Eagles of the Third Reich: Men of the Luftwaffe in WWII (Stackpole Military History Series) (81 page)

at the Meuse River,
91

morale fades,
108

most of its warplanes were obsolete by end of 1942,
206

naval support,
111

negative effects of experiences in Spanish civil war,
50

officially announced by Hitler,
13

outdated tactics,
43

outnumbered 20 to one on the eastern front by the fall of 1944,
221

outnumbered seven to one by Russian aircraft in early 1941,
135

outnumbered three to one on the eastern front in mid 1942,
183

over-reliance on Stuka,
43

pilot training neglected by Jeschonnek,
222
,
223

pilots and crews at Stalingrad were inexperienced in winter operations,
194

played a decisive role in conquest of Norway,
83

poor fighter tactics in invasion of Britain,
100

poor pilot training,
51

provided close air support in invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands,
84
,
86

a strategic failure,
148

tactical doctrine of close air support led to its failure,
174

tactics for WWII were developed in Spain,
34

unprepared for war with Poland,
56

veteran pilots’ kill statistics,
243
,
261-62

victorious at Crete over British ships without air cover,
125

weaknesses in spite of image of strength,
53
,
68

Mahnke, Lt. Gen. Alfred,
213

Manstein, Col. Gen. Erich von,
84
,
178
,
180
,
194
,
198
,
199
,
212
,
213
,
217
,
270

Manstein Plan,
84
,
85
,
92

Marquardt, Engineer-General,
150

Martini, Maj. Gen. Wolfgang,
24
,
203

Me-109 fighter,
45
,
55

Me-110 fighter,
55
,
102

Me-210,
152
,
153

Me-262 jet,
243
,
246

Meindl, Maj. Gen. Eugen,
118
,
119
,
121
,
122

Meister, Gen. Rudolf,
235

Messerschmitt Aircraft Works

bombed at Regensburg,
230

bombed at Wiener Neustadt,
230

Messerschmitt, Willi,
152
,
246

Milch, Field Marshal Erhard,
10
,
15
,
21
,
22
,
24
,
26
,
29
,
54
,
81
,
83
,
86
,
92
,
94
,
96
,
97
,
106
,
109
,
110
,
147
,
149
,
153
,
154
,
173
,
203
,
204
,
223
,
229
,
231
,
232
,
236
,
237
,
244
,
246
,
252
,
254
,
258
,
275

aircraft production drastically slowed due to drought and energy shortage,
245

alarmed at American production statistics,
202

birth certificate altered by Goering to cover up Jewish ancestry,
8

bitter enemy of Jeschonnek,
27

bitter enemy of Udet,
150

career,
5
,
6
,
7

cultivated relationship with Hitler,
20

desperately ordered mass production of Fi-103 flying bomb,
245

director of Lufthansa,
8

favored aid to Franco,
31

first meeting with Hitler,
8

forced to resign,
247

friction with Goering,
20

gained power at Udet’s expense,
155

halted development of four-engine bomber,
17
,
18

his career was wrecked over Me-262 incident,
247

his influence diminished,
245

injured in car accident,
197
,
247

Jewish ancestry,
5
,
9

opposed the invasion of Soviet Union,
128

paid bribes to Goering,
8
,
9

personality,
5
,
18
,
20
,
21

raises aircraft production in 1942,
157

reorganized the aircraft industry,
155

reorganized Udet’s office,
156
,
157

ruthless ambition,
7
,
9

and Stalingrad airlift,
196

Mitchell, Gen. Billy,
125

Model, Col. Gen. Walter,
217
,
220
,
271

Moelders, Werner,
103
,
108
,
200
,
258

career,
142
,
143

Condor Legion pilot; career,
47

died in plane crash en route to Udet’s funeral,
144

distinguished himself in French campaign,
93

invents “Finger Four” formation,
43

mourned by entire nation,
144

tactics adopted by RAF,
44