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Luftwaffe Night Fighter Combat Claims, 1939-1945
A definitive list of nearly 7,000 claims submitted by Luftwaffe night fighter pilots for Allied aircraft shot down in WW2. These claims are listed with the following details; Date, Time, Location, Type of aircraft shot down, Claiming Pilot and his Unit. Entries feature claims against Russian, American as well as Bomber Command aircraft.
Night Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 194043
During World War II, the Luftwaffe's Nachtjagd evolved from chaos to effective night fighter units in response to RAF Bomber Command raids. On 10 May 1940, the Wehrmacht launched its assault on the West. One element of the Wests response was the dispatch of RAF Bomber Command heavy bombers at night over German industrial centers. These raids had only limited effectiveness, but the inability of the Luftwaffe to chase down RAF bombers at night so annoyed Wolfgang Falck that it swiftly resulted in the creation of a credible night fighter force. Initial trials had been flown with Bf 110s at dusk in Denmark in April, and 1. Nachtjagd.Division was founded in the summer of 1940. Its first few...
The Avro Manchester
In its earliest, dark days, Bomber Command operated deep into occupied Europe with the underdeveloped Avro Manchester. Powered by the Rolls Royce Vulture, it was the only British aircraft to use this engine operationally. The design was revised and amended several times, with three enlargements of the flying surfaces required to provide an adequate flight envelope. Nevertheless, Manchesters entered service without adequate type-testing, leading to four groundings in the first ten months of use. Aircrews were faced with airframe and engine challenges, and the Manchester continued to evolve as the war was being fought. Despite this, seven RAF squadrons would eventually use 202 Manchesters (wit...
The Messerschmitt Bf 110 Story
A highly capable twin-engined destroyer, fighter-bomber, and night fighter, the Messerschmitt Bf 110 (unofficially the Me 110) was, in Hermann Göring’s estimation, the pick of the Luftwaffe’s offensive fighters. Drawing on the personal recollections of pilots and aircrew, as well as the individual histories of principal units and non-Luftwaffe operators, 'The Messerschmitt Bf 110 Story' charts the aircraft’s operational service in Poland, the Battle of Britain, North Africa, and the Eastern Front. It offers deep technical analysis on the aircraft’s design and performance alongside competitors, such as the Focke-Wulf Fw 57 and Henschel Hs 124, and opponents, like the French Potez 630/631 series and Polish PZL.38. The few Bf 110s that have survived in preservation are also explored in this comprehensive operational and technical account of the Luftwaffe’s famous Zerstörer.
Unter dem Adler
Eine Adelsfamilie besitzt ein Rittergut in Ostpreußen. Es geht dem Adel gut, während das Leben der unfreien Bauern schwer ist. Dann geschieht ein Unglück. Der Sohn des Barons gerät in Verdacht, im Streit einen Bauersohn erschlagen zu haben. Schleunigst wird er in eine preußische Kadettenanstalt verbracht. Er wird Offizier in der Preußischen Armee, lernt den Kronprinzen kennen, der später Preußischer König wird und macht eine außerordentliche Karriere im Staatsdienst. Ein historischer Gesellschaftsroman, der das Leben des Adels und der Bauern im Feudalstaat Preußen beschreibt.
Geldlose Zeiten und überfüllte Kassen
Anhand drei ländlicher Orte in unterschiedlichen Regionen Westfalens untersucht der Autor für den Zeitraum 1830-1866 Kredite, Sparguthaben und Landtransaktionen. Welche finanziellen Möglichkeiten standen den Haushalten zu Verfügung und welche Gründe für Vermögenstransaktionen waren entscheidend? Diskutiert werden dabei Modelle des Familienzyklus, der Altersvorsorge und -versorgung. Die Studie geht mikrohistorisch in die Tiefe und leistet aus dem Vergleich der Orte heraus einen Beitrag zur Generalisierung.
