Jagdgeschwader 2 - 'Richthofen'

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.

List of contents

CHAPTER ONE
THE EARLY YEARS

CHAPTER TWO
HOSTILITIES

CHAPTER THREE
GUARDING THE RAMPARTS

CHAPTER FOUR
RETREAT AND DEFEAT

APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX

About the author

John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and artist. He has written, illustrated and/or supplied artwork for several titles in the Aircraft of the Aces series. He owns one of the largest private collections of original German-language literature from World War 2, and his research is firmly based on this huge archive.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: John Weal, Weal John
• Assisted by: Jim Laurier (Illustration), Laurier Jim (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2000
• EAN: 9781841760469
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-046-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 460 g
• Illustrations: 127 b/w; 55 col
• Series: Aviation Elite Units; Osprey Aviation Elite S.; Aviation Elite Units; Osprey Aviation Elite S.
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, European History, Germany, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Aircraft and aviation