Luftwaffe Claims/Losses September '39 - June '40

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Originally Posted by Nick Beale

For the campaign in the West, I’d suggest “The Battle of France Then and Now” by Peter Cornwell https://www.abebooks.co.uk/first-edi...31643683646/bd

Wow...

"Peter Cornwell now redresses the balance as he describes the day-to-day events as the battle unfolds, and details the losses suffered by all six nations Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and, rather belatedly, Italy. The Royal Air Force lost more than a thousand aircraft of all types over the Western Front during the six-week battle, but Luftwaffe losses were even higher at over 1,800 aircraft. Having the disadvantage of fighting over foreign soil, the RAF had many men made prisoner when baling out or crashing behind enemy lines. All told, between September 3, 1939 and June 24, 1940, the RAF lost 1,127 airmen, of whom 415 paid the supreme sacrifice."