Links
The following are my favourite Luftwaffe sites, and all are highly recommended. If you wish to add a link, just email me
FOCKE-WULF 190 / TA 152 SITES
Dillon Poole - Achtung Würger!
Good news! Dillon has now begun to work on his site again. Expect it to be back and running soon.
The White 1 Foundation
http://www.white1foundation.org
This is the website of a group restoring FW 190 F-8 'White 1 + ' of J.G. 5. The site includes a comprehensive history of the aircraft and its pilots, written by Kjetil Aakra and Andreas Brekken.
Focke-Wulf 190 Site
http://www.focke-wulf190.com
A German website dealing with technical aspects of the FW 190, particularly engines and weapons. There are also biographies of Kurt Tank and Hans Sander, along with a links page.
Manfred Poznanski - www.pozefilm.de
http://www.pozefilm.de
On this page there are three videos of the Flug Werk FW 190, along with photos and information.
Charles Silverlight - Ta 152 Article
http://www.geocities.com/ta152uk/
Charles wrote this article a few years ago after visiting the NASM, and Champlin. The article has some information on the Ta 152, along with photos Charles took of the aircraft. There are also photos of a Jumo 213 E-1 from a Ta 152.
Michael Naunton - Focke-Wulf 190A Development History
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~mmn/wb/fw190.html
This link is just for fun:-)
GENERAL SITES
Michael Holm - The Luftwaffe in World War II
http://www.ww2.dk
This is the most detailed Luftwaffe site on the Internet. It features information on all Luftwaffe units of World War II. Each Geschwader has a page which includes details on formation and disbandment, Gruppe and Staffel leaders, and bases. There is Order of Battle material for various time periods, a loss list for Sch.G. 1 in 1942, potted histories of some Luftwaffe maritime aircraft (including the Ar 196, BV 138 and He 115), and much, much more. Michael has also transcribed many documents from the BA/MA and USAFHRA. A comprehensive links page and a number of interesting photographs add to the usefulness of this site.
Petr Kacha - Aces of the Luftwaffe
http://www.luftwaffe.cz
Petr Kacha's site features biographies of many aces, and is a very useful resource. It is regularly updated.
Nick Beale - Ghost Bombers
http://www.ghostbombers.com
Nick's site features corrections for his recent N.S.G. 9 book, along with some articles about various subjects. Articles cover Sonderstaffel Kaatsch, the air war in southern France in 1944 following Allied Operation Dragoon, some ULTRA signals relating to camouflage and markings, and an interesting signal about a mock combat held by J.G. 11 between a Bf 109 G-14/AS and an FW 190 A-9. A unit history of I./J.G. 2 in Italy has been added, along with two articles dealing with different aspects of S.G. 4's service in Italy.
Thomas Genth
http://members.aol.com/tgenth/
Thomas' father and grandfather served with the Luftwaffe during World War II, and on this site Thomas has included many of their photographs of aircraft. He has also receieved some interesting shots of J.G. 26 aircraft (some of which appear on this site).
Jason Long - Sturmvogel
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2072
This page features many Orders of Battle for the Luftwaffe. There are also a number of articles on various subjects. If you are interested in the statistical side of the Luftwaffe, I recommend a visit to this site.
Andy Mitchell - Luftwaffe Data
http://www.luftwaffedata.co.uk
Andy's site deals with Luftwaffe reconnaissance operations, and particularly Aufklärungsgruppe (F) 122. Included on the site is a (F) 122 diary, with footnotes, covering unit operations, personnel, losses, transfers etc. There is a personnel listing for each Staffel of (F) 122, descriptions of (F) 122 unit emblems, a list of sources, links, and a section on some small Luftwaffe units, including Kommando Bisping, Kommando Bonow, Kommando Braunegg, Kommando Dora, Kommando Kunkel, Kommando Petersen and Kommando Rastedter.
W.J.A. 'Tony' Wood - Luftwaffe Victory Claims 1939-1945
http://www.lesbutler.ip3.co.uk/tony/tonywood.htm
This is a most important resource for any Luftwaffe researcher interested in the fighter units. Claims lists currently available include the following:
Reich & Western Front 1939-1941
Reich & Western Front 1942. Vol III
Reich & Western Front 1943. Vol IV
Reich, West and Südfront, January to April 1944. Vol. I
Reich, West and Südfront, May to July 1944. Vol. I
Reich, West and Südfront, July to December 1944. Vol. I
Mediterranean & Souther Front 1941-1942. Vol. I
Mediterranean & Southern Front 1943. Vol II
Eastern Front Vol 1. 1941
Eastern Front Vol 2. January to July 1942
Eastern Front Vol 2. August to December 1942
Eastern Front Vol 2. January to June 1943
Eastern Front Vol 2. July to December 1943
Eastern Front Vol 4. 1944. January - June, Issue 1
Eastern Front Vol 4. 1944. July - December, Issue 1
A new addition is the claims lists of Jim Perry, covering the Spanish Civil War, the Western Front, and the Eastern Front. Also available is a Fighter Grid Map, which shows the Luftwaffe grid coordinates in western Europe. U.S. VIIIth Fighter Command Narratives of Operations can also be downloaded, along with two A.I.2(g) Crashed or Captured Enemy Aircraft reports. The latest information to be added is the R.A.F. claims and losses for November and December 1940, and for the first quarter of 1943.
Christer Bergström and Andrey Mikhailov - Blackcross-Redstar: Air War over the Eastern Front
http://www.bergstrombooks.elknet.pl/bc-rs/
This site has a number of excerpts from Christer and Andrey's first and second volumes of Blackcross-Redstar: Air War over the Eastern Front. There is also a sample chapter, and some reviews of books from the series. It is a good site, and you can see some more excerpts from the book on my site.
Falcon - Falcon's Messerschmitt Bf 109 Hangar
http://www.messerschmitt-bf109.de
Falcon's site is a very good one. Each variant of the Bf 109 is covered, including a brief description and a data table. There is a Werk Nummer list, and a number of articles (including an article on the debate over "Bf" and "Me"). Engines and guns used by the Bf 109 are also covered. There are also hundreds of photos of Bf 109s to view.
Cravant, L' Usine Souterraine: Focke Wulf 190 et NC 900
http://www.histavia21.net/Cravant/cravant.htm
This is a page about Cravant in France, and the FW 190s and NC.900s repaired and built there.
Lynn Ritger - The 109 Lair
http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/
This is one of the best Bf 109 sites on the Internet, with an emphasis on technical details rather than operations. There is a forum, restoration news, Bf 109 manuals, walkarounds, and a ton of other information. Eventually there will also be a searchable Bf 109 loss database with information from Jim Perry's Luftwaffe losses. I'm not a Bf 109 fan, but can recommend a visit to this site.
Eric Mombeek - Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots
http://www.luftwaffe.be
This is the website of well-known Luftwaffe author Eric Mombeek It features missing in action lists for the following Jagdgeschwadern:
J.G. 1
J.G. 2
J.G. 3
J.G. 4
J.G. 5
J.G. 6
J.G. 11
J.G. 26
J.G. 27
J.G. 77
J.G. 300
J.G. 301
J.G. 302
There is also a discussion forum, a section on Eric's Luftwaffe logbook collection, and information on Eric's book projects.
Christer Bergström - Graf & Grislawski
http://www.graf-grislawski.elknet.pl/
Christer Bergström's new site, dedicated to the biography of Hermann Graf & Alfred Grislawski published in 2003. The design of this page is similiar to the Blackcross - Redstar site, with excerpts from the book. There is a sample victory list of Hermann Graf for September 1942, an introduction about Graf and Grislawski, an article about J.G. 52 in combat in early 1943, a sample chapter (Chapter 17: "Do You Know Graf?"), some colour profiles from the book by Claes Sundin, an article about J.G.50, an article about the very lucky ace Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt, and more.
NEWS: Graf and Grislawski is available for purchase. For more details, please visit the site.
Olve Dybvig - Luftwaffe Special Interest Group in Norway
http://www.luftwaffe.no
Olve has compiled a very good Luftwaffe site. This page has a bit of everything, including loss lists, OOB, photos, and more.
Pawel Burchard - Battle of Kursk
http://www.lesbutler.ip3.co.uk/tony/pawel/index.html
After a lengthy period offline, Pawel has recently started his site back up again. This is a very good look at the air war over Kursk in July and August 1943.
Tormod Christiansen - Ju 88 in Norway
http://www.ju88.net/
This entire site is dedicated to a single Junkers Ju 88 that crashed in Norway during the war. Tormod has put together a great site.
Luftwaffe Resource Group
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG
A good general source for the Luftwaffe, featuring information on markings, tactics and the like. Very good for basic details about the Luftwaffe in World War II. Also has a brief summary of all major Luftwaffe aircraft types.
Brett Green - Hyperscale
http://www.hyperscale.com
An important site for Luftwaffe modellers, this page is very detailed, featuring ordering information for new kits, tips for modellers, some examples of completed models (my favourite part of the site) and some articles (including some by David E. Brown on camouflage). A very good modelling site.
James Yeowell - Horrido! - The Luftwaffe Research Website
http://www.yeowell19.freeserve.co.uk/index.html
A nice page, even though it is still under development. One of the best parts of the site are the lists of Messerschmitt Bf 109 Stammkennzeichen. I can't wait until it's finished (although the amount of data that this page will cover should take a long time to put together).
Marcus Wendel - Axis History Factbook
http://www.axishistory.com
This site is very comprehensive. Some things covered include: German Awards & Decorations, Campaigns & Operations, Equipment, Feldpost numbers, Foreign Volunteers, Uniforms & Militaria, Books, Message Forums, and a very lengthy list of links to sites dealing with World War II Germany. The section of the site dealing with the Luftwaffe is also very good.
The site's forum can be found at http://forum.axishistory.com/.
Mikael Olrog - Preserved Axis Aircraft
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/
A comprehensive site covering all preserved World War II aircraft of the Axis. The site has a very good listing of all surviving FW 190s, including photographs. It's well worth the visit.
COLOUR PROFILE SITES
Simon Schatz - Luftwaffe Profiles and Models
http://www.luftwaffe.at.tf
Unfortunately Simon has had to close his site down. His profiles will now appear at http://www.rlm.at.
Jerry Boucher - The Virtual Aircraft Website
http://www.the-vaw.com/
This site showcases Jerry's artwork, which features many Axis aircraft, and is very well done. Prints of some of the artwork are also available. Amongst the aircraft depicted is the FW 190 A-5 of Emil Lang of 5./J.G. 54 in May 1943.
Claes Sundin and Christer Bergström - Luftwaffe Fighter Aces & Aircraft
http://hem2.passagen.se/galland/index.html
This was one of the first pages I found about Luftwaffe aircraft, and since then I have been a regular visitor. The focus of the site is Claes Sundin's magnificent profiles, and one of the best things is that the page is regularly updated with new profiles. I recommend a visit.
UNIT SPECIFIC SITES
Les Butler and Don Caldwell - JG 26 "Schlageter: "Top Guns of the Luftwaffe"
http://jg26.vze.com
A very complete site dedicated to the best known Luftwaffe unit, J.G. 26. This page has everything, photos, a number of profiles, plenty of data, some stories and more. Highly recommended.
Bob Wartburg - The Jagdgeschwader 54 HomePage
http://www.jg54greenhearts.com/
A site dedicated to J.G. 54, including a very good loss list (compiled by the late Günther Rosipal. Also found on this site are personal accounts of combat, a map of J.G. 54 bases, photos, scans of documents, and more.
Burkhard Otto (BOBO) and Karl-Heinz Gansel - JG 300
http://www.jg300.de/
Burkhard Otto (BOBO) and Karl-Heinz Gansel's site, dedicated to the history and pilots of Jagdgeschwader 300. On this site you will find photos of pilots and aircraft of J.G. 300, colour profiles, details about the Special Interest Group (dedicated to researching J.G. 300, J.G. 301 and J.G. 302), reviews of books relevent to J.G. 300, J.G. 301 and J.G. 302, and more. If you want to find out about J.G. 300, this page is highly recommended.
Burkhard Otto (BOBO) and Karl-Heinz Gansel - JG 302
http://www.jg302.de
Another site by Burkhard Otto and Karl-Heinz Gansel, this time dedicated to J.G. 302. Content is similiar to the J.G. 300 site. This is the place to go for information on J.G. 302.
DISCUSSION GROUPS
Richard T. Eger - The Luftwaffe Archives Group
http://www.lwag.org/index.php
If you are interested in doing some Luftwaffe archive research, I would highly recommend you visit this page. The page is set up to help Luftwaffe researchers, and you will be able to learn from some experienced researchers.
Ruy Horta - Luftwaffe Discussion Group
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/
The Luftwaffe Discussion Group is just part of Ruy's site. It is a great forum for any Luftwaffe topic. If you post a question, you can almost certainly except a reply. Many authors and experienced researchers visit the site regularly, and even the trickiest of questions are usually answered.
Peter Evans - Luftwaffe Experten Message Board
http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/forums/
Another good discussion group for those interested in the Luftwaffe.
BUSINESSES
Brian Bateman - Bateman Galleries
http://www.batemangalleries.com
Brian has recently created this site to showcase his wonderful artwork. He has done a number of paintings of Luftwaffe subjects, including two of FW 190s. His paintings can be viewed on this site, along with details on some of the American and German veteran pilots that Brian has had the fortune to meet. Well worth a visit.
Robert Forsyth, Eddie Creek and Martin Pegg - Classic Publications
http://www.classic-books.co.uk
Classic is considered one of the finest aviation publishers in the world. Unfortunately their web site has been closed down. There is still some information at the above site, along with a link to the Ian Allan Publishing site.
Manfred Poznanski - Luftfahrt Filmarchiv Manfred Poznanski
http://www.pozefilm.de/fw190.html
This is a link to three videos of Flugwerk FW 190s, along with some photos.
Judy and Jerry Crandall - Eagle Editions
http://www.eagle-editions.com
The website of aviation publishers Eagle Editions, this page has information on all the products available from Jerry and Judy Crandall, including books, model decals, resins, and more. You can view profiles, paintings, and sample book pages.
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