Hugo Sperrle
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Hugo Wilhelm Sperrle was a German military aviator in World War I and a Generalfeldmarschall in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Sperrle in 1940
Sperrle, with Wolfram von Richthofen, in Spain, 1936
Ruins of Guernica
Sperrle (right), with staff officers in France
Battle of Britain
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The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by N
Hugo Sperrle
…with the invasion of Poland. Sperrle and his air fleet served exclusively on the Western Front. He played a crucial role in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain in 1940. In 1941 Sperrle directed operations during The Blitz over Britain. From mid-1941 his air fleet became the sole command in the west. Through…
Spitfire and He 111 during Battle of Britain 1940
Heinkel He 111 over Wapping, East London
Heinkel He 111 during the Battle of Britain
RAF station under attack during Battle of Britain 1940