Adam Thompson, Author at Air War Publications

9 September 1944: II. Jagdkorps attempts to intervene

by Adam Thompson | Sep 9, 2026 | 366th FG, 78th FG, Bf 109, Frontline, Fw 190, II. Jagdkorps, Jagdgeschwader 11, Jagdgeschwader 2, Jagdgeschwader 53, Jagdgeschwader 76, Jagdgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe Units, P-47 Thunderbolt, Pilots, Research, USAAF, USAAF Units, Western Front

IntroductionOn Saturday 9 September 1944, things were looking very grim for the Germans. In Bulgaria the Otechestven Front (Fatherland Front) overthrew Konstantin Muraviev’s government, shifting that nation away from the Axis powers. Along the East Prussian border,...

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’...