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Rare set of yearbooks of the German Wehrmacht, including the 'Yearbook of the German Army' (Jahrbuch des deutschen Heeres), the 'Yearbook of the German Navy' (Jahrbuch der deutschen Kriegsmarine), and the 'Yearbook of the German Air Force' (Jahrbuch der deutschen Luftwaffe). All volumes come in the original slipcase and include their original dust jackets. Very rare to find in this complete condition. A nice copy of military force history !
Yearbook Army: With reports about the first war year 1939/1940, the campaign in Norway, the operations of the army in the west (Fortification Kormordenzaud, Maginot Line, Fort eben emael, on route to Paris, Sedan Ypern...) and east at May and June 1940, the infantry, the artillery, attack at Charleroi-passage, tanks on route to victory, signal corps, speedy forces, and again the Somme, medical service, training of officers of the army during the war, food supply, close to Verdun, italian army fighting against the 'Westmachte', Fort Traversette, fighting in egypt, Fort Jirreh in Somaliland; Dunkirchen, Norwegen, Flandern etc...
Yearbook Navy: Charting the past year of war naval history, dominating the sea at the beginning of the war,
trade war at North Sea, Baltic Sea and Atlantic; law at sea; so called "unsinkable battleships" and the sending
to bottom of the Royal Oak; war planes and aircraft carrier; the campaign against Norway; sea and air operations in the nordic area; the destroyer campaign at Narvik; the strategic meaning of the nordic area; in the machine room during battle; naval power of Italy at beginning of the war; the sea battle in the meditteranean sea; the German Navy at the atlantic coast and Flandern; our e-boats (Schnellboot), u-boats and shipborne aircraft fliers in the war.
Yearbook Luftwaffe: ... with aircraft photos included of Me 110, Messerschmit Me 109,
Junkers Ju 87, Dornier Do 215, Ju 88, Henschel HS 126, Heinkel He 111, Ju 52 ...!
Reports include the awarding of the marshall bars to the 3 field marshals Milch, Sperrle, Kesselring;
high ranking officers in Karinhall; air combats, flak artillery, anti aircraft guns protecting Berlin;
keep guard on the channel; Stukas attacking England; reconnaissance of London;
Fallschirmjager / paratroopers to Narvik; Dunkirk and Boulogne; Bombing french convoy,
french airfield and Calais; bombing british airfield; bombing of Andalsnes and Le Havre in Norway;
bombing of airfield Kenley
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