By John Weal
This quantity is the 1st of its kind to be dedicated solely to the Zerstörer day fighter aces, spanning the warfare years from Poland to the defence of the Reich. even though Messerschmitt's single-engined Bf 109 has bought many of the plaudits for attaining digital air superiority over Europe in 1939-40, the exploits of the manufacturer's twin-engined Bf a hundred and ten, the Ju 88 and the Me 410 Zerstörer within the first 12 months of the conflict additionally make for extraordinarily striking examining. certainly, at the eve of global struggle 2 a posting to a Bf one hundred ten unit used to be thought of to be the simplest occupation circulate to be had within the Luftwaffe.
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Com On 27 October 1943, Buttazzoni formed under Borghese’s command a new Battaglione ‘NP’ with an HQ and two, later three companies. Intended for sabotage and espionage behind Allied lines, the battalion was sent for training to Iesolo, where a 4th (Mortar) Co was formed in December 1943– January 1944; this was followed by a 5th (Heavy Weapons) Company. Sabotage specialists were grouped into a separate company, to be carried by CB midget submarines. A first mission failed, the group of four being immediately captured and – since they were in disguise – shot by the Allies.
Partisan losses were 369 killed, 14 wounded and 190 captured, at the cost of 32 killed (2 Germans), 119 wounded (6 Germans) and 32 missing. Later in October 1944 the Divisione Decima was ordered to move to the Veneto region in north-eastern Italy. com A ‘flotilla’ swallows a navy The new role of Borghese’s Xª MAS, along with the crisis during summer 1944 that followed the Allied advance to the Gothic Line and the general uprising of Italian partisans, led to a clash between the RSI authorities and the Kriegsmarine high command in Italy.
Advantage of the captured South African and British stores depots). Apart from a small group of 45 all ranks who were detached and sent to Mersa Matruh in Egypt, the rest of the battalion was retained in Tobruk for garrison and coastal defence tasks. 5 mile) stretch of coastline extending on both sides of the town, mostly in small strongpoints formed around a single heavy MG or an AT gun. These little groups suffered from isolation and lack of adequate communications, and had to be resupplied with food and water every two days.
