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Courland Air Battle 19 September 1944

by Andrew Arthy | Oct 19, 2017 | Aces, Bf 109, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe, P-39 Airacobra, Pe-2, Pilots, Publications, Research, VVS

19 September 1944 was another busy day in the Courland air war, and this blog post outlines one of the most significant combats to occur. Soviet units from the 3. Vozdushnaya Armiya (3.VA, or 3rd Air Army) flew 1.404 sorties over the south-eastern corner of Courland...

Kurt Goltzsch eArticle Available

by Andrew Arthy | Sep 2, 2016 | Bf 109, Fw 190, Mediterranean, North Africa, Pilots, Publications, Western Front

The second article in our Jagdgeschwader 2 aces series is now available from our website, and this time it features a lesser known pilot and unit leader, Kurt Goltzsch. This will be the first time that this 43-victory ace’s life and career has been described in...

Hauptmann Fritz Schröter in Hungary

by Andrew Arthy | Aug 4, 2016 | Aircraft, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Pilots, Research

Our ‘Fritz Schröter Story’ eArticle (available here) focuses on that German pilot’s time in the Mediterranean, so today we’re going to outline another aspect of his career that we simply did not have space to include in the article: his three months in command...

I. Fliegerkorps on 20 May 1944

by Andrew Arthy | May 23, 2016 | Aces, Bf 109, Eastern Front, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 52, Jagdgeschwader 54, Ju 87, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Schlachtgeschwader 2, VVS

Introduction The fighting on the Crimean peninsula concluded on 12 May 1944, but the Luftwaffe still had plenty to deal with on the southern sector of the Eastern Front. The Soviets had advanced into Romania in March and April, and opposing the advance was the...

Kurt Bühligen eArticle Available

by admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Bf 109, Frontline, Fw 190, Pilots, Publications

The first of our Jagdgeschwader 2 ace biographies is now available for purchase and download from this location. Featured is Kurt Bühligen, perhaps the most important figure in the history of the famous German fighter unit, who rose from lowly mechanic to become the...

New eArticle – The Sinking of LST-158

by Morten Jessen | Aug 1, 2014 | Fw 190, Publications, Sicily

We are happy to announce the release of a new eArticle, this time about an event in the early stages of the Sicilian campaign: the dramatic 11 July 1943 sinking of American Landing Ship Tank 158 during an audacious morning raid by a pair of Focke-Wulf 190 pilots. The...