Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

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Originally Posted by John Vasco

The odd Lw person joining in with executions of jews. Trying hard to understand her point in relation to the sub-title of the book, which is 'the LUFTWAFFE in the BATTLE OF BRITAIN'...

the 'chivalrous fighter pilots' myth - the brave 'heroes' should not be detached from or cancel out 'the small pool of ruthless killers who already lurked in all branches of the Luftwaffe by the summer of 1940...' Some, like Lehweß-Litzmann, who flew his first sorties over England during this period, were aware of what was happening to civilians and Jews...etc etc

Lehweß-Litzmann - the Kommodore who switched sides