Jg 2 Jagdgeschwader Richthofen

Author : Marek Murawski
Publisher : Units
ISBN 13 : 9788362878703
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book JG 2. Jagdgeschwader Richthofen written by Marek Murawski and published by Units. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief history of one of the most famous fighter units of the Luftwaffe, JG 2 "Richthofen". The 28 page book with English text contains a chronological overview of the unit's activities, which is supplemented with 43 photos, tables of unit commanders and planes used, as well as color profiles of 4 aircraft. The book includes a decal sheet printed by Cartograf, which contains 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 individual markings of the following planes: - Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4; W.Nr. 5159, 'White 9', flown by Oblt. Hermann Reifferscheidt, Kapitän of 1./JG 2, Beaumont-le-Roger airfield, France, October 1940, - Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2/B; 'Yellow 3', flown by Uffz. Richard Übelbacher of 6.(Jabo)/JG 2, Abbeville-Drucat airfield, France, summer 1941, - Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-2; W.Nr. 0120 333, 'White 8', flown by Lt. Jakob Augustin of 7./JG 2, Théville airfield, France, early June 1942, - Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9; W.Nr. 400 271, 'Black 4' of 10./JG 2, Großostheim airfield, Germany, spring 1945.

Author : Holger Nauroth
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764320941
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen written by Holger Nauroth and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary World War II Luftwaffe fighter unit Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" is the subject of this new, large-format, illustrated volume. Tracing their history back to World War I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen (the legendary "Red Baron"), JG 2 was at the forefront of aerial combat. Flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters during World War II, JG 2 produced many famous aces - among them Wilhelm Balthasar, Walter Oesau, Egon Mayer, Hans Hahn, Erich Rudorfer, and Helmut Wick. Using a day-to-day chronology, the book covers JG 2's combat history during the early campaigns in Poland and France, through the Battle of Britain, North Africa, and in the later defense of the Reich battles. A short chapter also covers their post-World War II transformation to JG 71 "Richtohofen" under the command of Erich Hartmann, when they flew the F-86, F-104 and F-4 Phantom.

Author : John Weal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782005765
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jagdgeschwader 2 written by John Weal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing its roots to Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen's 'Flying Circus' of WWI, the Jagdgeschwader 'Richthofen' is arguably the most famous fighter unit of all time. Designated JG 1 during the Great War, then disbanded following defeat, the Jagdgeschwader reformed as JG 132. By September 1939 the unit had become JG 2, seeing much action during the Blitzkrieg and Battle of Britain. This first in a new series focusing on elite fighter and bomber units, charts the career of JG 2 from its first aerial kills in 1939 to the destruction of its own Fw 190s in the face of the Allied advance in 1945.

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Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1909808474
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hunting with Richthofen Jagd in Flanderns Himmel written by and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karl Bodenschatz was the Richthofen squadron adjutant. His historical record offers an insight into the war from the German viewpoint.

Author : Holger Nauroth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783613019355
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" written by Holger Nauroth and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretter om den tyske Jagdgeschwader Richthofen, herunder baggrund, deltagelsen i 2. verdenskrig og enhedens genopståen i det nye Bundesluftwaffe i 1958

Author : John Weal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782005781
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jagdgeschwader 27 ‘Afrika’ written by John Weal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synonymous with the Afrika Korps and the campaign in North Africa, JG 27 provided Rommel's army with fighter protection for virtually the whole 'roller coaster ride that was the war in the Western Desert from 1941-43. Formed in Germany on 1 October 1939 (with Adolf Galland as CO of I.Gruppe), JG 27 saw considerable action both during the Battles of France and Britain, downing 146 aircraft in the latter campaign alone. Sent to North Africa in April 1941, the geschwader had an immediate impact on the campaign, which had up until then been dominated by the Allies. The third volume in the Aviation Elite series on a German fighter geschwader, this book will once again prove popular with Luftwaffe enthusiasts and hobbyists alike.

Author : David A. Miller
Publisher : Merriam Press
ISBN 13 : 1576380734
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Die Schwertertraeger Der Wehrmacht written by David A. Miller and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Weal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782005331
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grünherz' written by John Weal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most successful of the high-scoring Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader during World War 2, JG 54 'Grünherz' (Green Hearts) was formed from three disparate fighter 'Gruppen' immediately prior to the Battle of Britain. Having enjoyed immediate success over the Channel and South-east England during the summer of 1940, the unit was transferred to the Eastern Front in the spring of 1941 in preparation for Operation Barbarossa the German invasion of the Soviet Union. JG 54 would remain a Jagdwaffe stalwart in the east, flying firstly Bf 109Fs and then the Fw 190. By war's end, the Geschwader's pilots had claimed over 9500 kills, and produced over 100 aces. Men like Hans Philipp, Walter Nowotny and Otto Kittel are profiled in this volume, which reveals the struggle in the face of overwhelming odds that was the lot of the Jagdflieger on the Eastern Front.

Author : Robert F Stedman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782006850
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45 written by Robert F Stedman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Luftwaffe, honed in the Spanish Civil War, played a vital part in Germany's 'Blitzkrieg' victories in 1939-41. Badly overstretched by war on three fronts in 1942-44, it was crippled by an incompetent commander-in-chief, the losses among experienced aircrew, and shortage of fuel. In 1944-45 it faced a final battle of attrition in skies ruled by the Allies as the Eastern and Western pincers closed on the Reich; but until the very end the dwindling band of veteran pilots among them the greatest 'aces' the world has ever known presented a potent threat. This fact-packed review of Luftwaffe uniforms and flying kit is illustrated with rare personal photos, insignia charts, and two dozen meticulously detailed colour figures.

Author : John Weal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782005692
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grünherz' written by John Weal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most successful of the high-scoring Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader during World War 2, JG 54 'Grünherz' (Green Hearts) was formed from three disparate fighter 'Gruppen' immediately prior to the Battle of Britain. Having enjoyed immediate success over the Channel and South-east England during the summer of 1940, the unit was transferred to the Eastern Front in the spring of 1941 in preparation for Operation Barbarossa the German invasion of the Soviet Union. JG 54 would remain a Jagdwaffe stalwart in the east, flying firstly Bf 109Fs and then the Fw 190. By war's end, the Geschwader's pilots had claimed over 9500 kills, and produced over 100 aces. Men like Hans Philipp, Walter Nowotny and Otto Kittel are profiled in this volume, which reveals the struggle in the face of overwhelming odds that was the lot of the Jagdflieger on the Eastern Front.