A list of books and articles dealing with the Soviet (Russian) air force in East Germany.
Books | ||||||
| Title | Writer | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rote Plätze - Russische Militärflugplätze
| Lutz Freundt / Stefan Büttner | Aerolit | 2007 | 3935525117 | 300 pages, 575 photos including 110 aerial photos | |
| Sowjetische Fliegerkräfte Deutschland 1945-1994 Ergänzungsband | Lutz Freundt | Lutz Freundt Eigenverlag | 2000 | |||
| Sowjetische Fliegerkräfte Deutschland 1945-1994 Band 3: Flugplätze (Teil 3), Hubschrauberlandepunkte, Luftschießplätze, Luftabwehr, Radaranlagen, Transportflüge, Rückführungsmaßnamen, Modellbautips | Lutz Freundt | Lutz Freundt Eigenverlag | 1999 | 3-00-004649-6 | ||
| Sowjetische Fliegerkräfte Deutschland 1945-1994 Band 2: Flugplätze (Teil 2) und Truppenteile | Lutz Freundt | Lutz Freundt Eigenverlag | 1998 | 3-00-002665-7 | ||
| Sowjetische Fliegerkräfte Deutschland 1945-1994 Band 1: Typenkatalog der Luftfahrzeuge, Flugplatzanlagen und Schutzbauten, Flugplätze A-F | Lutz Freundt | Lutz Freundt Eigenverlag | 1997 | 3-00-001493-4 | ||
| On Finals Special: Sovjet Luchtstrijdkrachten in de DDR - Een overzicht vanaf 1991 | Andries van Straten | Luchtvaartvereniging Twenthe | 1995 | |||
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| Title | Writer | Magazine | Issue | ISSN | Remarks | |
| Red Stars over Germany - part one | Jon Lake | World Air Power Journal | Volume 20 (1995) | |||
| Red Stars over Germany - part two | Jon Lake | World Air Power Journal | Volume 21 (1995) | |||
| One Last Look | Lindsay Peacock | Aviation News | Vol.23 No.1 (3-16 June 1994) | 10 page article | ||
| Russians in Germany | Lindsay Peacock | Scale Aircraft Modelling | Volume 16 No 3 (January 1994) | 16 page article, 26 pictures, 6 pages of camouflage profiles | ||
| Fencers, Fences and Fervour | Bob Archer | Aviation News | Vol.22 No.6 (no date given) | 4 page article | ||
| Russen retour | Frank Rozendaal | Onze Luchtmacht | Aug/Sep 1993 (Vol 45 No 4) | 3 page article, Dutch language | ||
| A Flog for Floggers | Lindsay Peacock | Aviation News | Vol.21 No.24 (7-20 May 1993) | 7 page article | ||
| De Russische Luchtmacht in Oost-Duitsland - Deel 5: Luchttransport | Frank Rozendaal, Tieme Festner, Rene van Woezik | Onze Luchtmacht | April/May 1993 (Volume 45 No 2) | 4 page article, Dutch language | ||
| De Russische Luchtmacht in Oost-Duitsland - Deel 4: Legerluchtmacht | Frank Rozendaal, Tieme Festner, Rene van Woezik | Onze Luchtmacht | Feb/March 1993 (Volume 45 No 1) | 4 page article, Dutch language | ||
| De Russische Luchtmacht in Oost-Duitsland - Deel 3: Grondaanval | Frank Rozendaal, Tieme Festner, Rene van Woezik | Onze Luchtmacht | Dec 1992/Jan 1993 (Volume 44 No 6) | 4 page article, Dutch language | ||
| Bear Tracks in Germany: the Soviet Air Force in the former German Democratic Republic - Part 2: Recce and Support Units | Frank Rozendaal, Rene van Woezik, Tieme Festner | Air International | November 1992 | |||
| Het einde van een luchtmacht | Hans Nijhuis | Onze Luchtmacht | Oct/Nov 1992 (Vol 44 No 5) | 4 page article about Russian air force in Poland, Dutch language | ||
| Bear Tracks in Germany: the Soviet Air Force in the former German Democratic Republic - Part 1: Air defence and Ground-Attack Units | Frank Rozendaal, Rene van Woezik, Tieme Festner | Air International | October 1992 | |||
| Second Time Around | Lindsay Peacock | Aviation News | Vol.21 No.11 (9-22 October 1992) | 8 page article | ||
| De Russische Luchtmacht in Oost-Duitsland - Deel 1: luchtverdediging | Frank Rozendaal, Tieme Festner, Rene van Woezik | Onze Luchtmacht | Aug/Sep 1992 (Vol 44 No 4) | 4 page article, Dutch language | ||
| Trains, Boats, Planes and Rubbish Dumps (Five go mad in Germany) | Lindsay Peacock | Aviation News | Vol.21 No.3 (19 June-2 July 1992) | 7 page article | ||
| Armee auf Abruf - Die Sowjetische Luftstreitkräfte in Deutschland | F. Blume | Flug Revue | June 1991 | |||
Recommended reading | ||||||
If you ever wondered about the lifes of the people at the other side of the fence, these books are for you. They give an often shocking insight in the Soviet military, and the lifes of those serving in it. Fascinating reading! (with a special thanks to Tjepke Heeringa for finding the last three titles). | ||||||
| Title | Writer | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Remarks | |
| Fulcrum - A Top Gun pilot´s escape from the Soviet empire | Alexander Zuyev, with Malcolm McConnell | the story of MiG 29 pilot Zuyev, who defected to Turkey with his MiG 29. Zuyev, being an excellent pilot, went from the L 29 straight to the MiG 23, and then quickly to the third regiment to receive the MiG 29. Zuyev died in a Yak 52 crash in the USA on 10 June 2001. | ||||
| Inside the Soviet army | Viktor Suvorov | Berkley books | 1982 | 0-425-07110-3 | More than half of the book gives an very technical and in-depth analysis of the structure of the armed forces, and the forces that control the country. The second half discusses the fate of those serving in the armed forces. | |
| The liberators - inside the Soviet army | Viktor Suvorov | Hamish Hamilton / NEL Books | 1981 | 0-450-05546-9 | Roughly describes the career of 'Viktor Suvorov' (the alias of a defected Russian officer) in the Soviet army. Cynical, humerous, chilling. | |
| MiG Pilot - the final escape of lt. Belenko | John Barron / Viktor Belenko | Avon Books (also McGraw-Hill?) | 1980 | 0-380-53868-7 | In 1976 Belenko flew his MiG 25P to Japan, after a long struggle with the ideals of the communist state. An international incident resulted. Belenko still lives in the USA, and gives lectures to NATO pilots. | |