Marcin L Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Dear All, I would like to ask about any details (order of battle) of Luftsperr Abteilung 2, if possible. What was the role of the Luftsperr units in general? Kind regards, Marcin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Luftsperr-Abteilungen had unmanned balloons that could be up 2500 metres and had thin wires hanging from them. Because of this, bombing units had to fly around of these or over them, which made precise bombing during the night more difficult. There were 9 Luftsperr-Abteilungen in the border area and 1 in the 5th Army area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Apparently the balloons or kites were put up in a circle around the area that was to be defended (usually industrial areas). They were not that effective though. Luftsperr-Abteilung 1: Saargebiet Luftsperr-Abteilung 2: bei Esch Luftsperr-Abteilung 3: bei Kneuttingen Luftsperr-Abteilung 4: bei Rombach Luftsperr-Abteilung 5: bei Leverkusen Luftsperr-Abteilung 6, 7 and 8: Saargebiet Luftsperr-Abteilung 9: bei Worringen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin L Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 Thank you very much AOK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan_R Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hello AOK4, your info on the respective areas of the Luftsperr-Abteilungen ist very interesting, as I am currently researching air raids and airplane crashes during WW I in the Saar. So, if possible, can you please give me the source(s) of this information? Thank you very much. Best regards, Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hello, My information comes from: Cron, Hermann. Die Organisation des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege. Forschungen und Darstellungen aus dem Reichsarchiv Heft 5. Berlin, 1923. Regards, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan_R Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Good evening Jan! Thank you very much for your quick reply - your info is very welcome. Best regards, Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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