Wehrmacht Special Forces

[Owen]

Ah yes, silly me, I didn't think to read the "more info" blurb, Oops!
Thanks Diane.

Navy frogmen get medical check-up before mission. On night of September 28th, frogmen prepare to blow up a bridge over the Waal near Nijmegen, suiting-up step-by-step, leaving shore, and returning after mission (distant explosion shown).

[kfz]

Originally Posted by Gage

Many a German agent was dropped in Allied territory by this unit, what better disguise than a B-17? These aircraft were also used to shadow 8th Air Force bomber formations sending out a constant stream of radio updates of the air battle with up to the minute altitude and heading of the big bomber boxes; and this, without fear of attack from Allied fighters..

First time ive heard this, Ive found no evidence that the aircraft broke the rules. the B17's doing the agent drops where from what Ive found all marked up in Luftwaffe markings.

Never heard the shadowing thing before, if true these aircraft would have to be in Eighth Air force colours...

Kev