The German Aces Speak Quotes

“Setting propaganda and postwar myopia aside, the Luftwaffe pilots were not only brave men defending their country from obliteration; they were men of honor who still fought by and believed in a code of chivalry, reminiscent of the First World War, when enemy pilots often saluted each other in battle, and wounded enemies were allowed to escape to fight another day.”
― Colin D. Heaton, The German Aces Speak

“These were men who were serving their nation in the cockpits of aircraft. Their job was to fight and, if possible, destroy the enemies of their nation. They were no different than the pilots of other nations.”
― Colin D. Heaton, The German Aces Speak

“It should be noted that not a single German combat pilot was ever charged with a war crime under the Hague and Geneva Conventions. The same cannot be said for their national leadership.”
― Colin D. Heaton, The German Aces Speak

“It should be mentioned that, in spite of wartime and even postwar propaganda, there is not a single case of a German pilot intentionally shooting a parachuting enemy on any front.”
― Colin D. Heaton, The German Aces Speak