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Aces of Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet'
Aces of Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet'
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An illustrated history of JG 3, which flew every major variant of the two legendary German wartime fighters, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190.
Jagdgeschwader 3 may not have the same immediate resonance as some of the more famous Luftwaffe fighter units, such Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen', but it is arguably the archetypal German fighter formation of World War 2. Not only did it participate in every campaign fought by the Luftwaffe (with the exceptions of Poland and Norway), during the course of the hostilities it numbered among its ranks more than 70 Knight's Cross winners (a total exceeded by only one other Jagdgeschwader).
Against the backdrop of the historic battles of Britain, Stalingrad, Kursk, Normandy, the Ardennes and Berlin – this illustrated history portrays the multitude of stories, exploits and ultimate fates of the many aces themselves, from the now unknown trio who achieved their first five kills during the Blitzkrieg in France in the late spring/early summer of 1940 to the nearly two-dozen highly acclaimed and lauded 'centurions' who flew with JG 3.
Table of Contents
Battle of Britain and after
Barbarossa - an abundance of aces
Mediterranean interlude
Growing Soviet resistance
Defence of the Reich
Normandy bloodbath
Retreat and defeat
Appendices
Product details
| Published | Nov 20 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781780962993 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 86 b/w |
| Series | Aircraft of the Aces |
| Short code | ACE 116 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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