841st Leichte FlaK Bataillon (Mot)

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841st Leichte FlaK Bataillon (Mot)

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Whilst in North Africa this unit seems to have had a mix of 20mm & 37mm anti aircraft guns, but does anyone know how the guns were transported?
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Re: 841st Leichte FlaK Bataillon (Mot)

Post by Prosper Vandenbroucke »

Hi David
I think it was by ship.
Hope this helps:
http://www.deutsches-afrika-korps.de/vi ... =36&t=2836
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Really sorry, what I meant was, with what vehicle(s) were they towed into battle.
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David, given the number of Krupp "Boxer" types that we can see towing 20mm Flak guns and with Luftwaffe number plates how about that truck for the 20mm ? This is just a guess on my part of course so treat it accordingly. The 37mm Flak required something in the 3 tonne range so something like the Blitz, or anything they could steal from the British of course.

The unit might have been an Abteilung rather than a Bataillon by the way whicxh might make a diffence when you're "searching".

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... lFA841.htm
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Thanks Alan.

Sounds reasonable to me.

It would be great to have some photos.
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David, it became part of 19 Flak Division so perhaps the pics of the famous four leafed clover unit include 841 and we don't know it.
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Alan.

I knew that 606 had the four leafed clover, but had not considered the possibility of 841 as well. But it's logical (Jim).

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