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Description
Published at the same time is volume 5 of the day-by-day chronicle of JG 2: "Dans le Ciel de France - Histoire de la JG 2 "Richthofen". This latest volume covers in detail the history of the "Richthofen" from 1 January 1944 until its definitive withdrawal from French territory in late August. This period was marked by heavy, bitter and deadly combat as the Allies softened up the defenders ahead of the landings in Normandy. Heavily outnumbered, the tenacity of the Luftwaffe pilots was no longer sufficient to defend the skies of occupied France. Losses on both sides were considerable - none more so than in JG 2. In the space of just a few months the Geschwader lost two Kommodoren and two Kommandeure, who together had posted combined victory claims around the 400 mark. The chapter covering JG 2 's defensive battles on the D-Day landing front reveals that the "Richthofen" were particularly active there from 6 June 1944.
200 pages, 184 photos, most of them unpublished
200 pages, 184 photos, most of them unpublished
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- Books (first-hand)
- Author
- Mombeek, Erik
- Title
- Dans le Ciel de France. Histoire de la JG 2 "Richthofen). Volume 5: 1944.
- Details
- French text, around 184 bw-photos, most of them unpublished, large format. 200 pages.
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