I Flew for the Führer

Posted on 09 May 2018 by Heinz Knoke

Heinz Knoke was one of Nazi Germany s outstanding pilots, and this dramatic record of his experiences, illustrated with personal photos, has become a classic among aviation memoirs He joined the Luftwaffe at the outbreak of the war, rose to the rank of commanding officer, and received the Knight s Cross Knoke s account crackles with vivid accounts of air battles and captures his utter desolation at Germany s defeat. Free Download [ I Flew for the Führer ] author [ Heinz Knoke ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr By time you re finished reading this one, you ll swear you ve put some seat time in a ME 109 The matter of fact, fast paced perspective could be attributed to author pilot Heinz Knoke s pre war literary aspirations it is a compelling tale The title does have a bit of that tabloid headline ring to it, however since it was published in 1953, you get that right after war perspective For example, a variety of future Experten all make cameo appearances, Marseille, Rall, Barkhorn, Moritz, long be By time you re finished reading this one, you ll swear you ve put some seat time in a ME 109 The matter of fact, fast paced perspective could be attributed to author pilot Heinz Knoke s pre war literary aspirations it is a compelling tale The title does have a bit of that tabloid headline ring t...A point of view from the other side , and aything one would ever want or need to know about the WW2 air combats, dog fights, Messerchmitts, bombers and allies planes I found it a little too technical and therefore a tad boring, but my husband thought it was magnificient and awe inspiring, so yeah.This Bantam edition of Knoke s military memoirs I read when I was in high school The reader immediately feels a part of Knoke s life in the air One of the most searing episodes in the book was when Knoke, in advanced flight training, was awaiting his turn, along with his fellow fledglings, to fly for the first time the Messerschmitt 109 ME 109 , then one of the most sophisticated fighter planes in the world Wh...I Flew for the Fuhrer by Heinz Knoke is the most captivating book about the war I have read to date It s simply impossible to put down Knoke briefly documents his childhood and upbringing before getting into the main part of his story which starts with the following diary entries August 31,1939The Polish atrocities against the German minority make horrible reading today Thousands of Germans are being massacred daily in territory which had once been part of Germany Thousandsarrive ever I Flew for the Fuhrer by Heinz Knoke is the most captivating book about the war I have read to date It s simply impossible to put down Knoke briefly documents his childhood and upbringing before getting into the main part of his story which starts with the following diary entries August 31,1939The Polish atrocities against the German minority make horrible reading today Thousands of Germans are being massacred daily in territory which had once been part of Germany Thousandsarrive every hour in the Reich, ea...I don t know why such books need to have an introduction from anyone, let alone some idiot In this case the idiot said something to the affect of I don t believe any German ace shot 150 Allied aircraft Firstly even the Soviets were Allies, but I know he meant Western Allies Brits and Americans But I ll leave that hanging in the air He doesn t seem to understand if beliefs changed facts, we d all be speaking German today Knoke does come across as an enthusiastic and devoted Hitler I don t know why such books need to have an introduction from anyone, let alone some idiot In this case the idiot said something to the affect of I don t believe any German ace shot 150 Allied aircraft Firstly even the Soviets were Allies, but I know he meant Western Allies Brits and Americans But I ll leave that hanging in the air He doesn t seem to understand if beliefs changed facts, we d all be speaking German today Knoke does come across as an enthusiastic and devoted Hitler follower during the war but that ought to come as no surprise He also mentions towards the end about how in his opinion the worst punishment for the Nazi leaders responsible for crimes and dishonoring the German soldier, would have been to hand them all to the soldiers who unknowingly became their instruments With that rant out of the way, I wish I can have a list of all such books that are written in such a way Purely how t...Very persuasive I walked into this book thinking, Pish, posh Germans in WWII I have no sympathy I especially expected this, being a WWII British re enactor But I found myself CONSTANTLY cheering the main character a German Pilot on, hoping he knocked those damn Tommies to the ground And the Yanksand the Bolsheviksand the Frenchies It really turned me on my head, and was ...A book very much in the same style as Stuka Pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel It reads like a flight log at many points, but unlike Stuka as a diary at others I read this and Iron Coffins as I wanted to view the war from a different point of view The view of the loser is bleak People fighting valiantly as they dwindle in number until they are not just too few to make a difference but must undertake suicide missions as commands Not necessarily a must read but if you want a different view, than I r A book very much in the same style as Stuka Pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel It reads like a flight log at many points, but unlike Stuka as a diary at others I read this and Iron Coffins ...I really enjoyed this So interesting to get a perspective from the enemy s side The decline in his mental state and health as the wore draw on andof his friends and colleagues were killed is clearly marked, and quite affecting His belief in...Despite the silly title, this is a really good book on the aerial war from a German pilot s perspective It s amazing to read early passages such as August 31, 1939 The Polish atrocities against the German minority make horrible reading today Thousands of Germans are being massacred daily in territory which had once been part of Germany.September 11, 1939 The war in Poland draws to its close.How dare those Poles i...Ascenso al cielo, descenso moral y desolaci n de un aviador alem n, contado con gran ritmo y a veces con prosa cansada y taciturna No ser a tan tr gico si no fuese una autobiograf a.

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09 May 2018

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