Luftwaffe combat report (Gefechtsbericht)

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'clock High!:

Carlo S.
LW combat report
Tue Jan 23 19:58:12 2001


Hello all.
I need your help in putting a document I have in my papers in its right place in the claim/confirmation iter.
It’s a Luftwaffe combat report (“Gefechtsbericht”), in 2 pages, the first of which is a “cover” with date, hour, location, enemy aircraft type, name of the claiming pilot and his
tally at the moment.
The second page is the story of the mission told by the claiming pilot, and again a list of data (hour, location, height, and name of the witness).
It is signed by the claiming pilot only.
Was this a “regular” claim document which pilots wrote and used to submit for confirmation?
If this may help, this combat occurred in 8/1942, Eastern front.
Thanks for any help.

Carlo

[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 25 February 2001).]

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Steffen Arndt
Re: LW combat report
Wed Jan 24 10:02:53 2001


Hi

AFAIK there have to be the witness reports too. ( ground/air; Mayby on extra sheets).

Then those Papers go the Dienstweg: Staffel -> Gruppe -> Geschwader ->.?.->RLM.
Maybe there were some lokal Headquarters which also rated the claim. Confirmation came only from RLM.

HTH and that I didn't make mistakes.

Steffen

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Carlo S.
Combat report.
Thu Jan 25 16:17:54 2001


Thanks !! (n/t)