The Special Role of the Dive Bomber in the Soviet-German War
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The German dive bomber, Stuka. When Wehrmacht officers could see the Kremlin's spires through their binoculars and the rest of the Soviet administration was being evacuated from Moscow, Stalin defiantly decided to stay put. News that Stalin stood firm in Moscow calmed the nerves of the city's jittery residents. In a radio address to the Soviet people shortly thereafter, Stalin declared: "The war will be won by the side that has an overwhelming preponderance in engine production." He was right on the money.
The Special Role of the Dive Bomber in the Soviet-German War
The Special Role of the Dive Bomber in the…
The Special Role of the Dive Bomber in the Soviet-German War
The German dive bomber, Stuka. When Wehrmacht officers could see the Kremlin's spires through their binoculars and the rest of the Soviet administration was being evacuated from Moscow, Stalin defiantly decided to stay put. News that Stalin stood firm in Moscow calmed the nerves of the city's jittery residents. In a radio address to the Soviet people shortly thereafter, Stalin declared: "The war will be won by the side that has an overwhelming preponderance in engine production." He was right on the money.