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Old 8th August 2012, 09:55
Mirek Wawrzynski Mirek Wawrzynski is offline
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Re: Two victories of Gen. Zakharov of 43. IAD over Minsk on June 22, 1941

German bombers had attacked in small formation, even one plane on 22.06.41, so this is not so strange. Attack done by 2 or 3 bombers were also conducted then and later.

Longe reccon planes had done most important job as was reccon, so the bomb run on airfild were not their main objective, to much risk.

Near Minsk were 2 regimenst after 12.00 o'clock. Baranovichi was also important place to defend as a place for second, field Western Front headquater, where it was planed in spring 1941. I do not belive, that it was know for German.

Bobrujsk was attacked as a large airfiled by normal LW's units in my opinion. I do not know which one too?

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mw

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LW's bomber force was to small to cover hundreds of Soviet airfiled in one time. They had divided own forces on small units (1-3 planes) and attacked Soviet airfield even such force. The main obective was not destruction but making panic amon Soviet. And they had succeded in this job.
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