Image for Aces of Jagdgeschwader Nr III

Aces of Jagdgeschwader Nr III

VanWyngarden, GregDempsey, Harry(Illustrated by)Postlethwaite, Mark (Cover Illustrator)(Cover design or artwork by)
Part of the Aircraft of the Aces series
See all formats and editions

Royal Prussian Jagdgeschwader Nr III was the third of Germany's vaunted fighter wings to be formed during World War 1.

Commanded by the Pour le Mérite winner and well-respected ace Hauptmann Bruno Loerzer for its entire existence, it was composed of the celebrated Jasta 'Boelcke', along with Jagdstaffeln 26, 27 and 36.

Equipped largely with the new Fokker triplane, these four units would play an important role in the Kaiserschlacht as part of the 17.

Armee. As Germany's fortunes waned in the summer of 1918, the aces of JG III nonetheless did their best to stem the tides of British, French and later American aircraft they encountered.

Aces such as Carl Bolle, Paul Bäumer, Heinrich Bongartz, Hermann Frommherz, Rudolf Klimke and the infamous Hermann Göring all carved their names in the record books flying in this formidable formation.

This book examines the tactics, achievements and personalities of one of the deadliest of Germany's aerial units.

Read More
Special order line: only available to educational & business accounts. Sign In
£13.59 Save 20.00%
RRP £16.99
Product Details
Osprey Publishing
1472808436 / 9781472808431
Paperback / softback
20/01/2016
United Kingdom
English
96 pages : illustrations
25 cm