Aside from the input cited in the introduction to this article, thanks are due to Andrew Arthy (for extracts from the III./SG 4 Kriegstagebuch that I’d missed) and Neil Page (for the pointer to www.ina.fr). Also to French historians Alain Cerri and Robert Serre whose online material about the Maquis has enabled me to understand why Geschwader Bongart and other units attacked some of the targets they did; Paul Mathevet for his work on crashed aircraft in the Drôme Département; and especially Philippe Canonne for all the contributions from his continuing investigations of events recorded on memorials in the Indre Département and for the many books and articles he has unearthed. Ed North contributed useful information about aircraft under repair at Villacoublay. Matti Salonen generously provided extensive details of the Geschwader’s aircraft and personnel casualties. Georg Schlaug contributed information about specific operations by 2./FAG 5 and 4./KG 26; Greg Skaggs generously shared his material on Fw. Otto Schild; Christain Berring contributed the Kurt Dommasch memorial card; Steve Coates supplied Technical Intelligence Report No. A-101 on Ètampes-Mondesir; Vince Ochs provided information about his uncle's service with III./Fl.ZG 2. Peter Taghon’s information helped me fill in several details of operations in July and Chris Goss supplied the dates of seven sorties by a pilot of 2./ZG 1; Leo Etgen provided figures for II./SG 103’s losses on D-Day.
National Archives, Kew, London
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AIR 20/7703
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Calendar of Operations in North-West Europe, July 1944
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AIR 20/7704
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Luftflotte 3 Daily Situation Reports, August 1944
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AIR 23/3458
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MAAF Int. Technical Intelligence Section Report No. 20(F)
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AIR 23/6509
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M.A.T.A.F.: Int/Opsums Nos. 274–538 (incomplete)
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AIR 40/45
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Crashed enemy aircraft reports: Nos. 154–270 (incomplete)
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AIR 40/152
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Fw 190 G
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AIR 40/2152
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GAF Ops. WEST MED
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AIR 40/2161
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A.I.2(g) reports 1613–1750 (incomplete)
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AIR 40/2680
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German Air Intelligence: Miscellaneous Papers and Reports, 1943–1945
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AIR 40/2859
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Various technical reports on German Air Force aircraft and equipment (1 March–30 November 1944)
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AIR 40/3096
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SRA 5300–5399, 21/5/44–27/6/44
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AIR 40/3114
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CSDIC, Central Mediterranean Force: reports CMF/A 405-A590; information obtained from POWs and refugees (1 Jan 1944–31 Dec 1945)
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AIR 51/281
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MAAF Field Intelligence Unit, Technical Reports Nos. 16 (8 September 1944), 19 (16 September 1944), 20 (24 September 1944) and 21 (25 September 1944)
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HS 6/361
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SOE, EUCALYPTUS: communications with London on conditions and supply needs; disruption of road and rail communications; court of enquiry findings: 1944–1945
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HS 6/424
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Security file: EUCALYPTUS military mission to Vercors; liaison
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HS 6/425
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Security file: EUCALYPTUS mission court of enquiry
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HS 6/564
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WILLYS team: to follow up PECTORAL mission to Ardèche
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HS 9/339/2
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Anne-Marie COMERT, née WALTERS, Report on Mission to France
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HS 9/1407/1
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George Reginald STARR — born 06.04.1904 (1939–46)
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HW 5/428–634
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Government Code and Cypher School: German Section: Reports of German Army and Air Force High Grade Machine Decrypts (CX/FJ, CX/JQ and CX/MSS Reports), 27 January–21 December 1944
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HW 13/6
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Analyses of German Forces' appreciations of Allied intentions for Second Front (9 May–23 August 1944)
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HW 13/20
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Summaries of GAF Operational Activities: Mar 2 1944–Aug 22 1944
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HW 13/38
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GNA Vol. XII, OPD 1086–1129: 1 January – 31 March 1944
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HW 16/9
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GP translated reports of special interest, including GP reaction to RAF Dambusters' raid of May 17 1943 and formation of SS battalion for plundering of booty from occupied countries (1942–45)
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HW 16/42
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Decrypts of all other GP codes other than No 3, issued as BP daily reports in GPD series (1944 Aug–1945 Feb)
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HW 19/276
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DEGS: Decrypts from all German Sources referring to German Secret Service, issued by VG (possibly Sub-section Vg) at GC&CS for Section V and GC&CS. :3369–3767 (1 July–21 November 1944)
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WO 208/3647
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Prisoner of War Interrogation Section (Home) London District Cage: interrogation reports, L.D.C. 199–307 (August 1944)
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WO 218/4134
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CSDIC (UK) SRA Reports 5537, 5538
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WO 228/27/2
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Condensed History — 79 Fighter Group
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Imperial War Museum, London (Department of Documents)
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Air Historical Branch 6 microfilms:
Reel 8: Kriegstagebuch Nr. 5 der III./SG 4 (Westfront) (1.11.44–19.1.45)
Reel 16: Kriegstagebuch der III./SG 4 (1.11.43–3.7.44)
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Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv, Freiburg-im-Breisgau
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RH 2/61
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Fremde Heere West, Feindlage sowie Verteilung der Feindkräfte West (Ende Apr.–25. Sept. 1944)
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RH 4/1342
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OKW, Merkblatt 69/2: Bandenbekämpfung (gültig für alle Waffen), (6 May 1944)
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RH 19-IV/24
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Ob. West, Kriegstagebuch (Westen) Bd. 3 (1.–31. März 1944)
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RH19-IV/51
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Tagesmeldung OB West IA, 21–30 July 1944
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RH19-IV/58
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Ob. West, Anlagen zum Kriegstagebuch, Juni - Sept. 1944
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RH 19-IV/137
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Ob. West, Anlagen zum Tätigkeitsbericht Bd. 1 Tagesmeldungen Bd. 1/1 (1. juli–30. Sept. 1944)
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RH 19-XII/2
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Armeegruppe G, Kriegstagebuch Nr. 1 (Frankreich/Mittelmeer- und Biskayaküste) (16. Apr.–30. Juni 1944)
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RH 19-XII/3
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Armeegruppe G, Anlagen Nr. 1–338 zum Kriegstagebuch Nr. 1 (mit Planpause und Karte) (26. Apr.–30. Juni 1944)
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RH 19-XII/6
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Armeegruppe G, Anlagen zum Kriegstagebuch Nr. 2, Bd 1 (1.–31. Juli 1944)
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RH 19-XII/42
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Armeegruppe G, Oberquartiermeister, Kriegstagebuch Nr. 1 mit Anlagen (26. Apr.–30. Juni 1944)
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RH 30/74
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Kampfgruppe Jesser: Ausgehende Funksprüche (11 June–22 August 1944)
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RH 30/75
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Kampfgruppe Jesser, Eingehende Funksprüche (18–26 August 1944)
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RL 2-II/6
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Gen. Stab / Lw. Führungsstab, Anlagen zum KTB, Band 1 (Feb.–Sept.1944)
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RL 2-II/4770
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Generalstab der Luftwaffe, KTB Bd. 1 / 2 (Mai 1944–März 1945)
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RL 2-III/59
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Aufstellung, Umbildung, Umbenennung und Auflösung.- Sammlung von Verfügungen, Dienstanweisungen, Organisationsplänen und Geschäftsverteilungsplänen (April–June 1944)
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RL 2-III/201
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Fliegende Verbände, Stäbe, Nachschubeinrichtungen, Schulen und Ausbildungseinheiten, sonstige Einheiten und Dienststellen, Bodenorganisation, Sanitätseinheiten.- Aufstellungen, Auflösungen und Umgliederungen (1944)
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RL 2-III/779
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Tägliche Verlustmeldungen.- Flugzeugunfälle bei Schulen und sonstigen Dienststellen, Bd. 11 (1. Mai–15. Juli 1944)
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RL 2-III/868
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Materialverluste.- Flugzeuge.- Einsatz alle Fronten.- Listen, Bd. 26, Fliegerzielverbände; Flugzeugüberführungsverbände (1941–45)
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RL 2-III/974
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Flugzeuge: Flugzeugbestand, Flugbetrieb.- Betriebsmeldungen und Statistiken
(Jan.–Sept. 1944)
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RL 2-IV/40
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Invasions-Kalender über den Einsatz der fdl. u. eig. Luftwaffe (July 1944)
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RL 7-3/586
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Erd-, See- und Luftlagemeldungen (June–August 1944)
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RL 7-3/590
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Der Sonderbevollmächtigte der Luftflotte 3 in Vichy, Tätigkeitsberichte (April 1943–June 1944)
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RL 7-3/599
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Luftflotte 3, Verschiedene Angelegenheiten, Bd. 2 (Mai–Juli 1944)
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RL 10/357
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Kriegstagebuch III./SG 4, Frankreich (1 November 1943–3 July 1944)
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RM 6/159
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General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine: KTB, Bd. 39 (1.–31. Aug 1943)
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RM 7/101
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OKM/Seekriegsleitung, Bd. 19: Kriegstagebuch Bd. 11 (Juli 1944–Jan. 1945)
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RW 35/1353K
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Sicherungskräfte, Bandenlage und Bandenbekämpfung im Bereichg. des Mil. Bef. Frankreich, 22. Juli 1944.
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(Additional Bundesarchiv material received via Geoff Thomas and Georg Schlaug, circa 1993–94 and Peter Taghon 2021–22)
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