Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grünherz'
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Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grünherz'

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
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Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grünherz'

About this book

Featuring photography and illustrations throughout, a combat history of 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.

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Yes, you can access Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grünherz' by John Weal,John Weal,Jim Laurier in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & 20th Century History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781841762869
eBook ISBN
9781782005339
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Chapter One: The Parts of the Sum
  5. Chapter Two: The Battle of Britain – Before and After
  6. Chapter Three: Balkan Interlude
  7. Chapter Four: Russia 1941-43
  8. Chapter Five: ‘Green Hearts’ in the West
  9. Chapter Six: Eastern Front 1943-45
  10. Appendices
  11. Colour Plates Commentary
  12. Selected Bibliography
  13. Related Titles
  14. Imprint