Operation Mercury

[Lehr Division]

All that i know of right is that Operation Mercury consist of 22,000 men of which 15,000 is from the 5th Mountain Division,and the 7th Airborne Division as part of XI air corp but the other 7,000 men are supposedly transport through sea well if so what unit are they? and part of what corp/army?

[Requin Marteau]

Hi,
For the Merkur operation, the committed units are :
XI. Flieger Korps (General d. Flieger Student):

Fallschirm Sturmregiment (Generalmajor Meindl),

7. Flieger Division (Generalleutnant Süssmann)(FJR1, FJR 2, FJR 3, FJ Pi. Btl 7, FJ Art Abt 7, FJ MG Btl 7, FJ Pz Jäg Abt 7),

5. Gebirgs Division (Generalmajor Ringel)(Geb Jäg Rgt 85, Geb Jäg Rgt 100, Geb Art Rgt 95, Geb Pi. Btl 95, Geb Aufkl Abt 95, Geb Pz Jäg Abt 95, Geb Nachrichten Abt 95, Geb Jäg Rgt 141/6. Geb Div),

II./Pz Rgt 31,

Krad Schutzen Btl 55,

Flak MG Btl 609

KG z.b.V. 1 (Oberst Gustav Wilke)(II./KG z.b.V. 1, K Gr z.b.V. 40, K Gr z.b.V. 105, K Gr z.b.V. 106),

KG z.b.V. 2 (Oberst Rädiger von Heyking)(I./KG z.b.V. 1, K Gr z.b.V. 60, K Gr z.b.V. 101, K Gr z.b.V. 102, I./Luftlande Geschwader 1),

130 DFS 230,

Reserve : I./KG z.b.V. 172, II./KG z.b.V. 172, four Staffel/Luftlande Geschwader 1,

VIII. Flieger Korps (General von Richthofen):

S.G. 2 (150 Ju 87),

K.G. 2 (120 Do 17),

K.G. 26 (40 He 111),

J.G. 27 (90 Me 109),

Z.G. 26 & Z.G. 76 (90 Me 110),

2./Fern Aufkl Gr 11 (Ju 88)

[Lehr Division]

II./Pz Rgt 31, a panzer Rgt? are you sure?
and for "Reserve : I./KG z.b.V. 172, II./KG z.b.V. 172, four Staffel/Luftlande Geschwader 1, " are these the troops used to reinforcement through the sea? not alot if you ask me :/

[Andy H]

Apologies but I can't find the info I need but were the Italians involved in some minor way with the invasion of Crete, try Lupo's site for details.

Andy from the Shire

[Lehr Division]

for infantry i don't think so but i know they did give support for the seaborne reinforcement with Itlay's ever so beaten up navy. can you tell me the address for lupo's site? thanks i'm really interested in this operation.

[Requin Marteau]

document concerning the attribution of the cuff tittle "Kreta"

[Lehr Division]

Thanks but too bad i can't read that language :/ does anybody else know place where i can find OoB of that battle and other infos? (as long as i can read it )

[Erich]

Requin :

Where did you acquire this intersting artcile ?

Lehr: check angleraybooks at http://www.angleraybooks.com

go to new releases and you will find a new book on the Battle for Crete listed with more emphasis on the Geramn participation.

E 8)

[Tolga Alkan]

Thanks but too bad i can't read that language :/ does anybody else know place where i can find OoB of that battle and other infos? (as long as i can read it )

There are some good paperback books covers Battle of Crete,view from both side.You can try famous online book sellers.

[Lehr Division]

Thanks, will look into it

[Wolfkin]

Yo dude!!!

Check this link out!!!

http://www.geocities.com/kumbayaaa/itro ... e1941.html

This is a site done by a gentleman named Henrik Krog, I met this dude on the Feldgrau Forum a while back! He is cool and has helped me out before with some OOB's and other things!

If you need anymore info this dude would probably help, as he was very helpful for me!!!

Cheers dude!!!

Wolfkin

[Requin Marteau]

Erich
article found on the book of Kurt G. Klietmann, "Auszeichnungen des Deutschen Reiches, 1936-1945", Edition Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-87943-689-4

[Lehr Division]

WoW thanks wolfy! really help me out alot, heh better than PantherD's info muahahah heh j/k