L004395 LUFTWAFFE SERVICE TRAINING HANDBOOK. (Dienstunterricht in der Luftwaffe Buch)

BACKGROUND: The German armed forces went to great lengths to ensure its personnel were provided with the best in depth training that was available at the time. The training took many forms and in an attempt to replicate the most realistic combat conditions possible the German army used live fire training exercises and found a one percent training fatality rate as acceptable, reasoning it was better to remove inadequate personnel in training as opposed to having them risk other lives in actual battle. Besides the live field training and exercises the Germans also utilized numerous official training manuals and booklets for all of the specific branches of service within the armed forces. The official training manuals were authorized and distributed by the L. Dv., Luftwaffe Druckvorschriftenverwaltung, (Air Force Regulations Administration), and the RLM Reichsluftfahrtministerium, (Reich Ministry of Aviation). Of Note: Besides the official training manuals there were also numerous semi official and unofficial training booklets with the most famous being the Reibert series of training booklets. These semi official and unofficial training booklets generally gained the approval of the High Command and were encouraged to stimulate interest in joining the Armed Forces.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Roughly, 14cm x 19.5cm, two hundred ninety four, eleventh edition, training manual for Luftwaffe personnel, entitled, "Der Dienst Unterricht in der Luftwaffe", (The Service Instructions of the Air Force). The book was compiled by "Oberst im Reichsluftfahrtministerium" (Colonel of the Air Ministryr), "E. Tschoeltsch", with a forward written by Generalfeldmarschall Erhard Milch and was published by, "E. S. Mittler & Sohn" in Berlin in 1941. The mid weight, pale grey, card stock front cover features black printed artwork of a Luftwaffe EM in uniform, a large, second pattern, Luftwaffe eagle clutching a canted swastika in it’s talons and the title. The book is divided into eleven main chapters and an appendix, with numerous sub sections in each, and covers everything a new serviceman would need to know, from personal hygiene, to how to stand at attention correctly, to weaponry, map reading, proper maintenance of ones locker etc. etc. The book contains over two hundred fifty photographs and illustration that reinforce the text. The photos also include current leaders, including Göring, Generalfeldmarschall von Brauchitsch, Großadmiral Raeder and Generalfeldmarschall Milch. The illustrated diagrams also include uniforms and trade and rank insignia for the Luftwaffe, Heer and Kriegsmarine. The book also has a list of Luftwaffe personnel who had been awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak leaves and above, up to the time of publication. Personal information has been filled in to the chart on the back of the front cover, as well as having a personal stamp "Dr. med. Karl Busemeyer." The previous owner’s name, date and location are also handwritten to the pages. The cover shows some minor chafe wear and color fading and the pages show age yellowing but are all intact. Nicely detailed book.

GRADE ****                             PRICE $89.00 

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