Number of Luftwaffe sorties flown 22 June 1941

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

Ju 87 or destroyers Me 110 could done from 7-9 to 4-6 sorties a day, but Ju 87s was only over Western Front. The same with destroyers (SKG 210). Many sorties were done on this main attack direction.

There were small destroyers unit over South-Western Front Ju 88 A-5 III/KG 51 (but is sustained first day huge losses - 15 Ju 88 total lost >60% damage) next day it could done many sorties due to losses.
The amount of ground attack sorties were not so high over north (ZG 26) and south-west (III/KG 51) and south (none such specialised unit).

Standard sorties done by Me 109s and bombers were not so high, some pilots done 3-4 but other could stay and did not fly too.

I think, that there were much less sorties over north and south-west directin due to above reasons.
For many years we have had mistifiacation about presenting terrible and huge power of LW and very weak force of VVS RKKA. The true looks different and Soviet losses done by LW on 22.06.41 were not so high as many still strong belive.

Regards,
mirekw