Books on General Adolf Galland

[Richard T Eger]

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William
mechinf@netactive.co.za
Galland's Book
Fri Mar 29 19:43:57 2002
196.2.20.25

Have a copy of Galland book printed in German (1953) called "Die ersten und die Letzten" Condition very good. Make me an offer ?

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[Richard T Eger]

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Dirk
Protest by Galland towards end of war ?
Fri Mar 29 21:34:38 2002
198.54.202.4

Hi

Heinz Guderian mentions in his book "Panzer Leader" (which I found to be a great read) that towards the end of the war, Adolf Galland actually returned some of his decorations.

Does anyone have some more info about this?

Thanks in advance :-)

Dirk

[Richard T Eger]

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Jim P.
Larry Hickey
Wick/Galland Battle of France markings
Fri Apr 5 19:46:19 2002
12.253.95.180

In the recently published book, "Major Helmut Wick" by Ringlstetter, there are two photos of Wick's 109 in France during early June, 1940 (p. 43), and with the landing gear folded (p. 46). This is apparently his original Yellow 2, before he got W.Nr. 5344 as a replacement. My questions are 1) Does anyone know the date of the landing gear failure on the original Yellow 2? This is sometime in June, 1940. And second, does anyone know of a source for a clear photo of t he kill scoreboard for Wick on this early aircraft during the Battle of France.

My second question relates to Galland in the Battle of France. Despite the tremendous photo coverage of his career during the Battle of Britain and later, I've never seen any photo purported to show his aircraft while with Stab./JG 27 during the French Campaign. Is anyone aware of such a photo (s)? His scoreboard, if any, would have been up to 12 by the time he moved to III./JG 26.

Thanks
Larry Hickey

[Richard T Eger]

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Jim P.
IPMS Deutschland...
Fri Apr 5 20:15:32 2002
64.223.199.2

I think did an article on Galland from this time period and included a drawing of his machine. Don't know the reliability of this drawing and I don't specifically remember any photos.

[Richard T Eger]

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Larry Hickey
Galland Info
Fri Apr 5 20:39:01 2002
12.253.95.180

Thanks Jim,

Does anyone know the actual date of this IPMS Deutschland publication, or more specifically have a copy of it from which I could obtain a photocopy?

Thanx

Larry Hickey

[Richard T Eger]

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Darryl
Galland: The First and the Last
Wed Jul 31 13:00:15 2002
24.138.75.8

In 1996 a limited edition two book set called The First and the Last was released with a slipcase cover signed by Galland and Werner Held. Does anyone know where this book can be found and how much it might be selling for?

Regards

Darryl

[Richard T Eger]

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Vijetnamac
Adolf Galand victories with Me262
Sat Oct 19 22:36:55 2002
213.137.116.139

Hello.
I found out from various sources that Adolf G. achived seven victories while flying 262.
Vic. No. 101 and 102 on 16.04.45. Two B-26 Mauroders shot down by R4M rockets.
Vic. No. 103 and 104. on 26.04.45. Two B-26 Mauroders shot down by 30mm canons.
Where are the other three vic.????
One of the sources is an excelent book " German Jet Aces of World War 2" writen by Hugh Morgan and John Weal, published by Osprey.

Thanks for Your help/Vijetnamac

[Richard T Eger]

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Tom Semenza
A good question
Mon Oct 21 16:05:51 2002
64.12.97.7

A very good question which has not been addressed in any source I've seen, including any of Galland's biographies and all the books on German jet aces and units (including Forsyth's JV 44.) The same goes for the vicories of other JV 44 notables such as Steinhoff and Krupinski. All the more puzzling since they all survived the war, yet the information on their jet victories is obscure.

Tom

[Richard T Eger]

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Rodney
Galland's Book, which is better?
Mon Nov 11 09:34:20 2002
211.22.33.165

Hallo there,

I already have Galland's book "Fighter General, The Life of Adolf Galland" already, is his other book "Adolf Galland: The Authorized Biography" worth of purchasing?

Thanks in advance,
Rodney

[Richard T Eger]

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Bobbie
Galland Bio
Tue Feb 11 08:05:28 2003
64.12.104.171

Hey!

I've read "The Fighter General" by Toliver and Constable and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm now in the middle of reading "The First and the Last", and am enjoying it just as well.

Now I've heard of another bio by David Baxter titled "Adolf Galland: The Authorized Biography". Can anyone give me any recommendations on it?

Thanks!
Bobbie

[Richard T Eger]

For commentary on Tolliver & Constable's book on Adolf Galland, the reader is referred to the "References & Reference Materials" forum, the "Books by Col. Raymond F. Toliver, USAF (Ret.) & Trevor J. Constable" topic.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

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Bob Kimball
Mushroom's books on Galland ...
Sun Mar 30 13:38:01 2003
205.188.209.112

and Molders. Does anyone have these? I haven't seen a review - are there any comments?
Thanks

[Richard T Eger]

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Jim P.
Re: Mushroom's books on Galland ...
Mon Mar 31 15:05:35 2003
64.223.199.2

I got the one on Molder's. Don't waste your money if you have other sources. Nothing new there.

[Richard T Eger]

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Bob Rinder
Galland Book
Mon Mar 31 17:21:23 2003
64.12.96.45


Generally, I would agree with Jim P.'s comment, but in this case, I wouldn't dismiss this little book on Adolf Galland out of hand. Don Caldwell is co-author, and the text, albeit very abbreviated, is refreshingly objective. There are also some photos that may be newly published or at least infrequently seen. I only wish the authors could have expanded their research on the General into a comprehensive analysis of his wartime activities. That would certainly be a much needed contribution to the literature.

[Richard T Eger]

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Don Caldwell
Thanks, Bob!
Mon Mar 31 18:45:27 2003
204.136.184.34

It's hard to fit a "comprehensive analysis" into a pamphlet, but we have a better summary of Galland's duties as General der Jagdflieger than you'll see elsewhere, plus, as Bob says, some fairly unusual pictorial content. The full story of the GdJ office will have to wait for my forthcoming RLV book.

If you guys in the USA can wait a little while, I'm expecting my shipment of books any day -- they're my sole royalty, which I took instead of zlotys. The JG 26 site will post the cover jpg and a blurb when they're available, and I'll also make another announcement on this site.

Horrido!

Don

[Richard T Eger]

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Jim P.
I was referring specifically to Molder's book!! (nm)
Tue Apr 1 13:32:45 2003
64.223.199.2

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Peter K.
is there any web page of Mushrooms book ???(n/m) (nm)
Tue Apr 1 14:50:38 2003
212.191.67.174

[Richard T Eger]

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Don Caldwell
http://www.mmpbooks.biz (n/t) (nm)
Tue Apr 1 18:17:23 2003
204.136.184.34