As with the other recent books in this series, this Classic study
of the Ju 52 will offer the most comprehensive account published in
recent years of this bulwark of the Luftwaffe which first saw
military service in the 1930s and was then engaged in operations
from the Spanish Civil War through to the end of World War 2. The
all-metal, three-engined Ju 52/3m enjoyed a solid reputation
amongst its crews and the troops and paratroops who used it and
depended on it. It is a machine synonymous with the images of the
German attacks on Holland and France in 1940 and Crete in 1941 when
hundreds of 'Tante Jus' were used to drop paratroopers to
successfully to capture key tactical and strategic areas. The full
history, however, goes back much further. Built as a passenger
aircraft for Deutsche Lufthansa, the Ju 52 ranged as far as South
Africa, Mozambique, India and Latin America, as well being operated
by several other European countries such as Belgium, Sweden and
Finland as well as airlines in Brazil, Equador, Peru and Uruguay.
Britain operated several Ju 52s. The aircraft was first blooded in
the Spanish Civil War, where it was pressed into service as a
crude, but effective bomber with the Legion Condor. From then on
the Luftwaffe deployed it on every battle front in the West, in the
Mediterranean and in the East. An example also flew in Iraq. The Ju
52 served as a stalwart transport, often operating in the most
hostile conditions, with ice or dust, lifting men, animals, food,
supplies, ammunition, mail, and spare parts vital for German
military operations, such as on the North African supply routes, at
Demyansk, Stalingrad and also in the Ardennes in 1944. It was also
converted into the ambulance and mine-hunting roles, and was
adapted as a seaplane. After the war, the Ju 52 flew on as late as
the 1980s, testimony to its strength and reliability.
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