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Re: Who bombed Poti on 16 July 1942?
According to Joel Hayward's Stopped at Stalingrad: 'On 16 July twenty-four bombers of I./KG 100 and II./ KG 26 launched a joint raid on the bulk of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet...in Poti Harbour... They hit several warships, including a heavy cruiser with a massive 1,400 kg bomb, but...failed to sink a single vessel. They lost two He11s in the attempt, however.' (page 154)
The reference is to 16 July 1942. According to Hayward, the abovementioned units were based on Crimean airfields.
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Boomerang
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