Battle of the Airfields
by Norman Franks
"Operation Bodenplatte, 1 January 1945"
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Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Fighter Jets
Military Unit:
Luftwaffe
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Europe
Published Date:
2000
ISBN13:
9781902304427
Description
On the morning of January 1, 1945, over 800 Luftwaffe fighters took off to attack Allied air-fields in Holland, Belgium and France. Norman Franks uses diaries and first-hand accounts, plus material from Germany to tell the story of Operation Bodenplatte, which turned out to be a final act of self-destruction as the Luftwaffe lost up to 300 of their aircraft and over 200 pilots in the battle.
