Luftwaffe Colours, 1935-1945

Luftwaffe Colours, 1935-1945 PDF Author: Michael Ullmann
Publisher: Hikoki Publications
ISBN: 9781902109077
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Much has been written about the Luftwaffe, but no aspect has been more controversial than the question of camouflage and markings of the aircraft. Here, author Michael Ullmann follows the development and use of many colors and establishes the links betwen the then-standard RAL colors and those adopted by the German Air Ministry. He reveals how and why these finishes were developed and applied to both military and Lufthansa aircraft. Supplemented by more than 300 photographs, drawings, detailed color aircraft profiles, and a highly accurate chart of real paint chips, Luftwaffe Colours 1935-1945 presents a remarkable insight into the art of World War II German camouflage markings.

Luftwaffe Ground Attack Units 1937-1945 Schlachtflieger

Luftwaffe Ground Attack Units 1937-1945 Schlachtflieger PDF Author: John Richard Smith
Publisher: Midland Publishing
ISBN: 9781857802740
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Examines the development of ground-attack tactics and aircraft from the years prior to World War II to the final defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945.

German Aircraft of World War 2 in Colour

German Aircraft of World War 2 in Colour PDF Author: Kenneth Munson
Publisher: Blandford
ISBN: 9780713708608
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
This book contains illustrations of more than 100 principal types of aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during the war period (more than 60 of them in color), as well as concise text giving the background of their development and operational use.

Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45

Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45 PDF Author: Robert F Stedman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782006850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
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.

Kampfflieger - Bombers of the Luftwaffe

Kampfflieger - Bombers of the Luftwaffe PDF Author: Alfred Price
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903223499
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This third volume covers the Luftwaffe's bomber squadrons during the critical time from January 1942 through the summer of 1943 in all of the theatres in which they were active.

Luftwaffe in Africa, 1941–1943

Luftwaffe in Africa, 1941–1943 PDF Author: Jean-Louis Roba
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1612007465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
This WWII history examines Nazi air force operations in Egypt and Libya with more than 100 rare wartime photographs. When Mussolini’s army was defeated on the Libyan-Egyptian border at the beginning of 1941, Adolph Hitler had no choice but to send reinforcements to help his ally. The Luftwaffe deployed an air detachment, first to Sicily, then to North Africa. This volume examines the small expeditionary force, solely devoted to protecting Italian possessions in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theater. When General Erwin Rommel launched his Afrika Korps to the east, the Luftwaffe had to go on the offensive to cover the advance. As British air forces were strengthened, German High Command was obliged to send more aerial units into what it had initially considered a peripheral arena of the war. Losses in bombers and fighters were high on both sides. By the time the Allies landed in Morocco and Algeria at the end of 1942, the Wehrmacht’s fate was sealed. The last German units capitulated in Tunisia in May 1943.

Deutsche Luftwaffe

Deutsche Luftwaffe PDF Author: Santiago Guillen
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 9788496658394
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When World War II began, Germany's Luftwaffe was the most powerful air force yet seen, achieving victory after victory in tandem with the German Army. But as other great powers rose to combat Hitler, the supremacy of the Me-109, Stuka, and Focke-Wulf soon began to pale before vast fleets of Allied warplanes which German industry could hardly match. Nevertheless, while "flying till they died," Luftwaffe pilots continued to write a record of heroism and innovation, until at the very end of the war they nearly gained the edge again with their aces flying the world's first jet fighter, the Me-262. In this large, lavishly illustrated, full-color work we gain an intimacy with the daily life of Luftwaffe pilots as never seen before. From their uniforms to equipment to everyday sundries, drawn from incredible collections of memorabilia, we can share their experiences on airfields or in the very skies of Europe, above the dark cause which unfortunately they served.

Warplanes of the Luftwaffe

Warplanes of the Luftwaffe PDF Author: David Donald
Publisher: Aerospace Pub Limited
ISBN: 9781880588109
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
Book illustrated with photos and cutaways of all types of German aircraft form the Second World War.

Jagdwaffe Section 2

Jagdwaffe Section 2 PDF Author: Christer Bergstrom
Publisher: Atlasbooks Distribution
ISBN: 9781903223468
Category : Fighter pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
9 x 12, 200+ b/w photos, maps & tables, 27 color profiles
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