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Jagdgeschwader 2 - Richthofen

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Aviation Elite Units - World War II - Axis

Last Stocked on 1/3/2020

Product Info

Title
Jagdgeschwader 2 - Richthofen
Publisher
Category
Author
John Weal
Publish Year
2000
Pages
128
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
436776481
MFG. Part #
OSPAEU001
Type
Softcover
Series
AEU1

Description

Tracing its roots to Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen's 'Flying Circus' of WWI, the Jagdgeschwader 'Richthofen' is arguably the most famous fighter unit of all time. Designated JG 1 during the Great War, then disbanded following defeat, the Jagdgeschwader reformed as JG 132. By September 1939 the unit had become JG 2, seeing much action during the Blitzkrieg and Battle of Britain. This first in a new series focusing on elite fighter and bomber units, charts the career of JG 2 from its first aerial kills in 1939 to the destruction of its own Fw 190s in the face of the Allied advance in 1945.