Richard T Eger
03-17-2002, 01:33 PM
From within a thread on 12 O'Clock High! discussing books on JG 51:
Leon Venter
One more
Tue Feb 12 10:05:04 2002
67.25.116.24
In addition to the other two books, Günther Rübell's "Kreuze im Himmel wie auf Erden: Fronterleben im Jagdgeschwader Mölders" is worth a mention here because it includes more unit history than the typical autobiography. Rübell served in JG51 from Dec '40 until Aug '44, scoring 48 victories and earning the Knight's Cross. Throughout his story, he intersperses mini-chapters dedicated to some notable JG51 personalities, including Bär, Hafner, Grasser, Strelow, Stendel, Schultz, Rammelt, and of course, Mölders. Very sketchy after the summer of '43, but a decent resource nonetheless.
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Leon Venter
One more
Tue Feb 12 10:05:04 2002
67.25.116.24
In addition to the other two books, Günther Rübell's "Kreuze im Himmel wie auf Erden: Fronterleben im Jagdgeschwader Mölders" is worth a mention here because it includes more unit history than the typical autobiography. Rübell served in JG51 from Dec '40 until Aug '44, scoring 48 victories and earning the Knight's Cross. Throughout his story, he intersperses mini-chapters dedicated to some notable JG51 personalities, including Bär, Hafner, Grasser, Strelow, Stendel, Schultz, Rammelt, and of course, Mölders. Very sketchy after the summer of '43, but a decent resource nonetheless.
[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 17 March 2002).]