Luftwaffe Field Divisions
Author: Ron Volstad
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780855321000
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Luftwaffe Field Divisions 1941–45
Author: Kevin Conley Ruffner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-12-20
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1782008985
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHermann Göring raised the Luftwaffe Field Divisions [LwFD] during 1942, when Nazi Germany was still making spectacular gains but was first feeling the pinch of its losses on the Eastern Front. The Reichsmarschall decided to raise his own divisions for ground service under the command of Luftwaffe officers. On 17 September 1942, Göring called for volunteers from throughout the Luftwaffe for combat duty in the East. Even before that date, however, some Luftwaffe troops were heavily engaged against the enemy in Russia in a ground role. Kevin Conley Ruffner's engaging text tells the fascinating story of the LwFD.
Luftwaffe Field Divisions 1941–45
Author: Kevin Conley Ruffner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-12-20
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1782008993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHermann Göring raised the Luftwaffe Field Divisions [LwFD] during 1942, when Nazi Germany was still making spectacular gains but was first feeling the pinch of its losses on the Eastern Front. The Reichsmarschall decided to raise his own divisions for ground service under the command of Luftwaffe officers. On 17 September 1942, Göring called for volunteers from throughout the Luftwaffe for combat duty in the East. Even before that date, however, some Luftwaffe troops were heavily engaged against the enemy in Russia in a ground role. Kevin Conley Ruffner's engaging text tells the fascinating story of the LwFD.
Luftwaffe Flak and Field Divisions, 1939–1945
Author: Hans Seidler
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2012-04-19
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 1783039183
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis pictorial WWII history explores the evolution of the Third Reich’s Luftwaffe ground force through rare wartime photographs. From the outset of the Second World War, Luftwaffe Flak units saw extensive fighting with their 2cm, 3.7cm and deadly 8.8cm anti-aircraft guns. By the time of Hitler’s invasion of Russia, Luftwaffe ground forces had been expanded and were being used in both the army support and air roles. After initial success on the Eastern Front gave way to a costly quagmire, Hitler ordered the raising of Luftwaffe Field Divisions to bolster the Army. Initially under Hermann Goring’s command, they were reorganized under the Army in 1943 as standard infantry divisions. The most famous was the elite Hermann Goring Division, which was reorganized as a Panzer Division. By 1944 there were no less than twenty-one Luftwaffe Field Divisions, plus many similar regiments, fighting on all fronts.
Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45
Author: Robert F Stedman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-11-20
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 1782006850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Göring's Grenadiers
Author: Antonio J. Muñoz
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781891227400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe complete hisotry of the Luftwaffe Field Divisions, of which 22 were formed, including Division Miendl and the smaller regiments!Hundreds of Photos, maps, line drawings, 6 color plates, orders of battle, etc!
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Author: Maurer Maurer
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1961
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 1428915850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHitler’s Armies
Author: Chris McNab
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-10-20
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 1849089167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe illustrated history of Hitler's land forces – from the Panzer crewman on the Eastern Front to the infantryman in Normandy and the last ditch defence units of Waffen-SS and Hitler Youth. Hitler's Armies is the definitive work on Hitler's war machine charting its evolution from the formidable force which won stunning victories during the Blitzkrieg in 1940, to the hard campaigns it fought in the deserts of North Africa and the frozen wastelands of the Soviet Union to the eventual retreat to the Fatherland itself. Drawing upon Osprey Publishing's unique archive, this volume expertly weaves together the story of the development and deployment of Hitler's armies displayed alongside a stunning collection of original artwork and photographs to show the kit and equipment of the various land forces.
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force; World War II.
Author: United States. USAF Historical Division
Publisher:
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 856
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of squadron histories has been prepared by the USAF Historical Division to complement the Division's book, Air Force Combat Units of World War II. The 1,226 units covered by this volume are the combat (tactical) squadrons that were active between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Each squadron is traced from its beginning through 5 March 1963, the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the 1st Aero (later Bombardment) Squadron, the first Army unit to be equipped with aircraft for tactical operations. For each squadron there is a statement of the official lineage and data on the unit's assignments, stations, aircraft and missiles, operations, service streamers, campaign participation, decorations, and emblem.
Luftwaffe War Diary
Author: Uwe Feist
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2014-07-01
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0811760537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVisual history of the German air force in World War II.
