Evidence of 2 cm Flack on Crete

[Brady]

I had though that I had seen Pictures of 2 cm AA guns the Germans flew in for Air Defense during Crete ?

Anyone have a Picture handy ?

[Brady]

Found This, no idea what unit it belongs to though, anyone ?

[Peter89]

Isn't it a XI Fliegerkorps corps unit, the light flak battalion?

[Peter89]

I had though that I had seen Pictures of 2 cm AA guns the Germans flew in for Air Defense during Crete ?

Anyone have a Picture handy ?

There was definately 2cm Flak, also 75 and 105mm recoilless artillery, and 36mm and 50mm PAKs

[Brady]

I had though that I had seen Pictures of 2 cm AA guns the Germans flew in for Air Defense during Crete ?

Anyone have a Picture handy ?

There was definately 2cm Flak, also 75 and 105mm recoilless artillery, and 36mm and 50mm PAKs

?!, I have never seen a reference for the PAK 38 on Crete ?

[Peter89]

I had though that I had seen Pictures of 2 cm AA guns the Germans flew in for Air Defense during Crete ?

Anyone have a Picture handy ?

There was definately 2cm Flak, also 75 and 105mm recoilless artillery, and 36mm and 50mm PAKs

?!, I have never seen a reference for the PAK 38 on Crete ?

I think I read it in Ansel's book. It arrived after the tanks were dealt with.

Another interesting piece was the Pz II that was photographed there. But it did not arrive via Ju 52s of course )

[Brady]

I had though that I had seen Pictures of 2 cm AA guns the Germans flew in for Air Defense during Crete ?

Anyone have a Picture handy ?

There was definately 2cm Flak, also 75 and 105mm recoilless artillery, and 36mm and 50mm PAKs

?!, I have never seen a reference for the PAK 38 on Crete ?

I think I read it in Ansel's book. It arrived after the tanks were dealt with.

Another interesting piece was the Pz II that was photographed there. But it did not arrive via Ju 52s of course )

I’m just wondering who the pack 38 belonged to I don’t think any FJ units were issued with them at the time , and idk if any Gibergsjager units were, Like I said I’ve never seen a thing about that being There but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything.

I’ve seen pictures of the Panzer II’s being offloaded from ships, same for the L3/33’s

[Peter89]

I had though that I had seen Pictures of 2 cm AA guns the Germans flew in for Air Defense during Crete ?

Anyone have a Picture handy ?

There was definately 2cm Flak, also 75 and 105mm recoilless artillery, and 36mm and 50mm PAKs

?!, I have never seen a reference for the PAK 38 on Crete ?

I think I read it in Ansel's book. It arrived after the tanks were dealt with.

Another interesting piece was the Pz II that was photographed there. But it did not arrive via Ju 52s of course )

I’m just wondering who the pack 38 belonged to I don’t think any FJ units were issued with them at the time , and idk if any Gibergsjager units were, Like I said I’ve never seen a thing about that being There but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything.

I’ve seen pictures of the Panzer II’s being offloaded from ships, same for the L3/33’s

Let me dig out the exact reference and come back to you.

IIRC those guns did not participate in real action, but were airlifted in.

[Doktor Krollspell]

Gentlemen,

Here's an answer from an older thread discussing the Fallschirmjäger's use of 2 cm Flak on Crete. viewtopic.php?f=50&t=204392&p=1842677

The 3./Fsch.Fla.MG.Btl. 7 (Olt. Theuerling) jumped together with IV./LL-Sturm-Rgt. (Hptm Gericke), or to be more exakt with the 13./LL-Sturm-Rgt in the first assault wave on Maleme Airport. The greater part of these units landed between the two smaller towns/villages Tavronitis and Kamisiana, just west and southwest of Maleme airport.

Nur wenige Minuten nach der Landung de Sturmgruppen der 3. Und 4./SturmRgt werden als 1. Welle der Gruppe West das IV./SturmRgt (Hptm Gericke), dabei auch die Kompanie Osius, Teile der Stabskompanie des Regiments und die 3./FschSanAbt 7 (StArzt Dr. Siebert, ohne einen Zug) abgesetzt. Im Verband der 13./SturmRgt spring auch die 3./Fsch.Fla.MG.Btl. 7 (Olt Theuerling) mit drei ihrer 2-cm-Flak. Gleichzeitig fliegen auch vier Lastensegler mit Funktrupps und weitere vier mit zwei Geschützen der 1./FschArtAbt 7 den Absetzraum an.

Source: Karl-Heinz Golla; "Die deutsche Fallschirmtruppe 1936-1941: Ihr Aufbau und ihr Einsatz in den ersten Feldzügen der Wehrmacht" (2006).

Best regards,

Krollspell

[Brady]

Thanks

[jwsleser]

This passage is found on p.444 of the 2013 translation of Golla's book.

Pista! Jeff