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Stalingrad Air Raid
On 23 August 1942 the Fourth Air Fleet under the command of General von Richthofen flew approximately 1,600 sorties and dropped 1,000 tons of bombs on the city of Stalingard, effectively destroying it. All for the loss of three (3) aircraft.
[Details from the book Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor].
Where on earth was the V.V.S.and why did it fail to inflict severe losses on the German units?
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