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Rendsburg Airfield

Mission Summaries > May 1944 > Aitfields in May 44
Rendsburg (GER)
(a.k.a. Rendsburg/Süd, Stendemühle bei Rendsburg)
(54 17 20 N – 09 40 30 E)

General: emergency landing ground (Notlandeplatz) in Schleswig- Holstein located along the railway track 1.5 km S of the city and near the village of Osterrönfeld.

History: 1927 listed as a Notlandeplatz. In Luftwaffe service from the late 1930’s to the end of the war.

Surface and Dimensions: rough and disused grass surface measuring approx. 825 x 775 meters (900 x 850 yards).

Infrastructure: a hutted camp that was being expanded in Sep 44 was located off the NE boundary of the landing area. The W side of the field was severely obstructed by barrage balloon and antiaircraft sites.

Remarks:
29 May 44: bombed by 14 x B-24 Liberators as an alternate target.

Operational Units: none identified.

Reserve Training & Replacement Units: Flak-Ers.Abt. 24 (May 40 – May 45).

Station Commands:  Fl.H.Kdtr. A 5/VIII (Apr 41).

Station Units (on various dates – not complete): Werft-Abt.d.Lw.(o) 72/III May 45); 14. Flugzeug-Wartungs-Kp. (half) (May 45); III. (scheinw.)/Flak-Rgt. 6 (c.1939 – 1940/41); Kfz.Beständelager d.Lw. 1/XI B (May 45).
No target or strike photos available
Rendsburg, Germany - airfield as seen today
Image courtesy of Google Earth Pro™
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