Aegean Mines-Aircraft

[geosub1978]

Hello!

I am looking for two things for the year 1943 that they can obviously have only rough answeres:

1. A mean number of layed minefields or mines themselves in the Aegean.

2. The number of Luftwaffe squadrons or a mean number of aircraft themselves in the Aegean. I know that during the Dodekanese Campaign, 160 bombers and 110 fighters were made available for the fightings.

Any advise where I could possibly find these would be helpful!

Thanks

Georgios

[Urs Heßling]

hi,

in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_100 you will find that the Do 217 which sank two British destroyers belonged to 5th Squadron of KG 100

Furthermore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturzkampfgeschwader_3#Dodecanese_campaign and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehrgeschwader_1#North_African_and_Mediterranean_Theatres

and, for the fighters, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdgeschwader_27#Air_war_over_Italy,_Greece_and_Yugoslavia

greetings, Urs

[geosub1978]

I understand that a mean number of 380 aircraft is a realistic number for 1943 for both Italian and after-Italian period.

As for the mines I had heard once over 6000 mines but this only a rough estimate.

Thanks!!!