Saturday, February 16, 2013

JG 26 Luftwaffe Fighter Wing War Diary Vol. 1






Caldwell, Donald. JG 26 Luftwaffe Fighter Wing War Diary. Volume One: 1939-42. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2012.

Call no.: 940.544943 C127j

Publisher's Description: 

  • Day-by-day account of a German fighter squadron, one of only two Luftwaffe units to spend the entire war in the West
  • Covers the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, the Dieppe raid, and more
  • JG 26 was known as "The Abbeville Boys" and seen by the Allies as an elite squadron
  • Unit flew Messerschmitt Bf 109s and Focke-Wulf Fw 190s


  • Publisher's Book Page: http://www.stackpolebooks.com/productdetails.cfm?sku=1077&isbn=9780811710770&title=jg-26-luftwaffe-fighter-wing-war-diary