Adam Thompson, Author at Air War Publications

Military Justice in the Luftwaffe

by Adam Thompson | Aug 3, 2026 | 2.(H)/32, A Little Bit of Everything, Bü 181, Do 18, Flugzeugführerschule A/B 52, Kampfgeschwader 2, Kampfgeschwader zbV 1, Küstenfliegergruppe 906, Luftwaffe, Me 410, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 104, Sturzkampfgeschwader 101

IntroductionThe need for discipline is paramount in any armed force, and the Luftwaffe during the Second World War was no different. Throughout the existence of the German air force, thousands of servicemen were arrested, charged, and sentenced to varying degrees of...

Pushing to Rocroi: 16 May 1940

by Adam Thompson | May 16, 2026 | 2.(H)/14, A Little Bit of Everything, France 1940, Frontline, Hs 126, Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe Units, Pilots, Potez 63, Research, Western Front

IntroductionThe German invasion of France and the Low Countries that began on 10 May 1940 caught the British, French, Dutch and Belgians off guard. With troops and tanks of the Heer sweeping through the Ardennes, Allied forces found themselves out of position. With...

17 September 1939: Instead of Warsaw

by Adam Thompson | Sep 24, 2025 | A Little Bit of Everything, Frontline, He 111, Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Poland 1939, Research

He 111 ‘5J + CA’ of the Stab KG 4 photographed at Lodz-Lublinek on 17 September 1939 whilst on a stopover during the course of a reconnaissance over the Bzura pocket. With the German invasion of Poland two-and-a-half weeks old, by 16 September 1939 the...

Interview with Clint Mitchell

by Adam Thompson | Jun 21, 2024 | Bf 109, Camouflage, Interview, Luftwaffe, Research

Recently, Adam spoke with Clint Mitchell, an administrator of the wonderful online research community, the Luftwaffe Research Group forum, about his research into the camouflage and marking schemes of Second World War aircraft. A self-described ‘newcomer’...

Over Sea and Land: A History of Küstenfliegergruppe and Kampfgruppe 806

by Adam Thompson | Oct 21, 2022 | Battle of Britain, eArticles, Eastern Front, Frontline, He 111, Ju 88, Kampfgeschwader 54, Kampfgruppe 806, Küstenfliegergruppe 806, Leningrad, Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe Units, Mediterranean, Pilots, Publications, Research, Sicily, Western Front

It has been a while since the last Air War Publications eArticle release, but we now have a brand new story available: ‘Over Land and Sea – A History of Küstenfliegergruppe and Kampfgruppe 806’ When Germany went to war in September 1939, it did so...