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    The document summarizes the German Luftwaffe units involved in and not involved in the raid on the harbor of Bari, Italy on December 2nd and 3rd, 1943. It lists the specific squadrons (I., II., III.) of several bomber wings (KG 30, KG 54, KG 76, LG 1) that participated in the raid, along with their commanding officers and locations before and after the raid. It also notes squadrons of these units that were not involved and where they were stationed at the time. The document provides this unit-level detail on the German forces to clarify the "truth" about which entities were or were not engaged in the infamous Bari harbor bombing.

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    The document summarizes the German Luftwaffe units involved in and not involved in the raid on the harbor of Bari, Italy on December 2nd and 3rd, 1943. It lists the specific squadrons (I., II., III.) of several bomber wings (KG 30, KG 54, KG 76, LG 1) that participated in the raid, along with their commanding officers and locations before and after the raid. It also notes squadrons of these units that were not involved and where they were stationed at the time. The document provides this unit-level detail on the German forces to clarify the "truth" about which entities were or were not engaged in the infamous Bari harbor bombing.

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    BOMBARDAMENTO DI BARI

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    The document summarizes the German Luftwaffe units involved in and not involved in the raid on the harbor of Bari, Italy on December 2nd and 3rd, 1943. It lists the specific squadrons (I., II., III.) of several bomber wings (KG 30, KG 54, KG 76, LG 1) that participated in the raid, along with their commanding officers and locations before and after the raid. It also notes squadrons of these units that were not involved and where they were stationed at the time. The document provides this unit-level detail on the German forces to clarify the "truth" about which entities were or were not engaged in the infamous Bari harbor bombing.

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    This comes from a couple of postings on the old TOCH board by LwFlieger in June

    2003:

    Units involved in Bari raid:

    I./KG 30 - moved from Viterbo to Ghedi and Piacenza /N Italy (c 25 Sep 43); raided
    Bari harbor (2 Dec 43); - Kommandeur: Hptm. Gnther(?) Schulz (DKG) (Nov 43? - Feb
    44?)

    II./KG 30 - raided Bari harbor (4 Dec); transferred from Villafranca to Varel /NW
    Germany (14 Dec 43). - Kommandeur: Maj. Ernst Pflger (DKG) (Jun 43 - Apr 44?)

    III./KG 30 - not involved. - at Leck/ Schleswig-Holstein (end of Oct 43 ? 1 Mar


    44); rebuilt strength and trained (Nov 43 ? Feb 44); - Kommandeur: Maj. Helmut
    Strchel (DKG, RK)(Jan 43? - Feb 44)

    I./KG 54 - under II. Fl.Korps, flew major raid on harbor of Bari /Italy (2 Dec);
    withdrawn from Cameri for Regensburg-Obertraubling /Germany for rest and
    replacement (11 Dec 43); - Kommandeur: Maj. Otfried Sehrt (5 Oct 43 - 30 Sep 44)

    II./KG 54 - at Bergamo /N Italy under II. Fl.Korps; took part in infamous raid on
    the port of Bari /S Italy (2/3 Dec); - Kommandeur: Hptm. Karl Palliardi (DKG) (24
    Oct 43 - 25 Apr 44)

    III./KG 54 - not involved - at Ingolstadt-Manching for rebuilding and training


    (late Oct 43 ? 31 Mar 44) - Kommandeur: Maj. Franz Zauner (DKG, RK) (1 Apr 43 - 30
    Sep 44)

    I./KG 76 - to Villaorba (near Udine /NE Italy) to attack harbors and shipping at
    Naples, Bari, Anzio-Nettuno, etc. (15 Oct); had 32 Ju 88A-4 (1 Dec); probably
    struck port of Bari (2/3 Dec 43) - Kommandeur: Hptm. Helmut? Wahl (Dec 43 - Jan 44)
    -acting

    II./KG 76 - not involved - transferred from Italy to Varrelbusch /NW Germany for
    rest and to prepare for ops over England (4 Dec 43) - Kommandeur: Maj. Siegfried
    Geisler (DKG, RK) (c Sep 43 - 8 May 45)

    III./KG 76 - not involved - Gruppe rested and recuperated about 6 months (Jul 43 ?
    Jan 44); relocated from Laon-Athies to Hrsching, near Linz /N Austria (25 Nov) -
    Kommandeur: Maj. Wilhelm Held ( ? ? Apr 44 - 1 Dec 44); Maj. Hansgeorg Btcher
    (DKG, RK, EL) (6 Dec 44 - c 25 Feb 45)

    I./LG 1 - not involved. - still at Athens-Eleusis but ordered to Larissa /C Greece


    (25 Nov); had 25 Ju 88A-4 (1 Dec); still at Athens-Eleusis (6 Dec 43) - Kommandeur:
    Maj. Karl-Heinz Schomann (DKG, RK) (24 Mar 43 - 16 May 44?)

    II./LG 1 - not involved - left Greece for Wiener Neustadt /Austria (last week of
    Sep); accident noted at Wiener Neustadt (6 Nov); reported having 10 Ju 88A-4 (1 Dec
    43); still at Wiener Neustadt (Jan - Mar 44) - Kommandeur: Hptm. Leopold Kck (DKG)
    (10 Sep 43 - ?), Maj. Dieter Clemm von Hohenberg (DKG, RK) (? - 30 Jun 44) KIA

    III./LG 1 - while maintaining its rear echelon at Eleusis, the Gruppe relocated to
    Heraklion /Crete (from late Nov); reported having 32 Ju 88A-4 (1 Dec); raided Bari
    harbor (13 Dec 43) - Kommandeur: Maj. Hans-Gnther Nedden (DKG) (1 May 43 - 8 Jun
    44)

    Any other units not mentioned were not known to have been involved.

    Our data is drawn from every source which can be obtained without spending a
    fortune. Virtually all published sources have been sifted for information. My
    partner in this project, Larry deZeng has for decades searched through all the
    surviving loss records and all accessible microfilms, including those from Allied
    intelligence reports. The only documents not reviewed are those not put on
    microfilm. In the process of reviewing the data from all these sources the truth
    usually becomes quite clear and we have exploded quite a few myths and
    misunderstandings. In short, what I sent you regarding "not involved" Gruppen is in
    fact correct. Many of those Gruppen that were absent had only departed the
    Mediterranean front a month or two earlier, to rebuild / re-equip after being
    mauled by Allied air power which was becoming overwhelming.
    Quote:

    Do you know books and articles on this fascinating yet neglected subject?

    Here are some suggested resources:

    "Disaster at Bari" by Glenn Infield; MacMillan, 1971

    Giuseppe Finizio posted this on the old TOCH in Jan 2002:


    The American view of the Bari bombing is now given in "NIGHTMARE IN BARI" by Gerald
    Reminick, The Glencannon Press, 2001. This well researched book supersedes the
    fictious book by Glenn Infield.

    Issue 79 of the magazine "After the Battle" contains a comprehensive article


    describing the raid's effect on the Allies.

    There's also some information on pages 197 & 198 of "Kampfgeschwader 54: von der Ju
    52 zur Me 262" by Radtke.

    Regards,
    Leon Venter

    Andy Mitchell
    22nd June 2008 23:15

    Re: Attack on shipping in Bari harbour on 12th December 1943

    Here are some web links, some good some not so good....

    BBC Peoples War - http://bari%20raid,%202nd%20december%201943/

    Chapters 6 to 10 of Glen Infield's Book

    From the US Naval Historical Centre

    Wikipedia

    From Ahoy - Mac's Web Log

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