The III./Zerstörergeschwader 26 – 1939/1944

Name: The III./Zerstörergeschwader 26 – 1939/1944
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SKU: L20200010
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It may seem unusual, in the context of an air unit history, to focus on a single gruppe rather than its parent geschwader. Yet III./ZG 26, which entered the Second World War flying the Bf 109, enjoyed a remarkably independent operational career.

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Having received Bf 110 twin-engine aircraft during the Phoney War, the unit was heavily engaged in 1940 in the West and over England.

Stood down at the end of 1940 along with all other Zerstörer groups, III./ZG 26 was sent in early 1941 to the Mediterranean, where its heavy fighters primarily supported the advance of the Afrika Korps while escorting the supply vessels serving the German Army in Africa.

In 1943, following the fall of Tunisia and faced with the numerical superiority of Allied air power, III./ZG 26 returned to Germany to be thrown into the bloody battles of the Reichsverteidigung. The Bf 110s were decimated and the unit was disbanded in mid-1944.

A 176-page volume featuring 380 photographs and 28 colour profiles.

Author 1: Jean-Louis Roba
Publication date: January 2020
Pages: 176
Illustrations: 380 photos
Cover: Paperback
Language: French
Publisher: LELA PRESSE

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