(Ebook) Slovakian & Bulgarian Aces of World War 2 by Jiri Rajlich ISBN 9781841766522, 1841766526

(Ebook) Slovakian & Bulgarian Aces of World War 2 by Jiri Rajlich ISBN 9781841766522, 1841766526

In 1939, Slovakia signed a protection agreement with the German Reich and joined the attack on Poland, where its Avia B-534-equipped fighter squadrons claimed their first kills. In October 1942, having made do with obsolete aircraft, the Slovaks were equipped with Bf 109Es and eventually acquired 43 Messerschmitt fighters. The Slovaks would claim over 215 kills. Although it supported German efforts in Yugoslavia and Greece, Bulgaria did not declare war on Russia. First seeing action in August 1943, Bulgarian fighter pilots used their Bf 109Gs to very good effect. From late 1943 through to mid-1944, the Bulgarian pilots attempted to defend the country from American bombers, and fighter pilots Stoyan Stoyanov and Peter Bochev became aces during this period.