Jagdgeschwader 52

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Description

Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) was the most successful and highest-scoring fighter unit, not just in Germany's World War 2 Luftwaffe, but in the entire annals of aviation history. No other fighter group has ever come close to matching its staggering total of around 9000 enemy aircraft shot down in combat. And yet, because much of that combat took place over the tractless wastes of the Russian front, very little has been written in English about the exploits of this charismatic unit. This book provides a full combat history of JG 52 and its members, including the three top-scoring aces of all time, who claimed a total of 900 victories between them.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS

CHAPTER TWO
FRONTFLIEGER IM WESTEN

CHAPTER THREE
INTERLUDE

CHAPTER FOUR
EASTERN FRONT – ADVANCE

CHAPTER FIVE
EASTERN FRONT – RETREAT

APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX

Product details

Published Aug 20 2004
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 128
ISBN 9781841767864
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 131 b/w; 17 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Aviation Elite Units
Short code AEU 15
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

John Weal

John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and…

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John Weal

John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and…

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