Recon for Rommel The 2.(H)14 - Air Recon Flyers in Africa (in original shrinkwrap)

Ommert, Stefan

ISBN 10: 3980521672 / ISBN 13: 9783980521673

Published by The Military Machine, 2006

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Fascinating and very well produced history of 2(H)/14 Air recon unit in Afrika. German text. 195pp.,many unpublished photographs, including scores of excellent colour images, etc As new in original shrinkwrap.

Seller Inventory # 17876

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recon for Rommel The 2.(H)14 - Air Recon Flyers in Africa (in original shrinkwrap)
• Publisher: The Military Machine
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3980521672
• ISBN 13: 9783980521673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

This book is the illustrated history of a Luftwaffe air reconnaissance unit serving in North Africa during WW II right from the beginning of the campaign, the 2nd Staffel of Nahaufklarungsgruppe (Heer) 14 - or 2. (H)/14 in short - was Rommel's main tactical air reconaissance in Africa. More than 400 colour and b+w photos show the unit's history, staffel members, aircraft and vehicules, documents (including Lt. Holzapfel's logbook) and the unit's own award medal and the unique colour plates taken by Lt. Holzapfel, an observation officer of this unit. The hardcover book (landscape format) has 195 pages and is completely in English and German, printed on quality art paper. The book is divided into 4 1. Unit history, illustated with many b+w photos. 2. The unit sections ( HS 126, Me 110, Me 108, Me 109 photographic tropicalized Opel Blitz, technical equipment Opel Blitz, Ford truck. AA 2cm Flak 30, Bofors medical section, technical Faun ZR prime mover, 8 ton half-track, signal MB 170 signal version, rarely seen in NA) 3. unit medal, unit emblem, documents, a logbook of an observer, Lt Holzapfel - interesting for historians, losses, bibliography) 4.The colour plates, taken in 1941 (Tripolis, Arco - rare arial view!) Apollonia, Derna, mausoleum of Italo Balbo, Ghadames, Hs 126, Me 110, Fi 156, downed Hurricane, burned out He 111 at Benina airfield, captured CMP truck, Opel Blitz, VW 82 Kubel, Ju 52,Via Balbia, Derna, Pantelleria with rock hangar and Hs 126, Rommel, Kesselring, Staffel officer and commanders wearing the RK, Mechili battleground with British trucks in rarely seen Caunter camouflage, African airfields.) Hardcover, landscape format, 195 pages (96 in colour) more than 400 photos, 140 colour plates, photos showing technical motives (vehicles-aircraft) are full page, Text in German-English.