help with Seefahrtschule der Luftwaffe!

[Ian Jewison]

Gents,

Does anyone have any info on the above unit?

All I know is it was station on the island of Rügen in Lobbe.

Thanks in advance,
Ian

[Gerdan]

Hi Ian,

the Auktionshaus Meixner (www.meixner.de) offered a lot (no 2506) of 5

photographs in their auction no 73 dealing with the "Seefahrtschule der

Luftwaffe Lobbe/RG" including a picture of the coat of arms of this school.
All 5 photographs are published in the internet.


Among the published catalogue files of the Bundesarchiv is only one file dealing with Luftwaffe Lobbe/Rügen: RW 43/46 Ewert, Ernst: Flugplatz Lobbe/Rügen 1942-45.

Cheers,

Gerdan

[Larry deZeng]

Seefahrtschule d.Lw. trained boat crews belonging to the Seenotflottillen of the Seenotdienst and was located at Lobbe auf Rügen. The Kommandeur of the Schule was Obstlt. Eugen von Beulwitz.

Each of the 12 to 14 Seenotflottillen had between 8 and 12 small boats that could be sent out to rescue downed air crew and others. These boats ranged in size from approximately 7 meters up to 13 or 14 meters. More often than not, they were harbor craft and pleasure craft that had been captured in various ports during 1940-41.

Now, the Luftwaffe had a much larger “Navy” of Jägerleitschiffe, Katapultschiffe, Schleuderschiffe, Flugsicherungsschiffe, Hilfs-Flugsicherungsschiffe, Flugsicherheitsboote, Flugmeldeschiffe, Nebelträgers, Luftschutzboote, kleine Flugbetriebsboote, Schlepper (Schleppboote), Verkehrsfahrzeuge, Wohnschiffe, Bagger und Baggerzubehör, Seetankschiffe, Binnen-u.Küstentankkähne, Transporter, Luftparkschiffe, Bergungsprähme, and finally, Schulschiffe. Some of these may have been crewed by graduates of the Seefahrtschule d.Lw., but certainly not all of them, especially the larger ones.

--BHS1956

[Ian Jewison]

Thank you very much Gentlemen,

I found the images of the Schule Wappen whilst Googling earler but that was really all I found.

A Soldbuch that I have had the holder at this Schule from March to July 1943, interestingly it has a notation that he was Bordverwendungsfähig (Bvf). July he was transferred to 3 Seenotflottile in France.

It bears a signature of the Flottilenführer (of 3!) but again Googling that didn't show too much either...particularly who the Führer was!

BHS1956 do you have any info on 3 Seenotfl. also?


Regards,
Ian

[Gerdan]

From Oct/Nov 1918 the Commander of the German U-Boat "UB 101" was also

a Eugen von Beulwitz, a relative or he himself?



Later after WWII a Eugen von Beulwitz translated a lot of nautical litarature

from English into German language ( all Forester, Horation Hornblower books)


Gerdan

[Larry deZeng]

Thank you very much Gentlemen,
I found the images of the Schule Wappen whilst Googling earler but that was really all I found.
A Soldbuch that I have had the holder at this Schule from March to July 1943, interestingly it has a notation that he was Bordverwendungsfähig (Bvf). July he was transferred to 3 Seenotflottile in France.
It bears a signature of the Flottilenführer (of 3!) but again Googling that didn't show too much either...particularly who the Führer was!
BHS1956 do you have any info on 3 Seenotfl. also?
Regards,
Ian

Just an outline blurb:

Seenotflottille 3

Formation and History. (Jun 42 - May 45)
Formed o/a 1 June 1942 at Boulogne-Wimereux/NE France and subordinated to Seenotbereichskdo. III. On 11 Oct 42 the Flottille reported 1 man KIA and 7 WIA during a low-level air attack near Dunkirk. Transferred to Pillau/East Prussia during the second half of August 1944 where it was used to reinforce Seenotflottille 60 to the end of the war.

FpN: (none found prior to Oct 44, then L 02099)

Führer:
Hptm. Erich Schirmack ( ? - ? ) 1942


This comes mainly from: unpublished manuscript “Geschichte d. Seenotdienst 1939-45”; PRO London: AIR 40 Air Ministry intelligence documents, A.I.3.(E) intelligence study “Organisation of the Air/Sea Rescue Service in the G.A.F.” dated 31.1.1944 with later supplements.


--BHS1956

[Larry deZeng]

From Oct/Nov 1918 the Commander of the German U-Boat "UB 101" was also
a Eugen von Beulwitz, a relative or he himself?
Later after WWII a Eugen von Beulwitz translated a lot of nautical litarature
from English into German language ( all Forester, Horation Hornblower books)
Gerdan

There were two of them in the Luftwaffe: Eugen von and Helmut von. Both held the rank of Oberst by 1942, having been promoted within a month of each other. Helmut von Beulwitz was Kommandeur of Luftpark 4/XI (See) at Kiel-Holtenau. Unfortunately I have no more assignment details for them or anything on their background. I believe they held their respective positions for a long time, perhaps to the end of the war.

--BHS1956

[Ian Jewison]

Just an outline blurb:

Seenotflottille 3

Formation and History. (Jun 42 - May 45)
Formed o/a 1 June 1942 at Boulogne-Wimereux/NE France and subordinated to Seenotbereichskdo. III. On 11 Oct 42 the Flottille reported 1 man KIA and 7 WIA during a low-level air attack near Dunkirk. Transferred to Pillau/East Prussia during the second half of August 1944 where it was used to reinforce Seenotflottille 60 to the end of the war.

FpN: (none found prior to Oct 44, then L 02099)

Führer:
Hptm. Erich Schirmack ( ? - ? ) 1942


This comes mainly from: unpublished manuscript “Geschichte d. Seenotdienst 1939-45”; PRO London: AIR 40 Air Ministry intelligence documents, A.I.3.(E) intelligence study “Organisation of the Air/Sea Rescue Service in the G.A.F.” dated 31.1.1944 with later supplements.


--BHS1956

Thanks very much BHS1956,

Much of what I had already but confirmation of the Flot.Fhr....the signature is definately that of Schirmack.

Cheers
Ian