Eastern Front Archives - Page 6 of 6

Ernst Kupfer eArticle Available

by Morten Jessen | May 10, 2017 | eArticles, Eastern Front, Ju 87, Pilots, Publications, Stalingrad

We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest eArticle – this time it is the biography of an important and fascinating Luftwaffe commander, Ernst Kupfer, the first man to be appointed General der Schlachtflieger. The author is Ed Naylor, who has spent...

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...

Luftflotte 4 in 1944

by Andrew Arthy | Apr 15, 2015 | Eastern Front, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Schlachtgeschwader 2

Introduction This is a follow-up to a previous Air War Publications blog post regarding 20 May 1944 Luftwaffe operations over the southern sector of the Eastern Front. The German command responsible for that region, Luftflotte 4, was kept very busy in 1944, as the...

Courland Interview

by Andrew Arthy | Nov 1, 2014 | Courland, Eastern Front, Jagdgeschwader 54, Research

One of the most exciting aspects of the Air War Courland project has been the number of veterans we’ve been able to contact. A II./Jagdgeschwader 54 pilot who was always very friendly and helpful to Andrew’s research was Robert F. Hupe, who sadly passed away in...

Courland documents

by Morten Jessen | Aug 27, 2012 | Courland, Eastern Front, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 54, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 3

Here’s an extract from one of the documents we recently photographed with a little bit of information for the Courland project. This file includes daily German reports of Soviet air activity during 1945. In February 1945 Zabeln airfield was home to the I. Gruppe...