Z nebe do pekla ruského zajetí – Huber Christian (2023)

From elite German aviator to Stalin's prisoner. ***** Although Gerhard Ehlert came from a family that was relatively lukewarm towards the Nazi regime, he volunteered for the air force. He had been drawn to it since childhood, when he devoured literature related to the previous war conflict. He made the final decision after the phenomenal successes of the German army at the beginning of World War II. He became a reconnaissance aircraft pilot, completed 22 enemy flights, learned to land his plane blind in the middle of fog, and fulfilled assigned tasks. ***** The book is based on the personal memories of surviving German air lieutenant Gerhard Ehlert and tells of his fate during the war, when he was part of an elite reconnaissance air unit tasked with flying over Russian territory during World War II. On one mission (in June 1944), when they had very little time left to return, the navigator lost orientation and the plane was hit several times; it caught fire and the crew just waited for the machine to hit the ground. Ehlert was very lucky and, along with his non-commissioned officer Willi Burr, survived. They then set off across Russian territory, hoping to avoid capture. This...