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Frontline Snipers

The dirty art of sniping from

the trenches in WW1

The Iron Fist

The Wehrmacht’s deadly WW2

armoured assault artillery

Stellungsbau

Constructing the German

defence networks of WW1

Battle of Britain

Adolf Galland analyses the

Luftwa e’s 1940 air war

Iron Cross

GERMAN

MILITARY

HISTORY

1914–45

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ISSUE 3

DISPLAY UNTIL

25 MAR 2020

Predators of the Channel

The Kriegsmarine’s powerful killer torpedo boats of World War Two

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Editorial

elcome to this third

issue of

Iron Cross

magazine.

The word ‘iconic’

is often bandied about in relation

to certain items of equipment

used by all nations in both World

Wars. In this issue, we focus on two

pieces of machinery from the 1939

– 1945 period: the Schnellboot and

Messerschmitt Bf 109. Additionally, we

look at the steel helmet, or Stahlhelm,

of the First World War. It would be

hard to argue anything other than that

all of those objects are iconic in terms

of how they are remembered.

Without any doubt, the S-Boot was

a remarkable piece of kit. In many

respects, it was ahead of its time.

Like so much German equipment,

it had a technological ‘edge’ over

its adversaries. At least, during the

early part of the war. Similarly,

the Messerschmitt 109 with its

equally sleek and menacing look. Its

association with leading fighter aces

adds a further layer of interest. Add in

colourful paint schemes and quirky

unit emblems and it is easy to almost

be seduced by the alluring beauty of

the machine itself.

Certainly, many of our readers will

be greatly fascinated in the materiel

of war produced by Germany in both

conflicts. However, we are pulled

up short in any fascination with the

Stahlhelm, for instance, when it is

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Cover artwork by Keith Burns

depicting S-Boote in the English

Channel under attack from RAF

Beauﬁghters. During the D-Day

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juxtaposed against the terrifyingly

awesome Flammenwerfer of the same

period which we look at in some detail

in this issue of the magazine. It would

be difficult to find a more hideous

example of the sheer horror of war -

which each side inflicted on the other

- than this ghastly weapon. Sobering

indeed.

Again, if any reminder were needed

as to man’s inhumanity to man, then

our piece looking at incendiary pellets

and sharpened trench spades of the

First World War provides us with just

such a reminder.

On the other hand, we are also

reminded of the humanity and

compassion which was sometimes to

be found in the midst of all the horrors

of warfare through our heart-warming

feature ‘Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht.’

However, returning to the S-Boot

and Messerschmitt 109, both are

prime examples of wonderful pieces

of technology and machinery. It is

entirely appropriate that we should

examine them, admire the engineering

and applaud efforts to restore

surviving examples of such machinery.

But we should only do so by keeping

very firmly in mind the evil regime that

such equipment had served during the

Second World War.

Andy Saunders

(Editor)

Robin Schäfer

(Consultant Editor – Historical)

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ANDY

Andy has been involved in

the world of military history

for around 45 years and

is particularly well-known

in historic aviation circles.

He has previously edited

military history magazines,

was founder and first curator of a leading

UK aviation museum, a published military

history author and specialist consultant and

contributor for the media, television and film.

ROBIN

Robin is a respected

German military historian,

public speaker and

published author who has

made his specialist study

the life of the German

soldier in wartime. In this

role, he acts on a worldwide basis as a

historical consultant and advisor to both

print and television media, and to military

museums.

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IN T HI S I S SU E

CONTENTS

ISSUE THREE

Features

CHANNEL PREDATORS

The dramatic Second World War

story of the Kriegsmarine’s feared and

highly successful S-Boot flotillas which

prowled the English Channel is covered

in detail by Robin Schäfer.

valued pieces of weaponry in the

Wehrmacht’s armoury, as Dr Adrian

Wettstein explains.

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A DIRTY DUTY

This fascinating feature, with

colour by Richard J Molloy, looks at the

relatively unknown aspect of the ‘art’

of German trench sniping during the

First World War.

ABOVE THE TRENCHES

(PART 2)

We conclude the fascinating diary

of First World War fighter pilot, Josef

Kister, accompanied by yet more

stunning colourisation by Richard J

Molloy.

Regulars

GALLAND’S BATTLE OF

BRITAIN

One of the Luftwaffe’s best-known

‘aces’, Adolf Galland, takes a look at

the Battle of Britain from the fighter

pilot’s perspective in a piece drawn by

Andy Saunders from Galland’s post-war

commentary.

‘STILLE

NACHT, HEILIGE

NACHT’

The extraordinary story of a valuable

religious artefact and how it played into

a highly unusual Christmas Truce event

on the Western Front of 1914.

THE IRON FIST

The Sturmgescütz was one

of the most versatile, ubiquitous and

RESTORATION PROFILE

We get unique access to a Battle

of Britain Messerschmitt 109-E

restoration project which will return the

aircraft to flight.

BOOK REVIEWS

We review some of the latest

German military history titles.

READER’S LETTERS

A selection of our reader’s

letters to the editor.

SOLDAT – A STURMGESCÜTZ

ACE

A revealing interview with a Knight’s

Cross holder who served with a

Sturmgeschütz unit.

NOTES FROM THE ARMOURY

In this issue, our regular look

at German weaponry examines in

detail the infamous and dramatic

Flammenwerfer of the First World War.

MYTH BUSTERS

In our occasional ‘myth busting’

series we look at the extraordinary

case of the Heinkel 113 deception.

OBJECTS IN FOCUS

A selection of some exceedingly

rare battlefield artefacts from the ‘In

Flanders Fields’ Museum’ fall under the

spotlight in this issue.

EDITOR’S CHOICE

MUD, BLOOD AND GEOLOGY

If the trench systems and defences of the First World War might seem

almost random or haphazard in their positioning and structure, Peter Doyle

reveals that they were nothing of the sort. A great deal of thought, design,

engineering, science and understanding of geology went into the building of

defensive lines which stretched across a vast swathe of Western Europe during

the First Wold War.

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IRON CROSS

CONTRIBUTORS

Introducing you to some of our main

contributors for this issue:-

PETER DOYLE

Peter Doyle specialises

in the understanding of

military terrain, with special

reference to the two world

wars. He is also an author

specialising in the British

experience of war and the material culture

of war with a number of critically acclaimed

books to his name. He is a Professor of

History at London South Bank University.

GUY BLACK

Guy Black is an engineer and

restorer of historic aircraft

from both world wars. He is

passionate about ensuring

absolute authenticity,

in both a historical and

engineering context. He is also a director

of the Duxford-based Historic Aircraft

Collection which operates and flies historic

warplanes.

SIMON VERDEGEM

Simon Verdegem is a

professional conflict

archaeologist from Belgium

who has worked extensively

on the battlefields of the

First World War, including at

Messines, the Ypres Salient and as founder

and lead archaeologist for the remarkable

‘Dig Hill 80’ battlefield archaeology project

in Flanders.

CHRISTOPH HÖPFER

Christoph Höpfer is a

German businessman with

a deep passion and interest

in all aspects of German

military history of the

Great War. His specialist

knowledge of his subject area makes him

one of the leading experts in uniforms,

equipment and weaponry of the period and

especially in relation to Verdun.

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NEXT ISSUE

We reveal some of the

content in our next issue, on sale 25

March 2020. See page 62 to ensure

you get your copy!

COMPETITION

This month a chance to win

one of four signed copies of ‘Stuka

Attack!’ by Andy Saunders and a

piece of original artwork depicting the

Junkers 87 Stuka from the pencil of

James Baldwin.

COLLECTING MILITARIA

The truly iconic steel helmet,

or Stahlhelm, of the First World War is

examined in detail by Robin Schäfer

looking at the various designs,

camouflage methods etc.

WAR POSTER

A German Home Front air

raid precautions poster of the Second

World War is our chosen poster in this

issue.

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CONFLICT ARCHAEOLOGY

In this issue’s conflict

archaeology section, we cover the

fascinating recovery of a Focke-Wulf

190 aircraft wreck in Belgium.

PHOTOS FROM THE FRONT

In this issue, we look at

a haunting but seasonal family

photograph from the First World War

sent to a soldier serving on the front.

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