Operation Barbarossa 1941: The Luftwaffe Opens the Eastern Front Campaign

by William E. Hiestand

Barbarossa was the biggest German invasion of World War II. Comprehensively illustrated, this study explores the air campaign that spearheaded it, and how it evolved during the rest of 1941.

The German invasion of the USSR, Operation Barbarossa, was the apex of Hitler's aggression. The strength of the Luftwaffe was gathered from across Europe for its opening strikes, where it faced a huge but badly equipped and ill-prepared...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472861507
• ISBN13: 9781472861504
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 9.4"