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Re: That NEW JG300 unit history: How'd you rate it?
But in case of JG 26 it is relatively easy to provide a picture from both sides, compared to many other units. That said (IMHO) the author also favors JG 26 in his analysis when JG 2 and JG 26 operate in the same area.
I think one other flaw is this obsession with JG 26 as being "Top Guns", which reaffirms some of that Abbeville kids myth. In the West JG 26 and its association with Galland have achieved a sort of iconic status. It does not surprise that a JG 26 unit history is elevated to top spot as well.
Only this iconic status can explain the lack of interest in JG 2, which served alongside it for much of its operational career in the West. One would expect the Traditionsgeschwader "Richthofen" to get an equal treatment.
The JG 26 books feature very high on my list, but seen within this context. Great, but a lesser challenge compared to most Jagdwaffe units. However the way this work was executed leaves little to be desired.
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Ruy Horta
12 O'Clock High!
And now I see with eye serene
The very pulse of the machine;
A being breathing thoughtful breath,
A traveller between life and death;
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