
Last Year of the Luftwaffe
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The Last Year of the Luftwaffe is the story of a once all-conquering force struggling to stave off an inevitable and total defeat. This book gives a complete account of Luftwaffe operations during the last twelve months of the fighting in Europe-including the dramatic Bodenplatte (or "Baseplate") offensive over the Ardennes in December, 1944.
In this comprehensive examination of Hitler's air force, Dr. Alfred Price examines its state from May, 1944, to May, 1945, analyzing not only the forces available to it, but also the likely potential, and impact, of new aircraft and weapons systems. He also assesses the Luftwaffe's High Command's performance and the effect of Allied attacks and operations.
In doing so he rejects several long-standing myths, clarifies the impact of the jet and rocket fighters, and demonstrates that the Luftwaffe performed as well as could be expected under the harsh circumstances of fighting a losing war.
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- Intro
- List of maps
- Preface
- Author's note
- 1 May 1944
- Totals of serviceable aircraft, 31 May 1944
- Deployment of combat flying units, 31 May 1944
- 2 The White Hopes (1)
- 3 In Defence of the Reich
- 4 The Second Battle of France
- War Diary, III. Gruppe Schlachtgeschwader4
- 5 Disaster in the East
- 6 The Robot Bombardment
- 7 Attack on the Oil Industry
- 8 Pause in the Autumn
- 9 The White Hopes (2)
- 10 Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
- War Diary, III. Gruppe Kampfgeschwader 76
- Totals of serviceable aircraft, 10 january 1945
- Deployment of combat flying units, 10 january 1945
- 11 Fighting a Losing Battle
- 12 The White Hopes (3)
- Totals of serviceable aircraft, 9 April1945
- Deployment of combat flying units, 9 April1945
- 13 The Final Collapse
- Excerpts from the War Diary of Kampfgeschwader 76, April1945
- The final days
- 14 With Hindsight
- Appendices
- A. Comparative ranks
- B. Prefixes of Luftwaffe flying units
- C. Organization of Luftwaffe flying units
- Bibliography
- Index
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