Schlachtflieger!

Schlachtflieger!

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Schlachtflieger!

Germany and the Origins of Air/Ground Support, 1916-1918




Author:Rick Abbott, Dan San Duiven
Language:English text
Format:Hardback
Dimensions:8.5" x 11"
Pages:400
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN:9780764324413



This book presents, in words and pictures, the history of the Schutzstaffeln from their formation as escort aircraft, to their being renamed Schlachstaffeln and their role as infantry support aircraft. Participating in all the major German offenses on the Western Front in 1918, and manned mainly by enlisted pilots and gunners, these units became the first true close air support squadrons.