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Old 30th March 2013, 01:32
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Die Abgestürzten - Der Luftkrieg am 25. und 26. Februar 1944 über Augsburg und der Schwäbischen Alb

Otmar Gotterbarm

Die Abgestürzten - Der Luftkrieg am 25. und 26. Februar 1944 über Augsburg und der Schwäbischen Alb

ISBN: 978-3-87336-941-2
264 Seiten, Preis 21,90 Euro

Mit reichhaltigem Bild und Kartenmaterial

Otmar Gotterbarm beschreibt in seinem Buch die Bombardierung Augsburgs am 25. und 26. Februar 1944 und den Absturz von drei kanadischen Bombern auf ihrem Rückflug über die Schwäbische Alb. Er kombiniert die Originalberichte der Besatzungsmitglieder und die Erinnerungen einer bei den Angriffen verschütteten Rüstungsarbeiterin mit den Schilderungen der ländlichen Bevölkerung zu einer mehrstimmigen und multiperspektivischen Dokumentation, vermittelt beispielhaft erlebte Zeitgeschichte und füllt eine Lücke in der Geschichtsschreibung über den Luftkrieg. Insofern der Schwerpunkt der Darstellung auf den Individuen, ihrem Schicksal und ihrer Wahrnehmung liegt, ist das Buch immer spannend zu lesen.
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Old 30th March 2013, 01:33
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Re: Die Abgestürzten - Der Luftkrieg am 25. und 26. Februar 1944 über Augsburg und der Schwäbischen Alb

Any help translating this?



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Old 30th March 2013, 13:26
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Re: Die Abgestürzten - Der Luftkrieg am 25. und 26. Februar 1944 über Augsburg und der Schwäbischen Alb

From Google translate:

"The downed: The air war on 25 and 26 February 1944
over Augsburg and the Swabian Alb
[Paperback]
Otmar Gotterbarm (Author)

With rich images and maps

Otmar Gotterbarm describes in his book the bombing of Augsburg on 25 and 26 February 1944 and the crash of three Canadian bombers on their trip across the Swabian Alb. It combines the original reports of the crew members and the memories of a spill in the attacks Armor worker to the descriptions of the rural population to a more harmonious and multi-perspective documentation gives examples experienced History and fills a gap in the historiography of the air war. In this respect, the focus of the presentation is on the individuals, their fate and their perception, the book is always exciting to read."

I'm not sure how good a translation the above really is. Can anyone do better?

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Re: Die Abgestürzten - Der Luftkrieg am 25. und 26. Februar 1944 über Augsburg und der Schwäbischen Alb

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In his book, Otmar Gotterbarm describes the bombing of Augsburg on 25 and 26 February 1944 and the crashes of three Canadian bombers on their return flight over the Swabian mountains. He combines the crew members’ original reports and the memories of one of the female armaments workers buried alive [literally, here it may mean “who experienced the bombing”] with the accounts of the local population and documentation from multiple perspectives, conveys lived contemporary history and fills a gap in the historiography of the air war. Since the presentation is centred on individuals and their perceptions, the book is always exciting to read.
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Old 30th March 2013, 21:55
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Re: Die Abgestürzten - Der Luftkrieg am 25. und 26. Februar 1944 über Augsburg und der Schwäbischen Alb

Thank you, Richard and Nick.




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