German Kamakazies

[Sayeret]

I saw a show on the hisotry channel talking about how late in WWII the Germans formed a suicide attack pilot squadron which they used twice. The first time they used it to attack two bridges and the second was used against some B-17s.

[Uninen]

"Mistel" hardly was a suicide thing, and "Ram-Jaegers" are a rumor only, never happened.

[Pille1234]

I saw a show on the hisotry channel talking about how late in WWII the Germans formed a suicide attack pilot squadron which they used twice. The first time they used it to attack two bridges and the second was used against some B-17s.
Since this happend in the last months of war not few of those suicide pilots ordered to destoy bridges changed their course to west and surrendered to Allies.

[Sayeret]

Uninen wrote:


"Mistel" hardly was a suicide thing, and "Ram-Jaegers" are a rumor only, never happened.

The Germans spent a lot of money on these pilots to try to get them nationally motivated enough to kill themselves for Germany. They made a movie for them.