The JG26 War Diary, Vol. 1: 1939-1942

About this book

Jagdgeschwader 26 was one of only two German units to remain on the Western front for the entire war. Its rise and fall mirrors the history of the German Air Force. This book gives a chronology of the units activities using documentary sources JG 26 archives and veterans own stories. Volume one covers the period from 1939 to 1942 and contains interviews with the veterans of the JG23 unit Allied records radio intelligence national archives of Germany the UK and USAF Historical Research Agency and post-war research to provide a daily account of the units activities - as only two of the 30 volumes of the units official diary survived the war.