Books : Hungarian Aces of World War 2
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9781841764368
ISBN: 1841764361
Label: Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: October 25, 2002
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date: October 18, 2002
Sales Rank: 834557
Studio: Osprey Publishing
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Like Germany, Hungary was forbidden from having an air force following the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War 1. However, again like Germany, the new state of Hungary created an air arm in secret during the 1930s. Hungarian fighter pilots first saw action against their Slovakian neighbours in early 1939, following the annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany. In June 1941, Hungarian armed forces joined the Germany in the invasion of Russia, and pilots from the I/I Fighter Group saw continuous action into 1942. Flying CR.42s, Re.2000s and Bf 109Es, pilots scored a modest number of kills. However, when the Bf 109G-equipped Hungarian 101 ŒPuma1 Fighter Regiment was committed to action over Kharkov in April 1943, numerous aces started to rapidly build there scores. One year later the unit returned home in order to defend Hungarian cities from American heavy bombers, and pilots such as Dezsö Szentgyörgyi and György Debrödy scored the bulk of their kills in desperate battles against American fighters and bombers. Unlike most of Germany1s Eastern European allies, Hungary did not capitulate during the Russian advances of 1944, and its fighter pilots fought on until May 1945.
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The little-known story of Hungary's fighter pilots in WW2 is covered in this book by author Gyorgy Punka, #50 in Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series.
Hungary's fighter units first entered combat in June 1941, taking part of the invasion of Russia. Initially flying obsolescent Reggiane 2000 and Fiat CR.42s, the Hungarian units were supplied with Bf 109s by Germany in October 1942 and flew various 109 models till the bitter end in April 1945. Hungarian fighter units flew not only on the Russian Front but over their homeland as well, opposing air raids by 15th AF B-17 and B-24s. By war's end Hungary claimed over two dozen aces.
Though some aviation enthusiasts may have heard of Aladar Heppes' "Pumas," the exploits of most of the Hungarian aces has been little known till now. Punka's book is an excellent and engagingly written introduction to the exploits of Lajos Toth, Gyorgy Debrody, and so many others.
As with other books in this Osprey series, the 96 pages of text are complemented by over 100 photos, many rare, and eight pages of color profiles by John Weal. Though their names are sometimes tongue-twisting - how does one pronounce Dezso Szentgyorgyi? - Hungary's fighter pilots turned in an exemplary combat record as related in Punka's book. Recommended!
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Complete and well illustrated book (like all the books of aces serie) about the fighter units and pilots of this forgotten axis air force in world war II. We can found all: history, combat tactics, italian and german aircrafts, awards...but, were are the Bulgarian aces?
P.s. Sorry for my english!!
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