Flak on rails

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Re: Flak on rails

Post by Jan-Hendrik » 21 Aug 2017 07:00

Ah...Flakschießplatz Stolpmünde at the Ostsee!

Thanks for this one!

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Re: Flak on rails

Post by carius » 04 Sep 2017 07:19

Image from ebay.de №142493187429
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Re: Flak on rails

Post by forttravel » 02 Nov 2017 18:13

Probably area of Warsaw in time of Polish Home Army uprising (August-September 1944).
Note nice camo.
Expired Ebay action.
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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 24 Nov 2017 12:08

12,8cm Flak on wagon captured n. Muehldorf.
It looks like modified by adding steel splinterproof screens.

Ammo boxes looks different then on typical Flak wagons.
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Re: Flak on rails

Post by Sturm78 » 11 Dec 2017 21:43

Hi all,

Some images from Ebay: 10.5cm Flak

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Re: Flak on rails

Post by Sturm78 » 23 Jan 2018 23:02

Hi all,

An 2cm Flakvierling 38:

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Re: Flak on rails

Post by jmarkley » 26 Apr 2018 19:19

I have a very specific question, and I'm hoping for guidance on where to look. My uncle's mosquito was shot down by railway flak (mounted on a train), along with two other mosquitoes shot down by the same train, on Feb 22nd 1945 during Operation Clarion. The sole surviving pilot noted that the train was equipped with "a hell of a load of flak... In fact I had not seen as much for ages." The train was on the Bremervörde - Rotenburg route, and was attacked about 1pm.
Is there any way to identify the train? Are there train schedules? Military records for railway flak units? Anything like that?
I'd appreciate any suggestions.
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Post by peeved » 26 Apr 2018 21:14

http://www.chronicles-of-the-luftwaffe.de/?p=799 includes excerpts from a NARA document that contains serial N:os to the German files detailing the shootdowns.

Luftgaukommando XI shootdown reports should contain data on the a/c downings although one of the serial numbers below doesn't match the info on the site above and one case has not yet been documented online:
http://www.fliegerschicksale.de/?Abstur ... rch=bevern
http://www.fliegerschicksale.de/?Abstur ... rch=bevern
http://www.fliegerschicksale.de/?Abstur ... ch=barchel credited to "Eisenbahnflak der 3. Flakdivision"
http://www.fliegerschicksale.de/?Abstur ... Cttenbusch
http://www.fliegerschicksale.de/?Abstur ... ch=brillit
In the last link also note the possibly related 22.02.1945 shootdowns by the Rotenburg railroad station and airfield.

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Re: Flak on rails

Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 05 Aug 2018 01:50

Two different types of wagons together:
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Re: Flak on rails

Post by jopaerya » 15 Aug 2018 08:24

heavy railway flak from Ebay , Regards Jos
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Re: Flak on rails

Post by AW » 15 Aug 2018 11:25

any further infos about that...

greetz
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Re: Flak on rails

Post by Manuferey » 15 Aug 2018 18:51

Alex,

I have found information about leichte Flak-Abteilung 955 (ETr.), including 1./955, in the following links:
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... lFA955.htm
http://www.ww2.dk/ground/flak/abt/le955.html
[post of Okt 25, 2014 of] http://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index ... 84b7bd1cd7

Separately, what is the date of the map you've posted?

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Re: Flak on rails

Post by AW » 16 Aug 2018 18:58

Emmanuel,
06.1943

greetz
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Re: Flak on rails

Post by Manuferey » 17 Aug 2018 00:19

Thank you, Alex.

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Re: Flak on rails

Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 27 Sep 2018 21:57

2 photos showing V2 rail tranport with AA wagons.
Looks that V2 rocket were oversized so they coupled 2 wagons with help of 3rd one to keep the proper distance.
Warheads were trasported separately.
photos: Eugene O'Brien
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