Gents, Any idea what this unit could be? Kdo 2 Funkomponbtrihung Funk is wireless, so I guess it could be a signal unit. Personnel from it were based at Phare D'Alliy Lighthouse west of Dieppe and one is listed as being killed on 19th August 1942. Regards, Steve
My guess: This could be a corrupted transcription of "abteilung" (Abteilung = detachment/branch/squad) i.e. a smaller (specialized) unit
You could be right it is from a handwritten casualty report, which is pretty hard to read. Funkomponabteilung... ?
Funk- ompon - abteilung "ompon" does not make any sense. "ortung" would be detection "Funkortung" would be direction finding or radio location
This is a common error, in the Wehrmacht Abteilung was actually just another term for battalion. It depended on the branch of service whether the term was ‘Bataillon’ or ‘Abteilung’. A Note on German Army Military Unit Designations All the best Andreas
From www.fold.3.com A Radio location unit would make sense. I believe the naval unit based at the lighthouse had that role. Regards, Steve
I think it is: Funkmeßabteilung The German letter "ß" nowadays has in many cases been replaced by "ss" - so today the spelling would be "Funkmessabteilung"
Elements of 2./Fu.M.Abt. were stationed there, running a "FuMO 214 Würzburg-Riese (Ozet 533)" and a "FuMO 2 Calais (Ozet 532)". I understand this was a unit of the German Navy The role was "Seetaktische Funkmeßortung" which I believe is the detection of ships. A "FuMO 2 Calais"
read: Kommando 2. Funkmeßabteilung Ailly lighthouse was the OP for the Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie including Batterie 813/Varengeville With due German thoroughness: Anlage 731, FuMo "Marg 02", Teile 2./Fu.M.Abt, Seetaktische Funkmeßortung, 1 x FuMO 214 Würzburg-Riese (Ozet 533) 1 x FuMO 2 Calais (Ozet 532) source: Frankreich edit: beaten by slow internet connection
The arty was subordinated to the Heer, the observers were Kriegsmarine (the usual wrangling over competences) seetaktische Funkmeßortung/ maritime tactical Radar detection is in fact detection and range-finding for the guns KRIEGSMARINE RADAR
Cheers Gents, The Kriegsmarine had 1 Officer and 54 OR based at the lighthouse, presumably all from 2./Fu.M.Abt. The casualty return was odd, because the German naval report doesn't mention any casualties being suffered by this detachment, so I wondered if the unit had been a Luftwaffe one (10 OR also being based there).
