Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45Bloomsbury Publishing, 20.11.2012 - 48 Seiten The Luftwaffe, honed in the Spanish Civil War, played a vital part in Germany's 'Blitzkrieg' victories in 1939-41. Badly overstretched by war on three fronts in 1942-44, it was crippled by an incompetent commander-in-chief, the losses among experienced aircrew, and shortage of fuel. In 1944-45 it faced a final battle of attrition in skies ruled by the Allies as the Eastern and Western pincers closed on the Reich; but until the very end the dwindling band of veteran pilots among them the greatest 'aces' the world has ever known presented a potent threat. This fact-packed review of Luftwaffe uniforms and flying kit is illustrated with rare personal photos, insignia charts, and two dozen meticulously detailed colour figures. |
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Adolf Galland Air Force aircraft aircrew airfield airmen Allied Army badge Battle of Britain belt Berlin blue bomber boots breast eagle breast pocket canvas collar patches colour cord cotton cuffs dress Eastern Front enlisted ranks equipment Fallschirmjäger fastened Feldwebel fighter pilots fitted Flak Flakartillerie Flieger Fliegerbluse Fliegermütze flight clothing flight suit flying friction buckle front Galland Gefreiter German Geschwader Geschwaderkommodore gloves goggles grey grey-blue wool ground attack gunners guns Hauptmann helmet Hoheitsabzeichen inflatable insignia Iron Cross issue jacket Jagdflieger Jagdgeschwader knee pocket Kombination KW Fl bR/40 left breast Legion Condor Leutnant lined loops Luftflotte Luftwaffe Malcolm McGregor NCOs Oberfeldwebel Oberleutnant Oberstleutnant officers one-piece operations parachute personnel Plate A3 pocket flap press-stud replaced Russia Schirmmütze Schwimmweste sheepskin shoulder straps sleeve summer Tropenanzug tropical trousers tunic two-piece uniform units Unterfeldwebel Unteroffizier ushanka vest Waffenfarbe waist waistband wears Wehrmacht winter wire worn