The JG 26 War Diary
The JG 26 War Diary by Donald L. Caldwell, published by Grub Street in 1998, is an annotated edition comprising 576 pages in English. This volume serves as a detailed history of the German World War II Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG26) unit, covering the period from early 1943, when the American 8th Air Force began its operations over occupied Europe, to the conclusion of the war. The narrative highlights the decline of the Luftwaffe while documenting the continued successes of the JG26 unit in key battles such as Normandy, Arnhem, and the Ardennes.
Readers will find a wealth of information derived from interviews with veterans, daily accounts of the wing’s activities, and insights based on primary documentation from national archives in Germany, the UK, and the USAF Historical Research Agency. The book includes details on JG26 casualties, Allied victories, and aerial engagements, making it a significant resource for those interested in military history, aviation, and the complexities of World War II conflicts.
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This is volume two of a comprehensive history of the German World War II Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG26) unit. Volume two takes the JG26 from the beginning of 1943, when the American 8th Air Force first began to make its presence felt over occupied Europe, until the end of the war.
During this period the Luftwaffe, with its JG26, began an inexorable decline, though the men of the JG26 unit continued to score successes over Normandy, Arnhem and the Ardennes. This book contains interviews with these men and provides a daily account of the wing’s activities, using Allied records, radio intelligence, and post-war research, as only two of the 30 volumes of the unit’s official diary survived the war.
The book is based largely on primary documentation obtained from the unit’s veterans and on material from the national archives of Germany and the UK and USAF Historical Research Agency. The volume provides information such as JG26 casualties, Allied victories, JG26 aerial victories and Allied victims.
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