Can anyone recommend a single history book on KG200, need to have list of operations and personel, many thanks, Paul
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Hi Paul, not exactly what you are looking for in regards to the detail you need; but the only book I know of about the unit is "KG200 The True Story" by PW Stahl.
I bought it back in the early 1980's and still have it, but not read it for years. I suspect you might already have it.
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Ade, thanks, no books as yet, just picked up a wehrpass to KG200, so trying to get a decent book on the subject......Comment
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The one I mentioned is worth having as a good basic primer on the unit. It tells of the unit history, aircraft used, etc. I think you should be able to pick it up cheaply.
Cheers, Ade.Comment
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Ade, as ever thanks, PaulComment
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Paul -Originally posted by leibregiment View Post
The original edition of the Peter Stahl book was written (in German) back in the mid-1970's before much of the archival documentation was readily available for research. It focuses mainly on his personal experiences in I. Gruppe (the agent-dropping Gruppe) and provides little on the rest of the Geschwader. Furthermore, in addition to a very shallow treatment of the subject, it is chuck-full of errors. You would be much better off with the Geoff Thomas/Barry Ketley study which is fully researched and up to date. I have all three of these books and can therefore make the comparison.
Thomas, Geoffrey J. and Barry Ketley. KG 200: The Luftwaffe’s Most Secret Unit. Crowborough: Hikoki Publications, 2003. ISBN: 1 902109 33 3. Hb (oversize). Dj. 192p. Heavily illus. Color profiles. Appendices.
Gellermann, Günther. Moskau Ruft Heeresgruppe Mitte...Was nicht im Wehrmachtbericht stand: Die Einsätze des geheimen Kampfgeschwaders 200 im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe, 1988. ISBN: 3-7637-5856-9. 326p. Illus. Appendices. Bibliography. Names index.
You could also get my recently published first volume on the Luftwaffe's bomber force where you will find 4 pages of comprehensive, illustrated details on KG 40:
http://www.ianallanpublishing.com/pr...0&cat=0&page=1
--LarryComment
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Larry, great information, have taken your advice and got them, again many thanks for all your time and trouble, Ade, as ever thanks...........PaulComment
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