L.

[djehuty]

Yes Larry. I know it very well but there's no mention of what I am lookong for. Marabù was a fighter control site, presumably in Southern Germany ( Bayern ). I came into it studying some reports of 15th Air Force. One of it ships intercepted the conversation between a german fighter and the groundstation ( Marabù ) during a mission to Immenstadt.

[Larry D.]

Hmmm................ I have a vague recollection of encountering that name years ago but I can't remember where. IIRC, it may have been in Austria or Slovenia. In any event, best wishes and I hope you find it!

L.

[nordfriese]

Hi!

MARABU was a Funkmess-Stellung east of Magdeburg, probably west of the village of Möckern.
As far as I know, there are no remains left.

Best wishes and stay healthy
Rolf

[djehuty]

This makes really sense !
Standing on the chart, visible at the low-left corner, just South-West of Magdeburg there was a Jagerleit-Stellung ( roughly in Otterlseben ) with 5 Y-Stations and 1 Freya EGON. It could really be the ground station from which the interception of the bombers in question was directed.

[djehuty]

The position seems confirmed.

MARABU
(LwNr. 93)
24./FlugmeldeLeitKp IV./LnRgt 204 danach 10./FlugmeldeLeitKp IV./LnRgt 228
Funkmeßstellung ?. Ordnung im Nachtjagdraum 12

[ju55dk]

From TSAMO.

Junker

[danebrog]

FuMG MARABU (LwNr. 93)
The installation was located on the "Kapaunberg" near Schermen/Pietzpuhl about 20km east of Magdeburg
http://www.deutschesatlantikwallarchiv. ... ny/rd_.htm