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Re: Nightfighters in Poland
The British bombers were supporting the Poles who were involved in the Warsaw uprising of 1 Aug 44 to 4 Oct 44. The Russkis advancing on Warsaw encouraged the locals to rise up against the Germans. But, when the Poles rose up, the Reds came to a stop, and waited until after the uprising was quashed before against advancing westward.
Both the Brits and Yanks tried to fly aid to the Poles. As I recall, the British bombers had the range to go to Warsaw and back, but the USAAF bombers didn't and so the Americans asked Stalin for permission to land in Soviet captured territory. Stalin refused that permission until the uprising was pretty well wiped out.
So, that's a quickly reason as to why RAF bombers were tearing around Poland during the summer of 1944.
Last edited by George Hopp; 12th January 2007 at 07:26.
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