coe Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 Curiosity question: Does anyone know what happened to the 88mm Flak battery that von Luck pressed into service at gunpoint during Goodwood? I know they shot up a significant number of tanks but did the battery survive. Was the Flak battery commander awarded a medal (if what von Luck actually said what was reported (I can't remember the exact words) "You're a dead man or you can get your self a medal" or something of that sort. C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by coe: Curiosity question: Does anyone know what happened to the 88mm Flak battery that von Luck pressed into service at gunpoint during Goodwood? I know they shot up a significant number of tanks but did the battery survive. Was the Flak battery commander awarded a medal (if what von Luck actually said what was reported (I can't remember the exact words) "You're a dead man or you can get your self a medal" or something of that sort. C<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> According to von Luck, all guns survived the engagement. I doubt that he followed whether there was a medal involved for the battery commander. He had just lost one battalion that day... Good question to ask on the http://www.feldgrau.com forum though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Username Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 See pgs 218-220 Steel Inferno. The battery, after stopping the brits, seems to have killed a couple of Tigers also in a fratricide incident. This caused the other tigers to fall back. The 88s were destroyed when the 32nd Guards Brigade pulled into town (Cagny). So maybe they should have got a medal but the Tiger thing kind of cancelled it. Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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