the 'Normandie-Niemen' Squadrons on the Eastern Front.
New York
The History Press,
2013.
(439 pages)
Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Foreword by Général Joseph M. Risso Introduction Part One 1. Général de Gaulle: Custodian of France's Honour 2. Groupe de Chasse 3, Normandie, is Formed Part Two 3. First Campaign, March-November 1943: Towards the Front 4. The Kursk and Orel Offensive, 5 July-23 August 1943 Part Three 5. Second Campaign, 9 November 1943-6 December 1944 6. 'New Fighting' Second Campaign 7. Honour Title: 'Normandie-Niemen' Part Four 8. Third Campaign, East Prussia, December 1944-April 1945 9. Escapes and Captures. 10. Koenigsberg: The Bitter Battle11. Normandie-Niemen Returns Home I. Normandie-Niemen Roll of Honour Appendices II. French Decorations Awarded to Normandie-Niemen III. Soviet Decorations Awarded to Normandie-Niemen IV. Normandie Insignia and Uniforms V. Air Force Rank Equivalents and Command Structure VI. Details of Yak Fighter Aircraft VII. Reflections on the Yak Fighter, by Général Joseph M. Risso Bibliography.
On 1 September 1942, the Groupe de Chasse III or 3rd Fighter Group 'Normandie' was created. The first of the Western Allies to capture and occupy German territory, 'Normandie-Niemen' clashed with the crack German fighter group JG51 Molders in the air battle. This book is about the 'Normandie-Niemen' Squadrons on the Eastern Front.",,,,,"In 1942, General de Gaulle agreed to send French pilots to fight alongside the Red Air Force against the Germans on the Eastern Front. The group became the most highly decorated fighter unit ever toIn 1942, General de Gaulle agreed to send French pilots to fight alongside the Red Air Force against the Germans on the Eastern Front. The group became the most highly decorated fighter unit ever toIn 1942, General de Gaulle agreed to send French pilots to fight alongside the Red Air Force against the Germans on the Eastern Front. The group became the most highly decorated fighter unit ever to