Full Description
First seeing action in the wake of the German invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the Royal Romanian Air Force had been allied to the Luftwaffe since the Romanian government signed a Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in November 1940. This book reveals how, despite suffering heavy losses to the numerically superior Russian forces, the Romanians inflicted even greater casualties on the communists. Locked in bitter conflict with the Soviets until September 1944, when the Red Army poured across the Romanian frontier and forced an armistice, the modest fighter force claimed 1500+ kills using primarily Bf 109's, Fs and Gs.
Contents
Introduction and acknowledgements
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND TO WAR
CHAPTER TWO
BARBAROSSA TO STALINGRAD
CHAPTER THREE
NEW EQUIPMENT, NEW TASKS
CHAPTER FOUR
1944 - YEAR OF THE CRUCIBLE
CHAPTER FIVE
CHANGING SIDES
CHAPTER SIX
LEADING ACES
Appendices
Colour plates commentary
Index
