Links of Interest
Aviation Links
- 12 O'Clock High! A page dedicated to flight-sim fanatics that also has a good introduction to the fighters of the Luftwaffe as well as some book reviews. The Luftwaffe Discussion Board is also located here.
- Luftwaffe Homepage Air and ground unit organizational histories. Also gives airfield residency dates. An absolute gold mine for Order of Battle guys like myself!
- Warbirds Resource Page Photos and specifications of Luftwaffe aircraft and equipment in the Luftwaffe Resource Group.
- The Luftwaffe Archives Group A bulletin board concerning the location and status of any Luftwaffe Archival information throughout the world.
- The Luftwaffe in Norway Beautiful paintings of Luftwaffe aircraft stationed in Norway and an OB for each year. Detailed information on the units stationed in Norway such as JG 77 and JG 5 is being added.
- Air Battle over Kursk 1943. A superb guide to the aerial fighting over the famous battle. Includes both German and Soviet material, to include German operational accounts.
- The Luftwaffe in Denmark
- The Luftwaffe in the North Message Board Focus on Luftwaffe operations in Norway. Just started and you must be a member of Delphi to participate, but this is easily done.
- Italian Wings A site by Ferdinando d'Amico, a noted authority on the Italian Air Force. Lacks any order of battle information, but has good information on the issues confronting the Regia Aeronautica during the war.
- The Luftwaffe Homepage In German, but has a list of German aces, and other good stuff. Recommended if you can handle the German.
- The Hugo Junkers Homepage All about the products and designs of Junkers from WW I to WW II, including engines.
- Elevon Specifications on most all combat aircraft of the '30s and later as well as Joe Braugher's detailed articles on various US aircraft.
- Luft '46 Dedicated to the multitude of projects undertaken by the German aviation industry towards the end of the war.
- JG 1 and 11
- JG 26 Dedicated to that unit. Includes maps, base locations and other good stuff.
- JG 52 Created by the Geschwader association. In German.
- JG 54 Similiar to the JG 26 site in content. Worthwhile. Has a loss of 1400 JG 54 losses in Excel 5.0 format!
- II/JG300 "Wilde Sau" Homepage Still mostly incomplete, but shows promise.
- Another site dedicated to JG 300 by Burkhard Otto, lots of pictures. In English and German.
- A brief page on Sturmstaffel 1.
- KG 6 In German.
- Pauke, Pauke!: The German WWII Night Fighters Resource Page
- Stalag 13 BBS: Luftwaffe Database Index Lots of info and pictures.
- A page dedicated to a thousand plus aviation links.
- My favorite aviation magazines, Air Enthusiast and Air International.
- Small Air Forces Observer A magazine dedicated that covers the subject matter in great detail and in all periods. Some issues have more info on camouflage schemes than I care to deal with, but this is more than offset by serial number listings, etc.
- WWII Aviation Booklist A page that focuses on books about the individual experiences of the fighter pilots of WW 2 by another flight-sim fanatic.
- Messerschmitt Me 262/The Australian Connection Dedicated to the Me 262 preserved in Australia. Lots of photos.
- Die Schwalbe Another site dedicated to the Me 262.
- The Unofficial Me 262 Website
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Joe Braugher's history of the Fw 190.
- Dedicated to the Bf-109 , includes a great hypertext guide to the cockpit and its controls.
- A restored Ju 52.
- Dedicated to the Me 163 rocket fighter
- Fandal's WWII Aviation Archive Mostly photos.
- On Camouflaged Wings A photo gallery.
- Arjen's Aviation Links
- Red Star/Black Cross: German and Russian Fighter Aces in Combat 41-45
- Russian Aviation Page Includes modern as well as some minor WW 2 info.
Military Links
- World War II Armed Forces Incomplete, but excellent Order of Battle stuff on many, many different countries. Includes information on the Hungarians! Also has some aviation stuff.
- German Armed Forces in WWII Jason Pipes' excellent site with a message board replete with information. Highly recommended.
- Diving Eagle: German Paratroops Covers paras of all services.
- The Finnish Army during WW 2
- Finland at War Information on Finland's military forces, both during the war years and modern times. Great links to other Finnish resources.
- Achtung Panzer! The place to get all the tank specification data that you won't find in Panzerkeil.
- AFV News magazine On my last visit some old articles were posted including an interesting one on Hungarian armor production and another on German demolition units. Has a AFV Discussion Board of some interest.
- Guns vs. Armor Covers the nitty-gritty of the armor penetration equasion with information on armor quality, shell types and armor penetration. Still incomplete, but definitely worth a visit.
- Railroad Guns and Armored Trains. The only page I've found that covers an enduring fascination of mine. Wildly variable in quality.
- Axis Europe A publisher that specializes in obscure Axis forces. An incredible amount of detail researched from primary sources. Doesn't strictly focus on the Germans, but on all the European Axis. The books are very pricey in relation to their size, but are generally definitive.
- The Battle of Kursk Includes fairly complete OBs for both the Germans and Soviets, although these are for 12 July.
- Tracks and Armour Organizational information about armored formations, but doesn't include detailed structural information.
- On Armour An excellent resource. Has some information on the vehicles to be found at various museums, with occasional photos.
- Panzergrenadier Information on the structure and history of the German Panzergrenadier and Infanterie (mot.) formations.
- The Armoured Website Interesting stuff created by a Italian former tanker.
- Faustpatronen All about the German Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck anti-tank weapons.
- World War II: The Greatest Battle in History
- German Armed Forces Maps of WW II Only targeting maps of London and some 1938 maps of Czechoslovakia loaded thus far.
- France 40 Numerous Orders of Battles and TO & Es, highly recommended even if it does concern an Allied nation.
Fortifications of WW 2
General Information
Belgian
Czech
Danish
Finnish
- The Salpa Line Fortifications built to defend Finland's eastern border in 1941-44. Not very informative, but the only thing I've ever seen on this.
French - The Maginot Line
Italian/Yugoslav
German
Norwegian
- Festung Norwegen. A comphrensive guide to all the German coast defenses in Norway. All it lacks are maps of their locations to be the ultimate guide.
- The Fortress Page. Well illustrated guide to German coastal fortifications in Sogn and Fjordane Counties, Norway.
Sweden
Switzerland
Naval Links
- Uboat.Net Everything you've ever wanted to know about the German U-boats. Book reviews, specifications, war cruise data, you name it!
- Nihon Kaigun Damn near everything you've ever wanted to know about the Imperial Japanese Navy. One page to visit is an incredibly detailed discussion about the best battleship of all time by one of the best-known naval armament and armor specialists that only lacks a few armor diagrams to be easily understood even by the non-initiated even at the most detailed levels.
- Warship International. The website for the International Naval Research Organization and their magazine. One of the best sources around for detailed articles on warships, mostly of the steam-powered or more recent varities. Reprints several articles of interest, with promises of more to come.
- The Kriegsmarine Incomplete thus far, but does have a lot of photos of the Graf Zeppelin.
Books and General Military Reference Links
- Stone & Stone Second World War Website A great place to find that special book you were looking for with links to many different publishers, dealers, and even a bibliography. Bill Stone also sells a British OB database.
- Second World War Books: News & Information For those who would like a direct link to the page that Bill announces the latest info in military publishing and reviews books that he's received.
- Articles of War My favorite bookstore.
- Pacifica Military History Publisher who's list includes the excellent Back Cross / Red Star. This book matches air combat accounts between the Germans and the Soviets and presents both sides. A sample chapter is available in .pdf format.
- Eric Mombeek's books on JG 1, JG 4 and JG 5.
- Helion & Co. A British bookseller that stocks many German titles on WW 2. Now venturing into publishing their own books.
- The Nafziger Collection Order of battle material for all eras. I highly recommend the Soviet OB books by Charles Sharp.
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