Wilhelm Johnen

Duel Under the Stars

The Memoir of a Luftwaffe Night Pilot in World War II

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Produktbeschreibung

Personal memoir from one of the most highly-decorated Luftwaffe night-fighter pilots to survive the war. Johnen flew the Me Bf 110 though the Second World War and made 34 aerial kills. Fascinating, vivid account of combat and training.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenhill Books
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 127mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9781784385644
• ISBN-10: 1784385646
• Artikelnr.: 58736129

Autorenporträt

Johnen enlisted in Luftwaffe in 1939 and in 1941 he joined the German night fighter force (Nachtjagd) and participated in the Defence of the Reich campaign. He became a night fighter ace in June 1943 after achieving his fifth victory. In April 1944 Johnen was briefly interned in Switzerland when he force-landed in the country. It caused an international incident but he was repatriated with his crew some days later. Johnen was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in October 1944 for the destruction of 33 RAF bombers. He ended the war with 34 aerial night victories. After the war he worked for Willi Messerschmitt and started his own company. He died in 2002.