Luftwaffe Sturmgruppen (Aviation Elite Units, 20) - Softcover

Weal, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841769088 ISBN 13: 9781841769080

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

The 'storm troopers' of the Luftwaffe, the elite Strumgruppen units comprised the most heavily armed and armoured fighter interceptors ever produced by the Germans. Their role was to smash like a mighty fist through the massed ranks of USAAF daylight bombers. Only volunteers could serve with these elite units, and each pilot was trained to close with the enemy and engage him in extremely short-range combat, attacking from the front and the rear in tight arrowhead formations. In exceptional circumstances pilots would even ram their enemy. This book chronicles the brief, but violent, career of the Sturmgruppen during the dark days of 1944-45, employing first-hand accounts and rare archival photography.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Looking at elite fighter and bomber units in action, these books draw on profile artworks, black and white photographs, fully detailed appendices and breathtaking first hand accounts.

About the Author:

Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and artist, John Weal has written, illustrated and/or supplied artwork for several titles in the Aircraft of the Aces series. He owns one of the largest private collections of original German-language literature from World War 2, and his research is firmly based on this huge archive. This is his fifth book in the Aviation Elite Units series. He lives in Berkshire, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1841769088
• ISBN 13: 9781841769080
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Weal John