For the first time, the history of one of the most significant and longest-lasting Luftwaffe combat units is presented.

Operating against Tito and his partisans in Yugoslavia, Nachtschlachtgruppe 7, and its predecessor units Störkampfstaffel Kroatien and Südost, fought an extraordinary war--one that was different from any other Nachtschlachtgruppe in existence on either the eastern or western fronts.

The history of Nachtschlachtgruppe 7 is unbreakably cross-linked with its "sister" unit Nahaufklärungsstaffel Kroatien, who eventually became its 2.Staffel in Autumn 1943.

Despite their obsolete equipment--flying the Hs 126, Do 17 and He 46--they fought courageously against Tito's forces until the end of the war.[AuthorName]By Lovro Peršen[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Lovro Persen is a Croatian who lives and works in Lyon, France. As a child he started aircraft modelling with his father. This led to research on aviation history with a special interest in the Croatian territory from its very beginning to 1945.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]163 photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]A History of Nachtschlachtgruppe 7 in World War II[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]163 photos[/ColorPattern]