“ 'Sir, the Spitfire is an excellent defensive fighter because it is more maneuverable than our Me 109, even if a little slower — especially in acceleration. Such a fighter is much better suited to close escort than our Me 109, which is handicapped in that role.' ”
"Adolf Galland was the most famous German ace and fighter leader of his generation: his story is simultaneously that of the Luftwaffe Fighter Arm, in which he served from foundation to finish. As explained by Col. Raymond F. Toliver & Trevor J. Constable in their book Fighter General: The Life of Adolf Galland: The Official Biography, Galland’s career was that of an outstanding combat leader torn from the fighter cockpit to defend his country – and sometimes his own pilots – in the bizarre bureaucracy of the Luftwaffe High Command. Galland’s battles against the Allied air forces, both as a general and in individual combat, hold no less drama than his head-on battles with Goering and Hitler.
"Adolf Galland was the most famous German ace and fighter leader of his generation: his story is simultaneously that of the Luftwaffe Fighter Arm, in which he served from foundation to finish. As explained by Col. Raymond F. Toliver & Trevor J. Constable in their book Fighter General: The Life of Adolf Galland: The Official Biography, Galland’s career was that of an outstanding combat leader torn from the fighter cockpit to defend his country – and sometimes his own pilots – in the bizarre bureaucracy of the Luftwaffe High Command. Galland’s battles against the Allied air forces, both as a general and in individual combat, hold no less drama than his head-on battles with Goering and Hitler." . . .
. . ."Now a new phase of the Battle of Britain was beginning, with the removal of this lethal and direct pressure from Fighter Command. The Londoners were going to catch hell, but Fighter Command would be able to come back from the brink." . . .
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