Key Information
Reference code
LIDDELL HART 15/15/22
Title
Copy German papers, [1945-1948], relating to Luftwaffe operations during World War Two
Date(s)
- [1945 - 1948] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Papers from German sources relating to the Luftwaffe during World War Two, including a semi-autobiographical account obtained in 1945 from POW Gen Adolf Galland, former Commander in Chief Luftwaffe Fighter Arm, entitled 'The Birth, Life and Death of the German Day Fighter Arm'; transcripts of OKL and German Air Historical Branch surveys of German and Allied air operations, 1940-1944; text of a lecture by Capt Otto Bechtle given at Berlin-Gatow containing details of the proposed invasion of Britain and statistics of 'blitz' attacks on British cities, dated 2 Feb 1944. 1 file