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I Flew for the Führer
- Author
- Heinz Knoke
- Narrator
- P.J. Ochlan
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 13 April 2021
- Run Time
- 8 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Knoke joined the Luftwaffe on the outbreak of war, and eventually became commanding officer of a fighter wing. An outstandingly brave and skillful fighter, he logged over two thousand flights and shot down fifty-two enemy aircraft. He had flown over four hundred operational missions before being wounded in an astonishing "last stand" towards the end of the war. He was awarded the Knight's Cross for his achievements. In a book that reveals his intense patriotism and discipline, he describes being brought up in the strict Prussian tradition, the rise of the Nazi regime, and his own wartime career set against a fascinating study of everyday life in the Luftwaffe. He also reveals the high morale of the force until its disintegration. His memoirs are both a valuable contribution to aviation literature and a moving human story.
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Details
- Author
- Heinz Knoke
- Narrator
- P.J. Ochlan
- Duration
- 8 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 April 2021
- ISBN
- 9781666106985
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Memoirs, Biography: historical, political and military, True war and combat stories, Biography: general, Transport: general interest, Second World War, Military veterans, Military history, Air forces and warfare
Synopsis
Heinz Knoke was one of the outstanding German fighter pilots of the Second World War. This vivid firsthand record of his experiences has become a classic among aviation memoirs and is a fascinating counterbalance to the numerous accounts written by Allied pilots.Knoke joined the Luftwaffe on the outbreak of war, and eventually became commanding officer of a fighter wing. An outstandingly brave and skillful fighter, he logged over two thousand flights and shot down fifty-two enemy aircraft. He had flown over four hundred operational missions before being wounded in an astonishing "last stand" towards the end of the war. He was awarded the Knight's Cross for his achievements. In a book that reveals his intense patriotism and discipline, he describes being brought up in the strict Prussian tradition, the rise of the Nazi regime, and his own wartime career set against a fascinating study of everyday life in the Luftwaffe. He also reveals the high morale of the force until its disintegration. His memoirs are both a valuable contribution to aviation literature and a moving human story.
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