Luftwaffe Records (T-321, T-405, & T-971 Series)
Headquarters, German Air Force High Command
T-321 Roll 19: Various Flak Command Files 1940-45
1,348 images of a booklet concerning unit reporting in Luftgaukommando XI (Hamburg / Hannover), Nov 41; booklets concerning the operations of heavy and light Flak batteries and search light batteries, Mar 40; operations war diary of Luftflottenkommando 6 (Eastern Front), including defense of the Oder Rover bridges, Mar-Apr 45; war diary of Flakregiment 25 (Hamburg / Hannover) with administrative and training reports, 1941-1942; war diary of Kampfgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung 5 (Eastern Front), Sep–Oct 42 and Feb-Sep 43. This roll was digitized by Digital History Archive. $20
T-321 Roll 23: OKL Heavy Flak Unit Miscellaneous Orders & Documents 1942-45
1,393 images of miscellaneous orders and documents from various Heavy Flak Abteilungen (battalions) to include 452nd (Italy 1943), 443rd (Muenster 1943-44), 372nd (Italy 1943), 601st (Rhine 1945), 346th (1944-45), 401st (1944), 677th (France 1942-43), 182nd (Italy 1944), and the 93rd (Russia 1943), and 66th (Tunisia 1942-43) Flak Regiments. $25
T-321 Roll 88: OKL 3rd Air Fleet Command War Diary (Kriegstagebuch), France 1940
1,004 images of daily reports from Luftflottenkommando 3 concerning the German tactical air situation and enemy military activities on land, sea, and air in France, 20 Jun - 10 Oct 40. Also, political reports on situation in the United States, England, France, Italy, Russia, and Japan. $25
Luftgaukommandos, Flak, Deutsche Luftwaffenmission in Rumänien
T-405 Roll 43: OKL Luftgaukommando Files, 1942-45
1,286 images of Luftgaukomando XVII reports on construction, land appropriations for airfields and repairs in Luftwaffe installations, Feb - Mar 45; orders for Luftgaukomando Belgium - North France, 1942-44; a document from the Flakscheinwefer Reserve Abteilung 308 titled "Das ABC des Flakstellungsbau", Apr 44. $25
The Von Rhoden Collection
The T-971 series of microfilm rolls consist of research materials from the "The Von Rhoden Collection, 1911-47" assembled under the direction of Brigadier General Herhudt von Rohden, head of the Historical Division, General Staff, Luftwaffe High Command, in connection with his preparation of an official history of the German Air Force during World War II.
T-971 Roll 1: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1940-45
1,094 images of reports on the Italian Military situation in Albania, North Africa, and Dodecanese Islands, Feb-Mar 41; message concerning the Italian attacks on British convoys in the Mediterranean, Jun 41; correspondence concerning increased Air Force support in Sicily, Apr-Jul 43; message concerning Yugoslavian border defenses and the military campaigns in Albania, Greece, and Libya, Apr 41; report on suppression of the insurrection movement in Slovakia, Aug-Oct 44; report on plans for an offensive in North Africa, Apr 41; an evaluation of airfields in Russia and retreat from Sicily, 1944; tactics and lessons of operations against England, Apr 44; presentation of Luftwaffe operations against England, Aug 40 – Dec 41; a study of essential German aircraft performance, Oct 44; a study concerning what air warfare will look like in 1945; Sep 44; the experience and results of fighters against heavy bomber attacks over Germany, Nov 44; plans for the 2nd and 3rd Air Fleets during the invasion of France, Jan 40; report concerning the Allied landing in Salerno, Sep 43; report concerning the revolution in Romania, Aug 44; report on the German retreat from Rumania, Jan 45; war diary of II Fighter Corps signal officer, Jan-Mar 45; documents concerning political events resulting from the Allied landing in Morocco, Feb 45; studies of German Air Force in the battle for Tunisia, Oct 44, study of aerial warfare against England in 1940-41, Dec 44; report on the destruction of Kassel, Oct 43; a strategic review of Allied aerial warfare against Germany, Oct 44. This roll was digitized by Digital History Archive. $20
T-971 Roll 3: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1939-44
1,106 images of list and map titled “Aerial warfare against England" showing location of bombing targets in England, 22 Nov 39; report on Operation “Sea Lion” invasion of England concerning the execution and conditions for carrying out the operation, 1940; a report concerning the organization and activities of Luftwaffe signal troops during the Norwegian campaign, 1940-44; lectures by and consultations with Reichmarshal Goering before and during aerial warfare against England pertaining to combat area, mission, tactical execution, aerial defense, etc., Jul-Sep 40; Luftwaffe war reports on operations in North Africa, Mediterranean, Alexandria, etc. by German war correspondents, 30 Jun - 28 Jul 41; Luftwaffe General Staff orders for the Operation “Weseruebung” against Norway and Denmark and the war journal for the 10th Air Force Corps during the operation, Mar 40; Chief of General Staff study of Allied air operations during the battle of Britain, 1939 - Aug 44; report concerning the preparation by and the activities of the Luftwaffe for the campaign against Greece and Yugoslavia, 1941. $25
T-971 Roll 4: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1938-44
812 images of war journal of Dive-Bomber Wing 2 “Immelmann” in Russia, especially around Stalingrad, 6 Oct 42 - 3 Jul 43; war journal of the Luftwaffe Administrative Command VII in Munich concerning operations during the Munich agreement, includes maps and plans; 23 Sep - 18 Oct 38; Luftwaffe High Command report concerning experiences during the occupation of Norway and Denmark, 9 Apr 40; Military Scientific Section report titled “War of Liberation” 1940-41; reports of the Luftwaffe headquarters in Italy concerning mass enemy landings, defense, orders for conduct of battle, maps, estimates of the military situation, 12 Jan - 11 Oct 44; code numbers for German air fields, 22 Dec 44; Luftwaffe High Command preliminary study titled “The Aerial Warfare Against England" and a lecture titled “Course of the Aerial Warfare Against England ", 1940-41; statistical data concerning the employment of Luftwaffe against England, 12 Aug 40 - 31 Dec 42; Reich Air Ministry reports concerning aerial warfare, air supremacy, cooperation with ground units, organization and command of the Luftwaffe, land warfare and air transportation, and landings pertaining to the campaigns in Poland, Norway, France and the low countries, 13 Jan 41; Luftwaffe High Command “Battle Calendar of the Aerial Warfare Against England” with figures for the mass attacks of the Air Fleets 2 and 3 against England, 1-31 Jul 40. $25
T-971 Roll 5: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1940-44
1,031 images of war journal of the General of the Luftwaffe at headquarters of the Royal Italian Air Force Station Africa, 17 Nov 42 - 21 Mar 43; reports concerning activity of the X Air Force Corps during the Norway Campaign, 9-27 April 1940; an evaluation by the Luftwaffe Evaluation Group Norway, 24 March 1942; war journal of the 77th Fighter Wing, 23 Nov 40 - 31 Jul 44; C-in-C of the Luftwaffe preparations for Operation “Attila,” occupation of southern France by Luftwaffe in the event that the French Colonial Empire attempted to go over to the side of the Allies, 15 Dec 40. $25
T-971 Roll 11: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1940-45
963 images of files concerning development and testing of the A4 rocket, Sep 43; experimental work for power plant of a plane, Feb-Mar 45; testing of the Focke-Wolf Ta-154 V1 airplane, Jul 43; development of air force units in conformity with the emergency delivery plan; Feb 45; the downing of remote controlled planes; Jan 45; Hitler’s order pertaining to German war production in Norway and Denmark, May 40; orders concerning air and anti-aircraft defensive operations in the eastern territory of the Reich, Jan-Mar 45; a list of airmen killed or missing on missions over England, 1940-41; inquiries about German missing airmen; 1943-45; the release of Air Force personnel for duty with the ground forces; Jan 45; correspondence about a Hitler directive designating Goering as Hitler’s successor, April-May 45; accounts by war correspondent Karl Klaus Krebs concerning the death of a German fighter pilot shot down by an American bomber, three German fighters who together shot down 250 enemy planes, a German fighter pilot shot down two US fighter planes, and an aerial battle between Messerschmitt 109 fighter planes and US B-17 bombers over Germany, 43-44; reports giving German flyers credit for downed enemy airplanes, Apr-Jun 44. This roll was digitized by Digital History Archive. $20
T-321 Roll 19: Various Flak Command Files 1940-45
1,348 images of a booklet concerning unit reporting in Luftgaukommando XI (Hamburg / Hannover), Nov 41; booklets concerning the operations of heavy and light Flak batteries and search light batteries, Mar 40; operations war diary of Luftflottenkommando 6 (Eastern Front), including defense of the Oder Rover bridges, Mar-Apr 45; war diary of Flakregiment 25 (Hamburg / Hannover) with administrative and training reports, 1941-1942; war diary of Kampfgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung 5 (Eastern Front), Sep–Oct 42 and Feb-Sep 43. This roll was digitized by Digital History Archive. $20
T-321 Roll 23: OKL Heavy Flak Unit Miscellaneous Orders & Documents 1942-45
1,393 images of miscellaneous orders and documents from various Heavy Flak Abteilungen (battalions) to include 452nd (Italy 1943), 443rd (Muenster 1943-44), 372nd (Italy 1943), 601st (Rhine 1945), 346th (1944-45), 401st (1944), 677th (France 1942-43), 182nd (Italy 1944), and the 93rd (Russia 1943), and 66th (Tunisia 1942-43) Flak Regiments. $25
T-321 Roll 88: OKL 3rd Air Fleet Command War Diary (Kriegstagebuch), France 1940
1,004 images of daily reports from Luftflottenkommando 3 concerning the German tactical air situation and enemy military activities on land, sea, and air in France, 20 Jun - 10 Oct 40. Also, political reports on situation in the United States, England, France, Italy, Russia, and Japan. $25
Luftgaukommandos, Flak, Deutsche Luftwaffenmission in Rumänien
T-405 Roll 43: OKL Luftgaukommando Files, 1942-45
1,286 images of Luftgaukomando XVII reports on construction, land appropriations for airfields and repairs in Luftwaffe installations, Feb - Mar 45; orders for Luftgaukomando Belgium - North France, 1942-44; a document from the Flakscheinwefer Reserve Abteilung 308 titled "Das ABC des Flakstellungsbau", Apr 44. $25
The Von Rhoden Collection
The T-971 series of microfilm rolls consist of research materials from the "The Von Rhoden Collection, 1911-47" assembled under the direction of Brigadier General Herhudt von Rohden, head of the Historical Division, General Staff, Luftwaffe High Command, in connection with his preparation of an official history of the German Air Force during World War II.
T-971 Roll 1: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1940-45
1,094 images of reports on the Italian Military situation in Albania, North Africa, and Dodecanese Islands, Feb-Mar 41; message concerning the Italian attacks on British convoys in the Mediterranean, Jun 41; correspondence concerning increased Air Force support in Sicily, Apr-Jul 43; message concerning Yugoslavian border defenses and the military campaigns in Albania, Greece, and Libya, Apr 41; report on suppression of the insurrection movement in Slovakia, Aug-Oct 44; report on plans for an offensive in North Africa, Apr 41; an evaluation of airfields in Russia and retreat from Sicily, 1944; tactics and lessons of operations against England, Apr 44; presentation of Luftwaffe operations against England, Aug 40 – Dec 41; a study of essential German aircraft performance, Oct 44; a study concerning what air warfare will look like in 1945; Sep 44; the experience and results of fighters against heavy bomber attacks over Germany, Nov 44; plans for the 2nd and 3rd Air Fleets during the invasion of France, Jan 40; report concerning the Allied landing in Salerno, Sep 43; report concerning the revolution in Romania, Aug 44; report on the German retreat from Rumania, Jan 45; war diary of II Fighter Corps signal officer, Jan-Mar 45; documents concerning political events resulting from the Allied landing in Morocco, Feb 45; studies of German Air Force in the battle for Tunisia, Oct 44, study of aerial warfare against England in 1940-41, Dec 44; report on the destruction of Kassel, Oct 43; a strategic review of Allied aerial warfare against Germany, Oct 44. This roll was digitized by Digital History Archive. $20
T-971 Roll 3: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1939-44
1,106 images of list and map titled “Aerial warfare against England" showing location of bombing targets in England, 22 Nov 39; report on Operation “Sea Lion” invasion of England concerning the execution and conditions for carrying out the operation, 1940; a report concerning the organization and activities of Luftwaffe signal troops during the Norwegian campaign, 1940-44; lectures by and consultations with Reichmarshal Goering before and during aerial warfare against England pertaining to combat area, mission, tactical execution, aerial defense, etc., Jul-Sep 40; Luftwaffe war reports on operations in North Africa, Mediterranean, Alexandria, etc. by German war correspondents, 30 Jun - 28 Jul 41; Luftwaffe General Staff orders for the Operation “Weseruebung” against Norway and Denmark and the war journal for the 10th Air Force Corps during the operation, Mar 40; Chief of General Staff study of Allied air operations during the battle of Britain, 1939 - Aug 44; report concerning the preparation by and the activities of the Luftwaffe for the campaign against Greece and Yugoslavia, 1941. $25
T-971 Roll 4: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1938-44
812 images of war journal of Dive-Bomber Wing 2 “Immelmann” in Russia, especially around Stalingrad, 6 Oct 42 - 3 Jul 43; war journal of the Luftwaffe Administrative Command VII in Munich concerning operations during the Munich agreement, includes maps and plans; 23 Sep - 18 Oct 38; Luftwaffe High Command report concerning experiences during the occupation of Norway and Denmark, 9 Apr 40; Military Scientific Section report titled “War of Liberation” 1940-41; reports of the Luftwaffe headquarters in Italy concerning mass enemy landings, defense, orders for conduct of battle, maps, estimates of the military situation, 12 Jan - 11 Oct 44; code numbers for German air fields, 22 Dec 44; Luftwaffe High Command preliminary study titled “The Aerial Warfare Against England" and a lecture titled “Course of the Aerial Warfare Against England ", 1940-41; statistical data concerning the employment of Luftwaffe against England, 12 Aug 40 - 31 Dec 42; Reich Air Ministry reports concerning aerial warfare, air supremacy, cooperation with ground units, organization and command of the Luftwaffe, land warfare and air transportation, and landings pertaining to the campaigns in Poland, Norway, France and the low countries, 13 Jan 41; Luftwaffe High Command “Battle Calendar of the Aerial Warfare Against England” with figures for the mass attacks of the Air Fleets 2 and 3 against England, 1-31 Jul 40. $25
T-971 Roll 5: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1940-44
1,031 images of war journal of the General of the Luftwaffe at headquarters of the Royal Italian Air Force Station Africa, 17 Nov 42 - 21 Mar 43; reports concerning activity of the X Air Force Corps during the Norway Campaign, 9-27 April 1940; an evaluation by the Luftwaffe Evaluation Group Norway, 24 March 1942; war journal of the 77th Fighter Wing, 23 Nov 40 - 31 Jul 44; C-in-C of the Luftwaffe preparations for Operation “Attila,” occupation of southern France by Luftwaffe in the event that the French Colonial Empire attempted to go over to the side of the Allies, 15 Dec 40. $25
T-971 Roll 11: Research Materials on the Role of the Luftwaffe in WWII, 1940-45
963 images of files concerning development and testing of the A4 rocket, Sep 43; experimental work for power plant of a plane, Feb-Mar 45; testing of the Focke-Wolf Ta-154 V1 airplane, Jul 43; development of air force units in conformity with the emergency delivery plan; Feb 45; the downing of remote controlled planes; Jan 45; Hitler’s order pertaining to German war production in Norway and Denmark, May 40; orders concerning air and anti-aircraft defensive operations in the eastern territory of the Reich, Jan-Mar 45; a list of airmen killed or missing on missions over England, 1940-41; inquiries about German missing airmen; 1943-45; the release of Air Force personnel for duty with the ground forces; Jan 45; correspondence about a Hitler directive designating Goering as Hitler’s successor, April-May 45; accounts by war correspondent Karl Klaus Krebs concerning the death of a German fighter pilot shot down by an American bomber, three German fighters who together shot down 250 enemy planes, a German fighter pilot shot down two US fighter planes, and an aerial battle between Messerschmitt 109 fighter planes and US B-17 bombers over Germany, 43-44; reports giving German flyers credit for downed enemy airplanes, Apr-Jun 44. This roll was digitized by Digital History Archive. $20