From Barbarossa to Odessa (Luftwaffe Strikes Pt 1)

[Dénes Bernád]

Originally Posted by Mirek Wawrzynski

Of course Il-2 were not on 22 VI 1941, the 4. SzAP was send on Western Front in the end of June 41. Anyway during the battle for Odessa there were separate assoult unit equipted with Il-2.
Soviet used them - Il-2s - as a "fire brigade", so you should also mentioned this particular small thing in your book (?).

Actually, the Il-2 was first introduced in combat on the Southern Front on 17 July, with 232 ShAP.

For the details, I recommand you to read the book.