Snow Warriors

Snow Warriors
by
Nicolas Trudgian

Shown here are JG54Fw190s in February 1943 taxiing out on to their unit’s snow-blanketed airfield in Krasnogvardeisk, Russia to begin another fighter sweep of the front lines. For the long winter months the aircraft were camouflaged in the livery considered to be one of the most attractive of all Luftwaffe paint schemes; overall white with the distinctive yellow theatre markings. Later, with the Spring thaw, the white was replaced by the unit’s more familiar green paint as they constantly adapted themselves to the ever-changing battlefront conditions. By the end of the war the Geschwader had claimed over 9500 victories and produced
over 100 aces, including Major Erich Rudorffer. -

20" x 24"
Edition size: 300

Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer.