The 'storm troopers' of the Luftwaffe, the elite Sturmgruppen units comprised the most heavily armed and armoured fighter interceptors ever produced by the Germans.
Their role was to smash like a mighty fist through the massed ranks of USAAF daylight bombers. Only volunteers could serve with these elite units, and each pilot was trained to close with the enemy and engage him in extremely short-range combat, attacking from the front and the rear in tight arrowhead formations. In exceptional circumstances pilots would even ram their enemy.
This book chronicles the brief, but violent, career of the Sturmgruppen during the dark days of 1944-45, employing first-hand accounts and rare archival photography.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE STURMSTAFFEL 1 – TRIAL BY FIRE
CHAPTER TWO IV.(STURM)/JG 3 – A SHAKY START
CHAPTER THREE OSCHERSLEBEN – NATIONAL HEROES
CHAPTER FOUR PEAK STRENGTH, DIMINISHING RETURNS
CHAPTER FIVE THE BULGE, BODENPLATTE AND THE END IN THE EAST
CHAPTER SIX POSTSCRIPT – FROM STURM TO RAMM APPENDICES COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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