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I 1921 My family's roots, and how I learned to fly
II 1923 The Occupation of the Ruhr and Hitler's seizure of Power
III 1938 The Essen Synagogue burns. My schooldays
IV 1940 Summer 1940: the war passes me by
V 1940/41 My time as a recruit. 1st Air Training Battalion, No. 16, Schleswig
VI 1941 Air Warfare School LKS 4, Fürstenfeldbrück, Upper Bavaria
VII 1942 C-Schule 17, Pütnitz in Pomerania: Blind-Flying School, Copenhagen
VIII 1943 Night-fighter training and a parachute jump from a Messerschmitt 109
IX 25.July 1943 With my operational unit. The RAF attack on Hamburg
X 18.Aug.1943 The RAF Attack on Berlin and Peenemünde. My first victory
XI 23.Aug.1943 A Berlin Raid: Escape by Parachute
XII 1943 Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring visits the Night Fighters
XIII 1944 Night Fighters versus four-engined Flying Fortresses by day
XIV 28.April 1944 I nearly land in Switzerland: OberLeutnant Johnen does so
XV 1944 As a Night Fighter in Hungary: Battles with Partisans
XVI 4.Dec.1944 The area-bombing of German Towns
XVII 27.Dec.1944 The Ardennes Offensive. Shot down by German Flak
XVIII 1945 Chaos in Germany
IXX 29.April 1945 Oberschleissheim Airfield. Ground fighting. Taken prisoner
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