The Long Road to Kharkov by David Pentland. (B) WAR30 With speeds often nudging the

With speeds often nudging the sound barrier

In the early morning murk of 24th May 1941

Oscar Boesch joined the Luftwaffe in 1942 and flew his first combat mission in April 1944

Tribute to Pilot Officer Pegge of No

The Long Road to Kharkov by David Pentland. (B) WAR30 With speeds often nudging theDHM6335B. The Long Road to Kharkov by David Pentland. Kharkov, Russia, February March 1943. After abandoning Rostov and Kharkov in the face of the Soviet Winter Offensive, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein set about the recapture of both. Among those taking part in the ensuing counterattack was the newly promoted tank gunner Ernst Barkmann, of 2nd Company 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Division, who had just been given command of his own Panzer III. Supplied