La Stukageschwader 2 'Immelmann' Vol.2
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Book Review
This new soft-back title is in an A4 format and offers 160 pages. As the title states, this is the second part of the history of St.G 2 'Immelmann' (later redesignated as Sch.G 2) and its operations from September 1943 through to the end of the war in May 1945 mainly on the Eastern and Western Fronts with the Ju 87, Fw 190 and Bf 109.
The text is in French throughout, including photo and profile captions, it is very detailed and details operations by the unit on a monthly basis combined with a mass of period images and a selection of modern colour side profiles and maps. The appendices list known losses from 09-43 to 05-45, the Werknummer of the Ju 87s and Fw 190s known to have been used by the unit, the names of those who flew with the unit, holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross within the unit, the Ergäzungsstaffe of St.G 2 (of which little is known) and a concise history of Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
This new soft-back title is in an A4 format and offers 160 pages. As the title states, this is the second part of the history of St.G 2 'Immelmann' (later redesignated as Sch.G 2) and its operations from September 1943 through to the end of the war in May 1945 mainly on the Eastern and Western Fronts with the Ju 87, Fw 190 and Bf 109.
The text is in French throughout, including photo and profile captions, it is very detailed and details operations by the unit on a monthly basis combined with a mass of period images and a selection of modern colour side profiles and maps. The appendices list known losses from 09-43 to 05-45, the Werknummer of the Ju 87s and Fw 190s known to have been used by the unit, the names of those who flew with the unit, holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross within the unit, the Ergäzungsstaffe of St.G 2 (of which little is known) and a concise history of Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
Conclusion
This is a superb excellent title, covering the operational history of a unit as well as the personal aspects of all those involved. The depth of information is limited only by the French text (and with translation programmes readily available nowadays, even that is not a huge problem), but the pictures are well worth it on their own, so it is highly recommended to all Luftwaffe fans.
