Description

One of the most important, and yet least publicised, components of the front-line Luftwaffe was the Schlacht, or ground attack, arm. This book details the Schlacht units who were in the thick of the fighting from the first day of the war until the last.

They played a vital part in the heady successes of the early Blitzkrieg campaigns and went on to perform an equally essential role in the dark hours of last ditch defence and ultimate defeat. In between, they fought in all defensive battles: on the eastern front at Stalingrad, Kursk and Berlin; in the west, by night, over Normandy, the Ardennes and the Rhine.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
IN THE BEGINNING

CHAPTER TWO
BLITZKRIEG

CHAPTER THREE
EASTERN FRONT 1941-43

CHAPTER FOUR
MEDITERRANEAN SUN, RUSSIAN MOON

CHAPTER FIVE
THE NEW ORDER

CHAPTER SIX
RETREAT ON ALL FRONTS

APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX

Product details

Published Aug 20 2013
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 128
ISBN 9781472805355
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 124 b/w; 30 col
Series Aviation Elite Units
Short code AEU 13
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

John Weal

John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and…

Illustrator

John Weal

John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and…

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