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photographs, Thomas Anderson attempts to convey the German defenders’ view of an attack that was actually expected.
ADMIRAL SCHEER
With the defeat of Germany in November 1918, its once-powerful Kaiserliche Marine was dismantled and the new, provisional, Reichsmarine established in its place. As Tony Holmes reveals, the German navy began to increase in size – and prestige – in the late 1920s through the creation of one class of vessel, the Panzerschiffe. Three were built, with Admiral Scheer being the second Deutschland-class pocket battleship to enter service.
MORE TWO-SEATER ACES
Noted Great War aviation historian Gregory VanWyngarden details the careers of several First World War aces who achieved aerial success flying two-seater aircraft for Germany.
BAPTISM OF FIRE
8. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 126 ‘Großherzog Friedrich von Baden’ was one of Germany’s oldest regiments at the start of the First World War, and as Florian Wein relates, it was also amongst the first to see combat when it was committed to the Battle of Mühlhausen/Mulhouse.
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DISABLED IN TUNISIA
Symbolising the Axis defeat in North Africa in May 1943, an abandoned Junkers Ju 290 transport was discovered by US troops when they captured Sidi Ahmed airfield in Tunisia. Barry Wheeler relates the story behind the aircraft’s demise.
LUFTWAFFE WAR REPORTERS
Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, the German military had an established and fully functioning military propaganda organisation. Chris Goss explains what the Luftwaffe’s Kriegsberichter (war reporter) organisation looked like and the part it played during the conflict.
THE KING’S GUESTS
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When two German aircraft were brought down in Windsor Great Park in 1940 and 1941, the surviving Luftwaffe airmen became ‘guests’ of His
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Majesty The King in whose garden they had ended up. Andy Saunders explores the fascinating tale of both aircraft and the men who flew them.
ERICH DÖBRICH-STEGLITZ
A veteran of two World Wars and an interwar activist, Erich Döbrich-Steglitz is best known for his prolific output of military-related artwork. Graham Rumney provides a brief biography of a somewhat forgotten artist.
KNIGHTS OF THE AIR
This photograph, expertly colourised by Richard J Molloy, features the crew of an He 111P ‘somewhere over southern England’ on 15 August 1940.
REVIEWS
Our regular look at military history publications covers books from not-toys.com/Igor Donchik Art, Frontline Books, Osprey and Pen & Sword.
NOTES FROM THE ARMOURY
‘Exerziergewehr’ (drill rifles) were a key learning tool for would-be German infantrymen during the First World War, as Michael Heidler explains.
PHOTOS FROM THE FRONT
Richard J Molloy has used his magic to colourise a captured Typhoon IA, which was almost certainly the only example of the powerful, but temperamental Hawker fighter returned to airworthiness by the Luftwaffe.
WAR POSTERS
For this issue, we look at a chillingly dramatic poster produced by the Allies for war propaganda purposes.
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