KG200: The Luftwaffe's Most Secret Unit

Shrouded in secrecy and intrigue during its lifetime, and myth and legend since its dissolution, KG 200 still remains for many one of the most fascinating units of the Luftwaffe. Delivering spies while flying captured Allied aircraft, conducting clandestine reconnaissance missions over land and sea, testing new weapons such as the ‘Mistel’ composite bomber and the piloted V-1, and undertaking extremely long-range liaison flights were just some of its tasks. But there was also a more sinister aspect to its operations: men from KG 200 played a significant part in the notorious action against the French Resistance on the Vercors plateau, while others were involved in what were effectively suicide missions. Accompanied by many rare photographs, Geoff Thomas’ deeply researched text throws new light on all aspects of this unit, dispels a number of myths and shows that despite its ‘special’ status, KG 200 was just as much a prey to the Nazi hierarchy’s power politics as every other branch of the Wehrmacht, with results that were often dramatic or tragic, but frequently farcical.

Geoffrey J. Thomas & Barry Ketley
Hardcover 47 colour profiles. 206 b/w photos. 192 pages

KG200: The Luftwaffe's Most Secret Unit