Luftwaffe Schlachtgruppen

By John Weal

Germany's use of dedicated ground attack (Schlacht) aircraft, specifically designed for operation in support of her armies in the field, dated back to the latter stages of World War 1. A critical component in the Wehrmacht's revolutionary concept of Blitzkrieg warfare, the recreated Schlacht force honed its tactics in the Spanish Civil War, played a major role in the invasion of Poland and western Europe in 1939-40, and enjoyed its 'finest hour' in the large-scale tank battles on the eastern front. Aside from chronicling the evolution of the Schlachtgruppen, this volume details various campaigns on the Channel front, in the Mediterranean and in North Africa, as well as on the eastern front. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841766089
• ISBN13: 9781841766089
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.8"