by Adam Thompson | Jul 3, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, I. Jagdkorps, Jagdgeschwader 3, Jagdgeschwader 300, Jagdgeschwader 5, Jagdgeschwader 53, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 2
Invariably when researching any topic, you are bound to come across some oddities that remind you that the men and women whose lives you are looking into often were no different to ourselves. They had ordinary needs, sometimes made mistakes, or used their positions to...
by Adam Thompson | Jun 21, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Bf 110, eArticles, Publications, Zerstörergeschwader 1
A portrait of Oberfeldwebel Martin Heinze wearing his awards. Our latest eArticle is now available, and it is a story about a category of Luftwaffe personnel that is often ignored: a gunner from a Zerstörergeschwader. It is called The Life of Martin Heinze –...
by Andrew Arthy | Jun 7, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Publications, Research
Andrew and Morten, October 2006, prior to heading out to the annual Fliegertreff south of Köln, where they would meet Heribert Koller (JG 54), Gustav Drees (JG 54), Hugo Broch (JG 52), Günther Rall (JG 52) and a handful other interesting people. Thanks to Jan Bobek...
by Andrew Arthy | May 13, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Luftwaffe, North Africa, RAF, Regia Aeronautica, Research
An overview map of Operation CRUSADER, showing the confused early fighting, and the eventual Axis retreat across the desert. (Wikimedia Commons) Air War Publications has released several articles that feature the British Operation CRUSADER ground offensive in the...
by Andrew Arthy | Mar 1, 2020 | 2.(H)/14, A Little Bit of Everything, Books, eArticles, Publications, Research, Wüstennotstaffel
We have previously written about the importance of collectors to our research, but veteran families are another vital source of information for Air War Publications. We have been exceedingly fortunate to establish contact with more than 100 families of Second World...
by Morten Jessen | Feb 21, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, Publications, Research
After moving from the city of Copenhagen to the countryside, Morten recently had the opportunity to browse all of the books in his collection while placing them in their new spots on the shelves. It was good timing for making the third instalment of our blog post...
