Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot

Defending The Reich Against The RAF and USAAF

Wolfgang Fischer, John Weal

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Grub Street Publishing
01 June 2022

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Second World War; Air forces & warfare; Military aircraft; Prisoners of war

Within weeks of war being declared, Wolfgang Fischer had volunteered to join the Luftwaffe and spent nearly five of the succeeding six years of hostilities in uniform.

During this time, he was given a succession of postings varying from a long-range recce unit; as a decoder in a met office in occupied France; to a bomber squadron; and as a flying instructor, before joining a squadron of the famous Richthofen Geschwader in Italy, from where he was shot down in his FW 190 by Mustangs en route to Normandy.

By now a Leutnant, he survived to fly offensive rocket attacks over Gold Beach on D-Day, only to be shot down again on D + 1, and captured and sent first to a hospital in the UK, then into captivity in the USA. He was finally repatriated in April 1946.

Expertly translated and edited by John Weal, this is a worthy accompaniment to Norbert Hannig's Luftwaffe Fighter Ace (9781911667223) also available in paperback.

AUTHOR: Wolfgang Fischer (11 December 1888 - 1 February 1943) was a German career military officer and panzer commander in World War II

By: Wolfgang Fischer
Translated by: John Weal
Imprint: Grub Street Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781911667292
ISBN 10: 1911667297
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 01 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Wolfgang Fischer (11 December 1888 - 1 February 1943) was a German career military officer and panzer commander in World War II

Reviews for Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot: Defending The Reich Against The RAF and USAAF

Entertaining and well-written, giving a valuable insight to the air arm of the Third Reich. -- World War II - Re-enactors Magazine Fischer's description of events ranges from the comic to the tragic. -- Military Times This is especially well-written and translated. -- Catholic Herald