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Croatian Aces of World War 2

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Informationen zum Autor Boris Ciglic, Dragan Savic Klappentext Initially flying Italian-supplied Fiat G.50s, the Croat forces suffered heavy losses during 1942 whilst flying alongside JG 52 in the southern sector of the Russian front. Despite this, a significant number of kills fell to future aces such as Cvitan Galic and Mato Dubovak during this time, and when the units re-equipped with Bf 109G-10s in 1943, battle-seasoned Croat pilots started to rack up impressive scores. This book reveals how, by 1944, Croat air groups were defending Yugoslavia from British and American air raids, and in the final months of the war a handful of surviving pilots fought on until final defeat in May 1945. Zusammenfassung This volume charts the careers of the 21 Croatian pilots who officially "made ace" during World War II along the southern sector of the Russian front. It contains first-hand accounts from a number of the aces, plus material from wartime combat reports preserved underground since the war. Inhaltsverzeichnis With the Royal Yugoslav Air Force Croatian Air Force Legion (CAL) on the Eastern front Home Front Fighting the Partisans (1941-43) Croatian fighter pilots on Allied side Aces' biographies Appendices

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Boris Ciglic, Dragan Savic

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Authors Boris Ciglic, Ciglic Boris, Dragan Savic, Dragan Slavic
Assisted by Styling Mark (Illustration), John Weal (Illustration), Weal John (Illustration), Wyllie Iain (Illustration)
Publisher Osprey Publishers
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 18.10.2002
 
EAN 9781841764351
ISBN 978-1-84176-435-1
No. of pages 96
Dimensions 190 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.
Aircraft of the Aces
Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.
Subjects Non-fiction book

European History, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, Croatia, 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

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