Hello all!
I have one question, better to say I need information about one specific moment in WW1, and any help would be very appreciated.
In WW1 Germans helped Turks in the front in Palestine, German officers were advisers to Turkish commanders, German artillery units operated there etc.
Ok, in the April of 1916, the Germans operated with 14 aircrafts from Beersheba. Name of the unit was Squadron 300, "Pascha" (Pasha?).
Only 7 of them came by land through Damascus, one of them was damaged during the transport.
How other airplanes, the other 7, came to Beersheba? Is there any possibility that the airplanes were transported in pieces, by German submarines? Perhaps the airplanes were transported from Germany to Austro-Hungarian naval base Pula (Pola) by train, then loaded on the submarines and transported in Haifa, for example.
Or, perhaps the submarines sailed directly from Germany?
And, is there any possibility that German pilots and technical personnel were transported to the area by submarines.
Interesting period is from January 1916 to April 1916.
Do anybody know something about special activities of German submarines in the area (Egypt, Palestine...) in the period? Special activities like reconnaissance, landing of agents, transport of aircrafts, other equipment, pilots, military advisers, technical personnel etc.
Any information will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Best regards!
Funkmeister