The German Fighter Units over Russia: A Pictorial History of the Pilots and Aircraft [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Werner Held (Author), Edward Force (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1990

Covers the aircraft and many pilots of JG 3, JG 5, JG 51, JG 52, JG 54 and JG 77.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd (July 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887402461
• ISBN-13: 978-0887402463
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A marvellous overview of Luftwaffe fighters in the East, September 4, 2005

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This review is from: The German Fighter Units over Russia: A Pictorial History of the Pilots and Aircraft (Hardcover)

This is a collection of hundreds of rare photgraphs of German fighters in Russia during World War II all with very interesting captions. The reader gets the impression that he walks among the great aces with triple digit scores of victories and in the primitive airfields set in the Russian steppe. The youthfull faces of countless German pilots with the Knight's Cross around their neck fill this book, as well photos of the famous Bf-109s and Fw-190s, some of them showing the interesting artwork on their rudders depicting very impressive victory scores. The book is highly recommended to anyone interested in the Luftwaffe aces!! One wonders how the Red Air Force survived after the merciless slaughter it suffered at the hands of those terrific aces.