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KG 200 -The Luftwaffe's Most Secret Unit

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Ketley, Barry - Thomas, Geoffrey J.: The Luftwaffe's most secret unit - KG 200. Our Army, Prague 2011

This beautifully produced publication deals with the fate of the "Geheime Geschwader", Kampfgeschwader 200, whose I. Gruppe was from the beginning specifically dedicated to dropping off and picking up agents of the Third Reich. Its other operations, however, are far more interesting. The Czech reader may have learned some information from Kommando commander Olga Peter Stahl in the book The Secret Squadron KG 200, but this is only credible in personal recollections. Here, on the other hand, we get a scholarly publication whose roots lie in articles about individual "Flying Fortresses" B-17, some of which ended up in German hands and were used for special operations or to train Luftwaffe fighters. The authors delve not only into the recollections of Hanna Reitsch, an extremely skilled and intelligent Reich pilot, but more importantly into the original documents that were not enough to Maj. Günther Hurlin burned at the end of the war, or which did not disappear into the annals of history. The British Imperial War Museum managed to find some real gems, and important material was also provided by the Public Record Office, where Thomas spent long hours. So you don't have to worry about the dubious information you come across on the internet about the long-haul flights of the Junkers of Fernaufklärungsgruppe 5. Of particular interest is the chapter on Unternehmen Vercors, the operation that succeeded in liquidating the French partisans of the FFI (Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur) in the rear of the German armies in July 1944. The publication is accompanied by a number of beautiful and detailed photographs, so that everything is well documented pictorially. For the Czech reader, the book brings really valuable content and is definitely worth diving into the special operations of the mysterious squadron.
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