Fw 190 Ace: 'Pips' Priller china included 2

included 2

NCO & 4 paratroopers with SMG

163mm x 261mm x 159mm high

In an effort to make soldiers immune to the cold

the new masters of the Axis intended to regain the initiative by creating cadres of heavily armoured troopers trained in the art of attack

Fw 190 Ace: 'Pips' Priller china included 2Josef Pips Priller fought in France and the Battle of Britain before being transferred into Adolf Gallands wing, JG 26. A year later Priller took command of the wing and fought skilfully against worsening odds over NW Europe. Priller claimed 101 victories in 307 combat sorties and gained notoriety as one of the few Luftwaffe pilots to attack the Allied beachheads on D Day. He survived the war and returned to his family brewing business in Bavaria. The