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Book on Nachtschlachtgruppen 1, 2 and 20 / Störkampf- & Nachtschlacht-units
Hello,
recently someone has asked if my book on Nachtschlachtgruppen 1, 2 and 20 is already available. I didn´t find it here anymore, so I make a new post. Yes, my dissertation is published now and available, the costs are 44,50 Euros (no additional costs for shipping within Germany, Europe and others on request). The title is: Die Einsätze der Nachtschlachtgruppen 1, 2 und 20 an der Westfront von September 1944 bis Mai 1945. In English: The missions of NSGr. 1, 2 and 20 on the Western Front from September 1944 to May 1945. The book has a subtitle: Mit einem Überblick über Entstehung und Einsatz der Störkampf- und Nachtschlachtgruppen der deutschen Luftwaffe von 1942 bis 1944. In English: With an overview on establishment and missions of the Störkampf- and Nachtschlachtgruppen of the German Air Force from 1942 to 1944. Further information on the book and how to order it can be found on my new homepage: www.nachtschlacht.de However, the book and my homepage is in German only. The book contains the following topics: - an overview on the literature and sources - the reasons for establishing so called Behelfskampfstaffeln on the East Front in August/September 1942 and a chapter on the Russian night harrassing units. - the development of Störkampfstaffeln from October 1942 until March 1943 - the consolidation of the Störkampfstaffeln and their missions until October 1943 - re-equipment with Junkers Ju 87 and re-organisation to Nachtschlachtgruppen in autumn 1943 - a chapter on personnel, equipment and training of Störkampf- and Nachtschlacht crews - a chapter on the flying personnel of these units including age, experience, commanders, officiers, the factor “human being” - the so called suicide and criminal units - a chapter on the planes and technical things, the use of bombs and guns - the training of Störkampf- and Nachtschlacht crews including training on Ju 87, experiences during training etc. - tactics during missions, influence of weather conditions, enemy defence, cooperation with other units of the Wehrmacht - experiences, success, losses on the East Front 1943/1944 - experiences against the enemy in the West: Nachtschlacht in Italy (NSGr. 9) and France 1943/1944 (I./SKG 10) including missions against the Allied invasion in June 1944 - training of Nachtschlacht pilots on the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 - Main part of the book: the Nachtschlacht missions on the Western Front from September 1944 to May 1945 during certain phases such as operation Market and Garden, Battle of the Bulge, Grenade etc. - a chapter on the RADAR-like procedure EGON - missions against Remagen bridge and the Allied bridgeheads on the Rhine - last missions in April/May 1945 - losses (personnel and material), stock and supply of NSGr. 1, 2 and 20 (Sept. 1944 to May 1945) - German and Allied judgement on the Nachtschlacht missions - the book has 358 pages, over 196.000 words including over 1.600 footnotes, about 200 photos and documents If there are any questions, please ask me. Christian / Dr. Christian Möller www.nachtschlacht.de info@nachtschlacht.de |