Caraktere are back in action after their recent 'difficulties' - a new 'special issue' devoted to KG 26, the Luftwaffe's anti-shipping Geschwader is just published. For just 15 euros (more expensive outside the EU) this 120-page publication ( 150 photos, 20 profile artworks) written by a good friend of this blog, Bernard Roland, tells the (relatively unknown) story of the Löwengeschwader.
Contents:
- Creation of the ‘Löwengeschwader’ and the pre-war period
- From Poland to France: the time of lightning victories
- KG 26 during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz
- 1941-42: on all fronts!
- Late 1942 - Early 1944: Operations in the Mediterranean
- Facing the landings!
- The last months of the ‘Löwengeschwader'
- Conclusion and appendix
Also on this blog;
An interview with Alexander Steenbeck, author of a comprehensive German-language history of KG 26