TRANSPORTER / LUFTWAFFE TRANSPORT UNITS, 1939-1943 (VOLUME ONE) (LUFTWAFFE COLOURS)
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 9781903223635 |
| ISBN-10 | 1903223636 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect paperback |
| Condition | Like New |
| Author(s) | Martin Pegg |
| Publisher | Ian Allan Publishing |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Published date | 2006 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Collection / Series | Luftwaffe Colours Volume One |
| Size | 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.64 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE |
Description
This book forms the first part of a two-part study of the operations, aircraft and camouflage and markings of the Luftwaffe transporter units between 1939 and 1945
- Pre-War Development
- The Campaign against Poland
- Operations in the West
- Glider Operations
- The Invasion of the Balkans
- The Assault on Crete
- The Eastern Front – Demyansk and Kholm
- The Air Supply to Stalingrad
- The Russian Front
- Awards and Decorations
- The Mediterranean and North Africa
This is the first of two volumes which will provide an in-depth study into the aircraft, camouflage and markings, and operations of the transport, airlift and heavy-lift units of the Luftwaffe between 1937 and 1945. The Transportflieger, an often forgotten arm of the Luftwaffe, provided essential supply and battlefield support to both the Wehrmacht and the Luftwaffe in their campaigns across Western Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, North Africa, the Mediterranean and finally the Ardennes and the remains of the Reich, during the World War II. There were some 30 Knight’s Cross holders who flew in the transport units. This volume includes some 200 photographs drawn from a variety of private sources, the majority of which are previously unpublished. Alongside the photographic content, the book also includes specially prepared colour artworks and first-hand reminiscences from those who actually flew with the Transportflieger during the war.
