Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen

The legendary Luftwaffe fighter unit JG 2 "Richthofen" is the subject of this new, large format, illustrated volume. Tracing their history back to WW I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, JG 2 was at the forefront of aerial combat. Flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters, JG 2 produced many famous aces - among them Wilhelm Balthasar, Walter Oesau, Egon Mayer, Hans Hahn, Erich Rudorfer, and Helmut Wick. Using a day-to-day chronology, the book covers JG 2's combat history during the early campaigns in Poland and France, through the Battle of Britain, North Africa, and in the later defense of the Reich battles. A short chapter also covers their post-WW II transformation to JG 71 "Richthofen" under the command of Erich Hartmann, when they flew the F-86, F-104 and F-4 Phantom.

Holger Nauroth
352 pp. over 680 b&w photos, Large Format Hardback.