“Based upon his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, Richthofen employed his seven Stukagruppen and single ground-attack Gruppe to devastating effect by providing direct support to the ground forces at every critical point and decisive phase in the fighting.” — Helmit Mahlke Copy Share Image
“The one officer responsible above all others for the development of Blitzkrieg tactics was General Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen” — Helmit Mahlke Copy Share Image
“Based upon his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, Richthofen employed his seven Stukagruppen and single ground-attack Gruppe to devastating effect by providing direct… — Helmit Mahlke Copy Share Image
“The next topic of conversation was the question of fighter escorts for the Stuka units. Our Kommandeur had already raised this matter on numerous… — Helmit Mahlke Copy Share Image
“Here on the Eastern Front, whenever we carried out our low-level attacks immediately in front of our comrades on the ground – dropping our… — Helmit Mahlke Copy Share Image
“For unlike many of our previous opponents, Russian troops tended to stand firm when under air attack. Rather than dive for cover, most would… — Helmit Mahlke Copy Share Image
“Admittedly, our ground convoys during the later stages of the French campaign were something of a sorry spectacle. Made up of civilian and military… — Helmit Mahlke Copy Share Image
