Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot: Defending the Reich Against the RAF

Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot: Defending the Reich Against the RAF and USAAF

Within weeks of war being declared, Wolfgang Fischer had volunteered to join the Luftwaffe and spent nearly five of the succeeding six years of hostilities in uniform. During this time he was given a succession of postings varying from a long-range recce unit; as a decoder in a met office in occupied France; to a bomber squadron; and as a flying instructor, before joining a squadron of the famous Richthofen Geschwader in Italy, from where he was shot down in his FW 190 by Mustangs en route to Normandy.

By now a Lieutenant, he survived to fly offensive rocket attacks over Gold Beach on D-Day, only to be shot down again on D + 1, and captured and sent first to a hospital in the UK, then into captivity in the USA. He was finally repatriated in April 1946. His description of all these events is entertaining and well-written, ranging from comic to tragic. It is unique in flavor, giving a valuable insight into the undeniably typical lot of those serving in the air arm of the Third Reich. Expertly translated and edited by John Weal, this is a worthy accompaniment to Norbert Hannigâ€™s Luftwaffe Fighter Ace published by Grub Street in 2004.
Country USA
Brand Grub Street
Manufacturer Casemate Publishers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 16pp b&w photos
ReleaseDate 2010-09-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781906502836

Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot: Defending the Reich Against the RAF and USAAF