Battling for Budapest: Luftflotte 4 in December 1944

Battling for Budapest: Luftflotte 4 in December 1944

In the final months of 1944, the Germans and Soviets were locked in a bitter battle for the Hungarian city of Budapest, and the Luftwaffe played its part in this fighting. The Red Army had begun an offensive in Romania in the late-summer of 1944, and by October 1944...

Flying Backwards into War – Swimming Forwards into a Life Beyond the War

Flying Backwards into War – Swimming Forwards into a Life Beyond the War

In June 2020, Air War Publications released an eArticle researched and written by Tim Oliver about Martin Heinze - a Bf 110 gunner who flew with many notable pilots, including 47-victory ace Herbert Kutscha. At the time, neither Tim nor the Air War Publications team...

A Beginners Guide to the Soviet Air Force Over Courland

A Beginners Guide to the Soviet Air Force Over Courland

The approximate Soviet air army responsibilities between October 1944 and January 1945. IntroductionWhile many of our readers will be aware of the main Luftwaffe units operating over Courland in 1944 and 1945, like Jagdgeschwader 54 and III./Schlachtgeschwader 3, we...