Intelligence about German divisions in April-June 1941
The following abbreviations will be used in the article: ap - artillery regiment, IN - military district, gsd - mountain rifle division, cd (kbr, kp) - cavalry division (brigade, regiment), md (mp) - motorized division (regiment), pd (pp) - infantry division (regiment), Ro - headquarters intelligence department, RU - Reconnaissance of the General Staff of the spacecraft, td (tbr, tp, tb) - tank division (brigade, regiment, battalion).
Concentration of German divisions near the border
Below is a graph of the concentration of German divisions at the Soviet-German and Soviet-Romanian borders.
It can be seen from the figure that according to 22.6.41, the dependencies of the actual number of divisions and similar information according to intelligence should have crossed. This is precisely the reason for the coincidence of data from the Republic of Moldova and actual data at the beginning of the war. This is evidenced by the nature of the indicated dependencies from May 40 to June 41. There are no coincidences in the nature of dependencies over the entire period. However, the intersection does not occur due to an increase in the number of divisions in the evening of June 22 in the RU report, in which the number of compounds is being increased in every way for safety reasons ...
In earlier reports of the Zapovo RO in Moscow, mention was made of two SS armored divisions that no one had seen, but two people allegedly heard about it. No one saw the servicemen from these divisions, nor the equipment from there. Even after a month-long attempt to find them, they were not found. But when compiling a report on the evening of 22 June, this unverified information came in handy. At the same time, the Republic of Uzbekistan is well aware that such SS divisions simply do not exist. 26.4.41 Summary of RU regarding the presence of SS divisions in the German Armed Forces 18 has a subscript "of which 10 motorized". Motorized, not tank.
The Synopsis issued on June 15 mentions the same number of SS divisions “18". There is no mention anywhere that some of these divisions are tank divisions. It is well known that the SS tank divisions did not exist before the war ... But, as they say, the salvation of drowning men is the work of the drowning men themselves. The management of the RU protected themselves using a method of increasing the number of connections. There are other examples of the above.
In the previous RU report, it was said that there were 9 German divisions in Slovakia and Carpathian Ukraine. In fact, they were not there, but something intelligence "saw." In the June 22 report in RU, this number was increased to 13-15 divisions. If there are no troops, then there is no transportation of troops and equipment, and retrospective intelligence “saw” an increase of almost 50% of the defunct German group ...
In Romania, according to the previous report, there were up to 27 German divisions (including up to 10 etc. and MD), and in the report from June 22 the number of divisions in the German group increased by 30%! At the same time, without trifling, the number of td and md increased exactly by half. No one was embarrassed that the fifteen TDs and MDs indicated in the Republic of Moldova in Romania make up almost half of the German mobile troops, which the German command allocated for the war with the Soviet Union. This is due to the fact that no one in intelligence knew how much, and so on, was allocated for the war with the USSR.
PM analysis from different intelligence
To verify the reliability of the data coming from our intelligence, we analyze some of the RM, which were prepared before the war. A detailed analysis of the presence or absence of motorized and tank troops at the border in this unit will not be carried out, since separate units will be dedicated to these troops in the future.
Special report of the NKVD of the Ukrainian SSR (9.4.41):
[quote] At the beginning of February, 1941 ... in Lublin arrived from Warsaw the 26-th up and the 64-th motor-mechanized regiment, from the city of Holm - the 23-th up. [/ quote]
23-th up was part of the 23-th PD, which in the indicated period was in East Prussia. Therefore, the artillery regiment could not be located more than 350 km from the southernmost point on the border of East Prussia. Since this regiment was seen in the cities of Holm and Lublin, this can only be a planned operation to misinform our intelligence.
26-th up from the 26-th front, which from July 1940 to May 1941 of the year was in Belgium. No one will send a divisional artillery regiment for 1,5 thousand km from the place of permanent deployment of the division.
64-th PP previously was part of the 16-th PD. During the formation of the 16th TD, the 64th pp was reorganized into the 64th Rifle Regiment, which became part of the division. The formation of the division was carried out on the territory of the 6-th HE (Germany). From December 40 to March 1941, the division will be in Romania, and in April it will have to fight in the Balkans. Intelligence correctly identified this regiment as motorized, but individual soldiers of this regiment or a group of soldiers with fake badges on shoulder straps could only arrive in Lublin from Warsaw. With any of these options, intelligence data is misinformation.
Special message of the NKVD of the USSR (14.4.41):
[quote] In the area of Suwalki 5-6 April this year up to two motorized mechanized divisions arrived in the Sheplishki, Punsk, Krasnopol, Seyny, Giby and Kalety districts (30-40 km from the border) ...
Deputy People's Commissar of the Interior, Lieutenant General Maslennikov. [/ Quote]
The message contains a lot of other information that is difficult to double-check, but information about two MDs is easy to verify. The first German MD (20-I) 10.4.41 began to arrive from France to the territory of East Prussia and on April 16 went to Poland. Where exactly - information is missing. 20 MD arrived to East Prussia not completely. The anti-tank division, reconnaissance battalion, reserve battalion and some other units in mid-April were still in Germany. Two motorized and artillery regiments were not found at 14.4.41 locations. The next motorized division will arrive at the Eastern border only in the month of May. Therefore, we can say that the RM about the arrival of up to two MD are not true.
24.4.
On 41, a special message was received from our intelligence officer to the head of RU: [quote] Germany now has 265 divisions ... In Poland and East Prussia there are up to 85 divisions, of which up to 60 divisions, 8 divisions, 12 divisions, 1-2 divisions, 1-XNN ... "There are notes:" He has incorrect information about tank and mountain divisions and paratroopers. 2 motor div. deserves interest, but it needs to be backed up with other data. The distribution of theaters and reserves is not entirely correct. Golikov. 40 g. [/ Quote]
In accordance with the special message, in Poland and in East Prussia there are up to 85 German divisions, including 20 etc. and MD. The chief of RU was interested in information about 40 MD, but in fact there were fourteen such compounds in Germany and there was still a separate MP. And what information was provided in the Republic of Moldova during this period?
RU Summary (26.4.41):
[quote] As a result of accounting and comparing the received data, the general distribution of the German armed forces along borders and fronts at 25.4 is presented as follows: In the border zone with the USSR:
The total number of German troops on our western border with Germany and Romania (including Moldova) is 95-100 divisions (without cavalry units), of which:
a) in the East Prussian direction (against Pribovo) there are 21 – 22 divisions, of which: 17 – 18 fr, 3 md, one td….
b) In the Warsaw direction (against ZAPOVO) - 28 divisions, of which: 23 PD, 1 MD and 4 TD. In addition, one motocavalry.
c) In the Lublin-Krakow region (against KOVO) - 29 – 32 divisions, of which: 22 – 25 front, 3 MD, 4 etc ...
d) In the area of Danzig, Poznan, Thorn - 6 front ...
e) In the Uzhgorod direction (against KOVO) - the total number of German troops in the Carpathian region of Ukraine is 3, of which 2 is a combat unit and one traffic police.
f) In the Moldavian direction (against the OdVO) - 8 – 9 divisions, of which: 7 – 8 divisions and main-division ...
The total size of the German army at 25.4.41 is 286 – 296 divisions ... According to reports, from April 1 the German command began to form divisions before 40, which requires additional verification ... [/ quote]
The summary lists the German divisions that are included in the 286-296 number: 199-207 PD, 15 GSD, 20 MD, 22 TD, 4 Motorized Cavalry, 8-10 Parachute, 18 SS Division (including 10).
Information on the number of divisions is overstated: by the total number of connections - by 34-38%, by traffic - by 10%, by md (including md SS) - by 53%, by cd - by 4 times, by parachute divisions - by 4- 5 times
According to RU, at 25.4.41, the border (excluding German divisions in Romania) was 77-81 division, of which 16 and so on.
In fact, during this period there were 53 divisions near the border, including two TDs and one MD. Are intelligence data on TD and MD reliable when there is an error in determining their number more than 5 times? Are not. What parts did intelligence take for tank and motorized? We will figure it out later. Even worse is the situation in the Republic of Moldova with the number of cd and cp.
By coincidence the information is much higher. If we consider only the territory of East Prussia and Poland, the difference in intelligence data from the actual number of divisions is only 19-22%. For the German troops in Slovakia and the Carpathian Ukraine, everything is much worse - there is sheer disinformation ...
Special communications of the NKVD of the USSR and the RU General Staff
Consider now the information that came from the reconnaissance of the border troops.
Special message of the NKVD of the USSR (21.4.41 g.):
[quote] From 1 to 19 on April 1941, the border detachments of the NKVD of the USSR on the Soviet-German border obtained the following data on the arrival of German troops at points adjacent to the state border in East Prussia and the Governor-General ...
In total, they arrived in these areas: ... 3 MD, 6 PD, up to 21 PP, 2 MP, 7 CP and 9-10 UP, up to 7 TB and 4 combat battalions, a motorcycle battalion, 2 scooter companies ...
People's Commissar of the Interior of the USSR Beria. [/ Quote]
The report refers to the border strip. Let's do the calculations. 3 MD and 6 PD arrived - a total of 9 divisions.
21pp / 3 + 1 up = 7 fr. Total 16 divisions. We accept that 7 tank battalions, 2 MP and two ap will make up two more divisions. It turns out that the Germans drove to the border to 18 divisions.
Let's look at the reports of the RU and determine: how many divisions arrived according to army intelligence. Special message RU (4.4.41): [quote] As a result of the analysis of all the received data, a general strengthening of the East German Front against the USSR from the Baltic Sea to Slovakia for February and March for 6 PD and 3 etc. is obtained ... Total: 72-73 divisions [/ quote]
On April 1, near the border (to Slovakia), according to the RU, there were 72-73 German divisions. Special message RU (26.4.41): [quote] The total number of German troops on our western border with Germany and Romania (including Moldova) [on 25.4.41, - Approx. auth.] - 95-100 divisions ..., of which:
... e) In the Uzhgorod direction ... three divisions ...;
f) In the Moldavian direction ... 8 – 9 divisions ... [/ quote]
Without Slovakia, Carpathian Ukraine and Romania, the number of German troops will be 84-88 divisions. Taking away from the indicated number the number of divisions available on April 1, we get the arrival of 12-15 divisions. According to border guards, for a shorter period (six days) more troops arrived (three divisions). Therefore, it cannot be said that the reconnaissance of the border troops provided the RM with more accuracy compared to similar information of the RU.
It is not known how many divisions actually arrived from 1 to 19 in April. It is only known that for the whole of April 16 divisions arrived. Therefore, it is not possible to verify how reliable the RM RU is. We can only conclude that the information of the reconnaissance of the border troops is somewhat overestimated relative to the similar data of RU.
Special message of the NKVD of the USSR:
[quote] During the time from April 20 to May 19 this year an increase in the number of German troops near the border with the USSR was expressed:
In Klaipeda region: at 6, 2, and 2, ... one cbd ...
In the district of Suwalki: one pd, one cd and one ppm ...
In the region of Ostroleka: five pd, two mp, ... one mp ...
In the region of Biala Podlaska: on one AK, four front and one so on ...
In the area of the Hill: one AK, one md ...
In the area of Hrubieshov: two front and one so on ...
In the area of Tomashov: two pd ...
In the area of Yaroslav - Sanok: for one AK, six pd, one tp ... [/ quote]
35 divisions arrived (including 4 etc. and 4 MD), one KBR, three TP and one MP. Three TP and one MP count for one conditional etc. Then it turns out that from April 20 to May 19 1941 of the year there was an increase in the German grouping at the border by 36 divisions.
Adding the data from the previous NKVD report, we see that from April 1 to May 19 on November 1941, the German group in the border region increased by 18 + 36 = 54 division.
According to RU, the German group increased from April 1 to May 15 by 42-46 divisions.
In fact, from April 1 to May 31, 46 divisions arrived at the border. From the indicated number it is known that 10 divisions arrived after May 15. Then until May 15 (inclusive) no more than 36 divisions.
As a result of such complex calculations, it can be said that RU increased the number of arrived divisions by 17-28%. At the same time, it was shown that the reconnaissance of the border troops overestimated the number of arriving troops relative to similar information from RU.
Certificate of the NKVD of the USSR (after 24.5.41):
[quote] On the Soviet-German border: In April - May of this year The concentration of German troops continued near the Soviet-German border. During this period, concentration was established on the territory of East Prussia and the Polish governor general: ... 68-70 PD, 6-8 MD, 10 CD and 5 TD ...
On the Soviet-Romanian border: In April-May of this year in Romania concentrated to 12-18 divisions of the German troops, of which: 7 md and to 2 etc ...
The greatest concentration of German troops is noted in the areas of Dorohoi, Redeuci, Botosani. May 21-24 in this area was located up to 6 MD, 1 TD and 2 PD ...
Deputy People's Commissar of the Interior, Lieutenant General Maslennikov. [/ Quote]
In accordance with the above Information, the reconnaissance of border troops was found on the Soviet-German and Soviet-Romanian borders until 101-111 German divisions. This amount does not include the border territory of Slovakia and Carpathian Ukraine, as well as the German group in the Danzig - Poznan - Thorn region. The exact release date of the certificate is not indicated. The certificate contains the latest date “November 24.5.41, XNUMX»
According to RU, at 31.5.41, our border had 120-122 German divisions. If we subtract from the indicated number of formations the 14 divisions that the RU “saw” in territories that are not considered in the NKVD document, then we obtain the number 106-108. We can say that the intelligence information of the border troops and the RU is comparable.
In fact, on 31.5.41, the border was 83 German divisions. It can be seen that intelligence agencies from different departments do not provide the correct information. The myth that the reconnaissance of the NKVD border troops provided more accurate information than the SC General Staff’s RU does not stand up to criticism ...
It can be concluded that, according to the assessment of the intelligence of the border troops, the number of German divisions:
- in the summer - autumn of the 1940 of the year coincided with the number of troops according to the RU;
- in April 1941 of the year exceeded the same amount that was given in the RM RU;
- in April - May of the 1941 of the year, according to the top estimate (111 of divisions), the data also exceeded the number of divisions in the Republic of Moldova.
Let us return once more to the NKVD Help: “The greatest concentration of German troops is noted in the areas of Dorohoi, Redeuci, Botosani. May 21-24 in this area was located up to 6 MD, 1 TD and 2 PD". Nine German divisions are concentrated in the specified area according to border guards. These include a strong mobile grouping of 7 etc. and MD.
In fact, in this area there were only up to 1-2 German frontiers. Information on the presence of a powerful tank-motorized grouping also passes according to RU information. This can only be connected with the deliberate misinformation of our intelligence by the German command, at the direction of which it was necessary to overestimate the size of the group in the southern direction.
P.A. Sudoplatov:
[quote] We overestimated the grouping of German forces opposing us in the southwest, as a result of which the Southern Front was forced to withdraw in early July. Despite the very serious agent network that we had in Romania, was obtained mythical information on the significantly superior forces of the Germans and Romanians in the South, consisting of 40 PD and 13 TD and MD.
An incorrect assessment of the situation in Bessarabia by our intelligence, as the People’s Commissar of State Security of Moldova, later head of the special department of the Southern Front Sazykin, self-critically told me, at a critical moment in the outbreak of the war led to the low efficiency of the actions of the front forces, despite the fact that the enemy, as it turned out, did not have superior forces. No doubt this had an adverse effect on the development of events throughout the South-West... [/ quote]
Information on license plate numbers in the RM NKVD
Special message of the NKVD of the USSR (2.6.41): "25 of April arrived from Bulgaria in East Prussia 35-fr ..."
35 I was in Belgium before 25.3.41 and arrived in East Prussia 9.4.41. Reliability of information is acceptable: Belgium is confused with Bulgaria and the division was discovered after 16 days after its arrival.
Help NKVD USSR (9.6.41): “According to a survey of the border violator of the 93-th Leskovsky border detachment, the headquarters of the 257-th front, which is part of the 17-th AK, is deployed in Krosno ...”
257 I was not part of the 17 AK. From January to May of the 1941 year, it was part of the 34th AK, and then became part of the 49th mountain rifle corps.
Help NKVD USSR (10.6.41): “According to the operational data of the 91-th Rava-Russian border detachment ... to Narol - the 559-th p ...”
The 559-th sub-station in July of the 1940 of the year was disbanded and only 15.12.41 will be re-deployed. In the Republic of Moldova misinformation is reflected.
Special message of the NKGB BSSR (19.6.41):
[quote] “12 and 13 of June this year at art. Terespol [2 km to the border near the city of Brest - approx. auth.] a military train was unloaded, a group of German soldiers on shoulder straps had the numbers 411 and 643, four battalions in full combat gear, on shoulder straps the soldiers had the numbers 44 and 46 ... "[/ quote]
The numbers on the “411” epaulets could only correspond to the 411 PP, since 411-th front did not exist. The 411-th subdivision was part of the 122-th pd, which since April 1941 has been located in East Prussia. Therefore, the servicemen of the 411-th settlement could not unload several hundred kilometers from their place of deployment ...
The 643-th PP was disbanded as far back as 21.8.40, and the 643-th PD never existed.
The 44-th subdivision was part of the 11-th pd, which since 10.3.41 was located in East Prussia.
The 46-th subdivision was part of the 30-th pd, which until May 1941 was in France, and in June will be relocated to East Prussia.
In principle, the military personnel of separate units from the 44 and 46 infantry regiments could have appeared with the numbers on the shoulder straps of “44” and “46”. But 46-I PD during this period was in Romania and on the territory of Poland its parts were not. 44 I was stationed in early June in the city of Kielce, and 16.6.41 was already concentrated at the border opposite the city of Vladimir-Volynsky.
Why lead the 4 battalion to Brest and unload 2 km from it, then to lead these battalions along the border to a distance of about 150 km? Therefore, the unloading of infantry battalions far away from the concentration site is an unlikely event. It turns out that the servicemen of the four regiments could not be unloaded at art. Terespol in June 1941, and intelligence “saw” four battalions ...
Continuation of special messages: “The 241-th up, which arrived on 12 on May this year, was stationed in the Suvalka district in the region of Rachki-Stoki-Kuryanki. On 3 of June one unit of this regiment left Kuryanka to a new destination. We moved in the direction of Olshanka ...
18 May this year from the city of Graudenets to Tilsit arrived 501-th paragraph The headquarters of the 3th battalion of this regiment is stationed in Vilkisken, the 9th company - in Jagmanten, the 10th company - in Ausgiren, the 11-machine gun company located in the forester’s house ... (Information received during reconnaissance of border violator V. Schroder 6.6.41 g.)
... In April, two battalions of the 475 infantry regiment arrived from France in the city of Radom, which on June 3 moved to metro Rozhanka, the second battalion of the regiment, in addition to studying, carries border guards at night on the 4 km front. (Information was obtained during reconnaissance of the border violator of the soldier of this battalion R. Wichter) ... "
The 241-th up was part of the 161-th front, which since July 1940 was stationed in East Prussia. By the beginning of the war, 161-I will be on the Suvalka ledge.
The 501-th settlement from the 290-th front, which since March 1941 of the year has been located on the territory of East Prussia. The division was located near these settlements.
475-th PP from the 255-th PD, which has been in Poland since March 1941. The division will meet the outbreak of war at Brest.
Again we see about 50% misinformation and up to 50% reliable information.
Special report of the NKVD of the Ukrainian SSR (2.6.41):
[quote] "Against the Belarusian Military District in the metro station Byala-Podlask ... 313 and 314 th ..." [/]
313-th PP from the 246-th PD, which has been in Germany since 1940, and in France since March. The division will be redeployed to the Eastern Front only in February 1942.
The 314-th settlement from the 162-th front, which since July 1940 has been located in East Prussia.
One fake regiment and one real regiment. 50% of the information was confirmed and 50% is misinformation ...
P.A. Sudoplatov:
[quote] To the distortion of the real picture of the leadership of Stalin, Molotov, Beria, Voroshilov, Tymoshenko, the activities of the Soviet intelligence voluntarily and involuntarily joined the KGB and GRU foreign intelligence leaders in the 1960-1980 years ... They actually initiated the thesis that on the eve of the war about the timing of the attack, the scouts "reported accurately", and the dictator Stalin ... criminally ignored the reliable RM about the German attack ... We did not reveal the disinformation actions of the enemy’s intelligence and its satellites on the eve of the outbreak of war ... [/ quote]
Enemy units against OdVO troops
In the first parts, we examined in detail the information on the three HEs (PribOVO, KOVO and ZAPOVO), which came from the ROs of the okrugs and RUs, and also compared these data with the information on the maps that are posted on the websites of the RF Ministry of Defense and “People's Memory”. The RM data does not contradict the information on the maps, which was shown. Then the RM about the enemy troops concentrated against the OdVO were not considered. The figure shows a graph of the increase in the number of troops on the Soviet-Romanian border according to RU.
The situation with the concentration of German troops against the OdVO is similar to the situation for the three previously considered military forces: since the beginning of June, an increase in the number of German troops at the border has not occurred. As if specifically, the German leadership shows that for the defense against the spacecraft, the troops were brought in at the proper volume and a further increase in the number of forces was not required. The change in the number of troops at the border has stabilized, but in fact during this period the most intensive movement of troops takes place, which our intelligence could not accurately identify. The figure below shows the layout of enemy troops on the eve of the war against the OdVO troops.
It’s just like in other districts: on 17.6.41, about 12 Romanian and German divisions are concentrated at the border and at a distance 13 ... 20 ... 35 km from it. Even before the 12 divisions are concentrated at a distance of 25 ... 38 ... 72 km from the border. According to the Republic of Moldova, up to 17 German divisions are deployed on the territory of Moldova and Northern Dobrudzhia. In the central part of Romania there are also 10 German divisions, which include 4 and so on.
From the presented scheme and the number of troops (according to intelligence) it cannot be concluded that the war will begin at the dawn of June 22. It can begin on 18 of June or, for example, 1 of July ...
Our intelligence reported on the enemy’s troops in such a detailed and accurate way that probably according to the leadership of the spacecraft the intelligence was obliged to detect the beginning of the advance of the invasion group to the border in the shortest possible time. For the full advance of such a group, it took up to two days, and during this time (according to the leadership of the spacecraft), it was possible to calmly bring the border troops into combat readiness, partially move the troops to the border and disperse Aviation... But everything went, unfortunately, according to the scenario conceived by the German command ...
Our planes over enemy territory
Currently white spot in stories reconnaissance is the issue of conducting reconnaissance flights by the air forces of the spacecraft in the 1941 year. It is known that border aviation aircraft flew along the border up to two times daily. Border guards collected information on troop movements on the German side and transmitted them to the border commanders responsible for reconnaissance at numerous field landing sites. Further, the RMs were generalized in the border districts and sent to the Main Directorate of the NKVD Border Troops.
And there is very little information about reconnaissance flights of the SC Air Force. This information is found only in memoirs. For example, F. Dolgushin (122 IAP, 11 Garden):
[quote] On Friday, 20 of June, we flew, scouted ... On Friday, Pavlov flew in, Kopets flew in, and the division commander, Colonel Ganichev, on his plane. They gathered us at the headquarters, I report that I saw a group of aircraft of about forty. It was we at dawn, we flew with Seryozha in the morning ... We shot from two thousand, we examined all this, and now we have reported - there were so many airplanes of this and that type. An increase of so much, the entire airfield of Suwalki is completely full.
And later we see a passenger car that is heading to our parking lot ... So Kopets, Lieutenant General, asks, “What is your name?” Will you let me fly the plane? Don’t worry, Sergey, I won’t break ... "Then flew: the commander, regiment commander, and our colonel Nikolaev ... They flew, they taxied. I come up, and Kopets comes out. “The plane is really good. Everything that you reported, everything is accurate. We could not count the planes with accuracy, but I didn’t feel like hanging out there ... [/ quote]
Consider German reports on the flight of Soviet aircraft along the border and abroad. The reports do not mention the regular flights of border aircraft along the border and the flights of passenger aircraft. Probably, regular (planned) flights by German observers were not recorded. The messages below sometimes do not record flights of our aircraft across the border or their return back. From this it can be assumed that some of the flights abroad could not be recorded by German observers.
Many flights over the border, as can be seen from the materials, could be associated with a loss of orientation by pilots in the air. However, quite a few border violations in May 1941, when Germany was expected to attack, may indicate that some of the flights could be reconnaissance. Below in the messages in parentheses is the distance from the border towards the enemy. The author could not find part of the settlements ...
15.1.41 in 11-37 in the area of Wola-Ranizowska (65 km) a plane flew from East to West. With some delay he returned to the East. A little later, an airplane appeared again in the Ranizow area (36 km) with a flight direction to the West. Very high altitude did not allow to determine the nationality of the aircraft.
4.4.41 in the morning at a high altitude, an aircraft of unknown nationality flew northwest-west-west of 12 km Sokal. Further flight made to the southeast. Intelligence and air defense were notified.
11.4.41 message about the border crossing by plane. Near 12-00 at an altitude of 3000 m, another Russian aircraft flew along the border. No violation of the border.
15.4.41 an unknown plane at high altitude flew from south to north near Sokal.
19.4.41 two aircraft in 6-50 and in 7-10 (I-16 Rata) of Russian nationality were found over Malkinj (Poland). A large Soviet star is distinguishable on the underside of bearing planes. In 11-40, another plane of Russian origin flew from the East over Malkinia to the West. In 7-20, an aircraft of unknown nationality flew at an altitude of 200 m above Ostrowec.
17.4.41 in 10-45 4 Russian monoplane at an altitude of about 1000 m flew over the German-Russian border along the road Schwiddern (Poland) - Szczuczyn (USSR), as well as over the area Schwiddern and flew back to the east.
24.4.41 in 12-55 Russian airliner 15 km from Lotzen (58 km) passed at an altitude of 200 - 250 m above the marching column of the headquarters company.
9.5.41 in 23-00 from Russia crossed the border near the Rabedy plane and went deeper on 3-4 km to the German side. You could watch it before Szerwin. In Laski and Mahonow only the sound of motors was heard. Height 500 m. Navigation lights ...
10.5.41 in 7-30 saw 3 Russian aircraft over the border (22 km northeast of Sokolov. To the border in this direction, less than 22 km. Obtained over Soviet territory). Flight altitude about 1500 m.
In 11-45 from the east, a flight of an unknown aircraft at an altitude of 1200-1500 m near Wieska over the German region (9 km) in a north-south direction.
In 11-55, an aircraft of unknown origin from an eastern direction at an altitude of 1200 m flew over Starczewice (600 m) and Mogialnice (500 m),. Further flight over the German region in a southerly direction to Korczew (2,5 km). Further flight in a westerly direction.
13-50 flight of two aircraft of unknown nationality from the east over the German region at an altitude of 500 - 800 m with a duration of about 1 / 4 hours.
19.5.41 in 15-50 two single-engine aircraft at an altitude of 1000 m flew over the border. The signs were not distinguishable. The type of aircraft could only be Russian.
21.5.41 Russian planes crossed the border between Lipsk - Sopockinie.
22.5.41 in 8-30 an aircraft of unknown origin flew from north to south in the direction of the German border near Jablezna.
In 13-14, a twin-engine aircraft of unknown nationality flew over the German-Russian border near Okpсzyn and flew east.
24.5.41 unknown aircraft watched over the German border.
25.5.41 5 Russian aircraft were observed along the Rydavka road (3 km) - Macharce (23 km).
26.5.41 In the area of the 4 Army in 8-30 in the morning, an aircraft of unknown nationality crossed the German border on a wide arc at Jablezna. In 13-40, a twin-engine aircraft of unknown nationality crossed the German-Russian border over Okpсzyn and turned east.
A Russian high-speed aircraft (type I-16) flew the border to 11-40 in the direction of Ostroleka at an altitude of 2000 m. At Ostroleka it dropped to about 200 m, and then flew over the railway station and headed east. At 11-50, at an altitude of about 1500 m, a single-engine short vehicle of a strange construction was observed, emerging from the clouds above Rozan (15 km). The 12-01 Russian fighter type I-16 was observed at low altitude near Lubiewo (9 km) flying towards the Komarovo camp (13 km). In 12-05, a Russian car flew east at Ugniewo (9 km). The Russian fighter returned to 12-10 Russian territory at an altitude of 50 m.
27.5.41 Russian bomber crossed the border.
30.5.41 flew a Russian plane at a distance of 200-300 m at the border.
2.6.41 from Russia near Kuzawka at an altitude of 6000 - 7000 m flew an unknown plane in the direction of German territory towards Byala Podlaska.
1.6.41 at 11-45 border the plane crossed from the east at an altitude of 1200 m. He returned back after about 5 minutes.
In 10-15, an airplane of unknown origin flew over the border at an altitude of 4000 m and flew at Wisenien Lomasy.
3.6.41 5 three-engine cars flew at the border at an altitude of 1000 m towards Augustow.
4.6.41 in 13-20 heard the sound of an airplane near Ostrov-Mazowiecki. The 13-47 once again heard the noise of a single aircraft. The sound disappeared towards the Russian territory.
5.6.41 in 11-58 flight of a Russian aircraft in the direction of Sarnaki (40 km).
In 12-37, a Russian single-engine aircraft crossed the border at an altitude of about 1500 m from the east. It was seen in 8 km south of Mikaszowka (12 km).
6.6.41 between 10-15 and 10-30 2 Russian aircraft type R5 or RZ at an altitude of 500 m flew to German territory through Komorowo - Ostrow Maz. - Ugniewo. Duration from 3 to 7 min.
In 10-30, 5 Russian planes flew along the border.
2 aircraft flown close to the border.
At the border (Szczebra) flew a Russian plane.
8.6.41 in 12-05 flight of the Russian monoplane Kolno - Wincenta - Turau. In 13-05, the plane flew in the opposite direction.
21.6.41 in the line Lipsk - Sopockinie (north of Grodno) in the morning a massive occupation of field positions in the border area was discovered. In 3-30, three Russian fighters flew near the border at Janowka (10 km north of Augustow).
To be continued ...
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