Gordon Gollob: The Truth? - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Dénes Bernád · #1 6th February 2009, 15:43

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Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski

...there is a story of JV44 going under SS command.

I never hear of a fighter unit being under SS command. This sounds to me like a legend.

Franek Grabowski · #2 6th February 2009, 18:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dénes Bernád

I never hear of a fighter unit being under SS command. This sounds to me like a legend.

I think it was discussed in Classic's JV44 book. IIRC There were some problems with the Luftwaffe command, so there were some attempts to make the unit independent by changing supervisors. Possibly Steinhoff played a role.

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