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Old 3rd May 2009, 14:01
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Re: Red Stars – Black Cross’s Ally over Poland. Soviet Aviation over East Part of Poland in IX, X 1939, a New Book

I think main purpose of your presence here is trolling and twaddling about Polish air forces complete defeat in September 1939. Here you are real German archive data about Luftwaffe losses and victories during all campaign:

- German bombers battle losses before 8th September - 76% of overall losses
- German bombers air victories before 8th September - 73% overall victories
- German fighters battle losses before 8th September- 60% of overall losses
- German fighters air victories before 8th September - 70% overall victories

[Source: Compiled from M. Emmerling "Luftwaffe nad Polską" vol.1 pp. 197-203, vol. 2 pp. 303-308]

As one can see Polish resistance in the air ceased to exist after one week of fighting. Polish aviation lost 75% of its strength being able to destroy only 6% of Luftwaffe planes. Luftwaffe bombers could not find viable targets after 5th September so many bomber squadrons had a free time. It is not surprising because antique Polish fighters could not catch-up German bombers and Polish air defense had only about 50 modern large caliber anti-aircraft guns. Deplorable remnants of Polish military planes had to escape to Romania in 17th September simply because they lost ground support, ammo and PO&L stocks. No Romanian agreement to help transit war materials to Poland was possible at that time due to heavy German diplomatic pressure. In fact Romanian authorities took German side then. Soviet aviation met no real aerial resistance during Red Army intervention aside of several air incidents.

That is full sad truth about poor Polish Aviation crushed by Luftwaffe in a week. Luftwaffe did not need any "Red Stars" ally to successfully accomplish its job!
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