Magnum Album #2

In "Himmelkrig," a disillusioned pilot haunted by his past is drawn back into the war when an old comrade pleads for his help. Though he despises Nazism, he takes command of young pilots, excelling in the skies while clashing with a fanatical subordinate. When he crashes behind enemy lines, the brutal reality of German atrocities against Russian civilians forces him to confront the cost of his service.

In the final days of the war, von Hammer leads a small squadron of jet fighters into a desperate stand against overwhelming odds. Shot down near Dachau, he witnesses the horrors of a concentration camp and demands his men surrender to the Allies—only to face resistance from the ruthless Engels. When Stalschmidt intervenes, the fragile unity of the unit fractures, forcing von Hammer to confront the cost of loyalty and the uncertain future of a nation in ruins. As the war ends, he makes a final choice that will define what’s left of his legacy.