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Jagdeschwader 53: A History of the “Pik As” Geschwader Volume 2: May 1942 - January 1944
Jochen Prien
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Description for Jagdeschwader 53: A History of the “Pik As” Geschwader Volume 2: May 1942 - January 1944
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 450+ b/w & colour photos, line drawings, maps & charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2302.
This third and final part of the narrative starts with the bitter fighting over Italy, where the Geschwaderstab together with I. and III./JG 53 had to face overwhelming odds in their struggle over both the front lines at Cassino and Anzio/Nettuno bridghead, and over northern Italy. I./JG 53 was later moved to Romania in order to protect the vital oilfields and refineries around Ploesti and later saw further action in Hungary, where it was to take part in the fierce fighting on the southeastern part of the Russian Front in the fall of 1944 and early 1945, eventually retreating into ... Read more
This third and final part of the narrative starts with the bitter fighting over Italy, where the Geschwaderstab together with I. and III./JG 53 had to face overwhelming odds in their struggle over both the front lines at Cassino and Anzio/Nettuno bridghead, and over northern Italy. I./JG 53 was later moved to Romania in order to protect the vital oilfields and refineries around Ploesti and later saw further action in Hungary, where it was to take part in the fierce fighting on the southeastern part of the Russian Front in the fall of 1944 and early 1945, eventually retreating into ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
2309g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764302923
SKU
V9780764302923
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