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Fighting the Bombers!
The Luftwaffe’s struggle against the Allied bomber offensive A book review. This book dismisses any possible doubt one might have about the German habit of “gründlichkeit” (thoroughness). A series of 18 interrogations / interviews with Luftwaffe top-commanders, like Adolf Galland … Continue reading
Posted in WW2 Europe
Tagged Adolf Galland, Allied bombers WW2, Bomber offensive WW2, German air defense WW2, German night-fighters, German Radar WW2, Josef Kammhuber, Luftwaffe history, Luftwaffe night-fighters, Luftwaffe WW2, Me-262, Me-262 night-fighter, Willy Messerschmitt, Wolfgang Martini
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The Battle for The Hague – May 10, 1940
Called ‘ The Lost Victory’ by some Dutch historians, this epic battle started in the early morning hours of May 10, 1940. A German airfleet crossed The Netherlands under cover of darkness and, once over the North Sea, headed back towards the Dutch … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Historical Background
Tagged 10 May 1940, aviation history, Battle for The Hague 1940, Blitzkrieg 1940, Dutch Army 1940, General von Sponeck 1940, German airborne troops 1940, German invasion of Holland 1940, German Paratroopers 1940, Invasion Low Countries 1940, Junkers Ju-52, Luftwaffe 1940, Luftwaffe WW2
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