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As someone that knows very little about military protocol, I'm looking for someone to explain the procedures/protocols that would take place when a Luftwaffe plane did not return to base. Let's say an NJG4 plane that did not return. Do they give it a few days? Is a report made and if so to whom...

This was my spouse’s grandfather. This photo has been in a frame since the end of the war. Up until last month, we didn’t even know his name. With the help of DNA testing we were able to determine he was Hans Karl Heinrich Henjes. He was born in Hannover on December 7, 1917. Based on my mother...

I'm looking for any information of Halifax MKII JN- 910 Airborne 1759 14Sep43 from Tempsford on Operation Flat 22, heading for a DZ code-named Kufer 208. While homebound, drop complete, shot down by Kriegs Marine Flak, crashing in the Baltic off Rugenwalde. Those killed are commemorated on the...