Luftwaffe Victory Markings 1939-45

Luftwaffe Victory Markings 1939-45

by Philippe Saintes
Luftwaffe Victory Markings 1939-45

Luftwaffe Victory Markings 1939-45

by Philippe Saintes

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Overview

A fully illustrated overview of Luftwaffe victory markings in World War II.

This book provides an overview of the victory markings painted on the fins and rudders of the planes of the German day fighter and night fighter aircraft between 1939 and 1945, and demonstrates how these were applied in reality through the profiles of nineteen pilots, including some of the most emblematic pilots of the Luftwaffe: Hans Troitzsch, Johannes Gentzen, Frank Liesendahl, Wilhelm Balthasar, Otto Bertram, Joachim Müncheberg, Karl-Heinz Koch, Kurt “Kuddel” Ubben, Felix-Maria Brandis, “Fiffi” Stahlschmidt, Franz-Josef Beerenbrock, Heinrich Setz, Walter “Gulle" Oesau, Max-Hellmuth Ostermann, Heinrich Bartels, "Fritz" Dinger, Martin Drewes, Egmont zur Lippe-Weissenfeld and Ludwig Meister.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781636240909
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Publication date: 01/26/2022
Series: Casemate Illustrated Special
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 1,082,631
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Philippe Saintes lives in Belgium and has been a student of air warfare history for many years. He has written and published numerous articles and books and is the author of the two-volume history of Jagdgeschwader 54 published by Lela Presse.

Table of Contents

Timeline 6

Introduction 8

1 Day Fighter Aces: East 15

2 Day Fighter Aces: West 78

3 Day Fighter Aces: Far North 129

4 Day Fighter Aces: North Africa and the Mediterranean 146

5 Night Fighter Aces 161

Afterword 187

Bibliography 187

Index 189

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