Luftwaffe Generals - The Knight's Cross Holders 1939-1945
Presented in this detailed book are 115 biographies of the Luftwaffe officers, who reached the rank of general, and who won Germany's highest award for bravery, the Knight's Cross as well as its higher grades. Inside, the book gives details of when the award was rendered including the date and reasons for the award. Each recipient has a detailed biography which includes original photographs, promotion dates and other awards received. The book includes recipients such as fighter ace Adolf Galland together with one of the most successful field commanders of the war Albert Kesselring; paratroopers like Kurt Student and Eugen Meindl; Field Marshals Erhard Milch, Wolfram von Richthofen, Robert Ritter von Greim, Hugo Sperrle, and of course Hermann Göring the Luftwaffe Commander. A must for anyone interested in the careers of some of the most senior ranking Knight's Cross holders.
Autor: Jeremy Dixon
238 Pages, ca. 350 b/w Photographs, large format.
