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AUTHOR: Nauroth, H
FORMAT: 350pp 680 Bw 290x220 Hb
The legendary World War II Luftwaffe fighter unit Jagdgeschwader 2
'Richthofen' is the subject of this new, large-format, illustrated volume.
Tracing their history back to First World War fighter ace Manfred von
Richthofen, JG 2 was at the forefront of aerial combat. Flying the Messerschmitt
Bf109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw190 fighters during World War II, JG 2 produced many
famous aces - among them Wilhelm Balthasar, Walter Oesau, Egon Mayer, Hans Hahn,
Erich Rudorfer, and Helmut Wick. Using a day-to-day chronology, the book covers
JG 2's combat history during the early campaigns in Poland and France, through
the Battle of Britain, North Africa and the later defence of the Reich battles.
A short chapter also covers their post-World War II transformation to JG 71
'Richthofen' under the command of Erich Hartmann, when they flew the F-86, F-104
and F-4 Phantom.
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