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- catalog abstract ""With the British air defence system supreme by day, the Luftwaffe turned to concentrate their attention towards nocturnal bombing missions on major cities and ports. For this purpose they perfected the technique to become known as 'pathfinding'-- the illumination of the target area by a special force as a forerunner to an intense bombing raid. This vital role was to be played by Germany's best known bomber unit, Kampfgruppe 100. Within a detailed and full history of this unit from 1939 until 1941, comes a fascinating account of its operations over Britain, as night after night German bombers went about the systematic destruction of Britain's major cities. Much of the Luftwaffe's success in may of these attacks was due to Kampfgruppe 100's ability to drop incendiary bombs to start fires in the target area without falling victim to anti-aircraft guns or night-fighters. But high praise must go to the many civilians who acted as fire watchers, dousing the fires as soon as they took hold, and the fire services, together forming an effective team to frustrate the German onslaught by night. Although Kampfgruppe 100 stayed operational for less than two years to carry out this all-important special task, the Gruppe was assured a place in the annals of military history. They were the first pathfinders"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b1245438.
- catalog created "1981.".
- catalog date "1981".
- catalog date "1981.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1981.".
- catalog description ""With the British air defence system supreme by day, the Luftwaffe turned to concentrate their attention towards nocturnal bombing missions on major cities and ports. For this purpose they perfected the technique to become known as 'pathfinding'-- the illumination of the target area by a special force as a forerunner to an intense bombing raid. This vital role was to be played by Germany's best known bomber unit, Kampfgruppe 100. Within a detailed and full history of this unit from 1939 until 1941, comes a fascinating account of its operations over Britain, as night after night German bombers went about the systematic destruction of Britain's major cities. Much of the Luftwaffe's success in may of these attacks was due to Kampfgruppe 100's ability to drop incendiary bombs to start fires in the target area without falling victim to anti-aircraft guns or night-fighters. But high praise must go to the many civilians who acted as fire watchers, dousing the fires as soon as they took hold, and the fire services, together forming an effective team to frustrate the German onslaught by night. Although Kampfgruppe 100 stayed operational for less than two years to carry out this all-important special task, the Gruppe was assured a place in the annals of military history. They were the first pathfinders"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "A painful shock -- Prelude to Poland -- North Sea operations -- Operation Weser?bung -- Summer in the sun -- Vannes -- 'Wir Fliegen gegen England!' -- Countermeasures -- The London blitz -- Spain ... or where? -- The attack on British industrial centres -- The firebomb raids -- The switch to the ports -- The onslaught continues -- Night fighters supreme -- To the Russian front.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. [197]-198.".
- catalog extent "256 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "First pathfinders.".
- catalog identifier "0718303180 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "First pathfinders.".
- catalog issued "1981".
- catalog issued "1981.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : William Kimber,".
- catalog relation "First pathfinders.".
- catalog subject "D787.W34 1981".
- catalog subject "Germany. Luftwaffe. Kampfgruppe 100. History.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, German.".
- catalog tableOfContents "A painful shock -- Prelude to Poland -- North Sea operations -- Operation Weser?bung -- Summer in the sun -- Vannes -- 'Wir Fliegen gegen England!' -- Countermeasures -- The London blitz -- Spain ... or where? -- The attack on British industrial centres -- The firebomb raids -- The switch to the ports -- The onslaught continues -- Night fighters supreme -- To the Russian front.".
- catalog title "The first pathfinders : the operational history of Kampfgruppe 100, 1939-1941 / Kenneth Wakefield.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".