Campaign Entries in Bomber Pilot's Wehrpass

[hucks216]

Can anyone translate these campaign entries please that are in a pilot's wehrpass who served in 7./KG 26...

[storm39]

Hi Hucks,

Had a look at this for you. The entries are difficult to make out. So as I'm going off for the weekend I thought I'd post what I could to get you started and maybe somebody might be able to fill in the gaps.

1. 27.9.40 Feldzug in Polen, II./K.G.3 Campaign in Poland
(15 ------ 5 ------)

1.11.39- Verwendung im Heimatkriegs- Deployment in Home war zone
8.4.40 gebiet bei 7/K.G.26 with 7./K.G.26

9.4.40- Landung und Besetzung der Kusten- Landing and occupation of Coastal
14.4.40 plätze Norwegens von Narvik zones in Norway from Narvik
bis Oslo. 2 Feindflüge to Oslo. 2 combat missions

15.4.40- Kämpfe zur Herstellung der Land- Fighting for the land communications establishments
2.5.40 verbindung von Oslo nach Drointheim* from Oslo to Trondheim (* spelling mistake should be Drontheim)
und Bergen. 3 Feindflüge and Bergen. 3 combat missions

3.5.40- Sicherung der -------- von Protection of -------------- from
1.6.40 Drointheim bis Bodö. 10 Feinflüge Trondheim to Bodö. 10 combat missions

2.6.40- Kämpfe zur Herstellung der ----- Fighting for -----------------
10.6.40 ------------------- Narvik ---------------------- Narvik
5 Feindflüge 5 combat missions

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6.11.40- Angriffe auf Nachtflügplätze in Attacks on night (fighter or bomber) airdromes in
9.11.40 S.O. England. 3 Feindflüge south east England. 3 combat missions

14.11.40 Großangriff auf Coventry Large(or Heavy) attack on Coventry
1 Feindflug 1 combat mission

16.11.40 Nachtangriff auf die engl. Night attacks on the main english
bis Großstädte, Flugrüstungs, Industerie cities, air armaments, industry,
10.5.41 Hafenanlagen und Flugplätze port installations and airdromes.
(33 ----- bei 7./K.G.26) (33 -------- with 7./K.G.26)

Hope this gets you started anyway. Some words it was difficult to make out the letters in and I had to make a guess, so just be aware that changing one letter in a word can alter its meaning but I think its ok.

[hucks216]

That is a great attempt, much more than what I was able to make out. Many thanks for trying

[storm39]

Hi Hucks,
Managed to get most of I think. Still a few words that I can't make out. I'm not a native german speaker so maybe a German could translate this better but you get the gist of it anyway I hope. The missing words from the previous effort are highlighted.

1. 27.9.40 Feldzug in Polen, II./K.G.3 Campaign in Poland
(15 Eins 5 ------)

15 Eins maybe this is an abbreviation for Einsatz = sorties

3.5.40- Sicherung der Vormarsches von Protection of the advance from
1.6.40 Drointheim bis Bodö.

26.4.40- Störangriffe gegen englishe Flugplätze,
11.7.40 Flugrüstungsindustrie, Hafenanlagen
2 Feindflüge

Nuisance attack against english aerodromes,
air armaments industry, port installations
2 combat sorties

12.7.40- Planmäßige Bekämpfung der engli-
16.8.40 schen Luftwaffe und ihrer Bodenorga-
nisationen, der Lw.-Industrie.....
der Einfuhrhafen und Einfuhr-
transporte. 5 Feindflüge

Planned attack against the enlish airforce
and their ground organisations, the airforce
industrial..... (areas ?), the entry ports and
imported transport. 5 combat sorties.

10.5.41 Hafenanlagen und Flugplätze etc
(33 Flüge bei 7./K.G.26) (33 Flights with 7./K.G.26)

[hucks216]

Thanks for your fantastic efforts. It has helped fill in the blanks. It would seem that for the large attack on Coventry on 14th November 1940 he was one of a handful of pilots from III/KG 26 that was used as a pathfinder for the second wave using the new Y-Verfahren system. He must of become quite skilled in pathfinder techniques as for the 2 years before his death in late 1943 he would serve in Amt E4 at the secret test centre at Rechlin which concerned itself with testing electronic navigation & radio equipment.