Concord Publications 6527 Luftwaffe Field and Flak Divisions

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Concord Publications 6527 Luftwaffe Field and Flak Divisions

Автор: Robert Kirchubel Dmitriy Zgonnik

Издательство: Concord Publications

ISBN 962-361-156-0

Год издания: 2007

Язык: английский

Страниц: 54

Формат: PDF

Размер: 37 Mb

Изображения: цветные и черно-белые фото, цветные рисунки

The relative ease of the German conquests prior to their invasion of the USSR (Operation Barbarossa) disguised many of the Luftwaffe's inherent weaknesses. Even the consequences of the Battle of Britain, which Hitler pursued only half-heartedly, were not exposed until years after the fact. Despite the Luftwaffe's stunning initial successes against the Red Army Air Force, the invasion of the Soviet Union had an immediate negative impact on the Luftwaffe: its losses on Barbarossa's first day (92 aircraft on 22 June 1941) exceed those of the Battle of Britain's deadliest day (79 aircraft on 15 September 1940).