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Air Battle for Leningrad

Author : Dmitry Degtev
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1399061275
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Air Battle for Leningrad written by Dmitry Degtev and published by Air World. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Siege of Leningrad was one of the most brutal battles of the Second World War. The second largest and most populous city in the Soviet Union, Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, was one of the three priority targets of the German invasion, Operation Barbarossa. A total of 333 large military factories were concentrated in Leningrad and, accordingly, 565,000 workers lived there, producing tanks, aircraft, artillery and warships. On 10 July 1941, German tank divisions, having broken through the front south of the city of Pskov, reached the town of Luga. From there, Hitler’s forces had just over 110 miles to go to Leningrad. Meanwhile, the city was feverishly preparing for defense. Stalin’s deputies, Zhdanov and Voroshilov, planned to use the entire combat-ready population of Leningrad for that purpose. Believing that the city would soon be captured by the Germans, Stalin ordered the immediate evacuation of military factories and skilled workers from Leningrad to the East. Before the city was completely blockaded, most of the valuable equipment had been removed. However, the remaining civilian population, including about 400,000 children, were left to their fate. In early September 1941, German divisions supported by the Luftwaffe’s VIII Fliegerkorps, captured the town of Shlisselburg. Leningrad was now cut off from the rest of the Soviet Union. Hitler believed that the city would soon echo to the sound of German jackboots. Leningrad, however, did not give up. In the autumn of 1941, the Wehrmacht did not have enough forces to take the city and for three long years the main means of fighting its defenders were the Luftwaffe and long-range artillery. In September 1941, when the systematic bombing and shelling began, many thousands of families tried to leave Leningrad, but nearly all of the escape routes were cut off. Food supplies in the city sharply decreased. In this book the authors explore the full story of the German and Soviet aerial battles in the Leningrad sector during the siege. There are devastating details of the bombing of the starving population, numerous attempts by the Luftwaffe to destroy the Red Baltic Fleet, and air attacks against the ‘Road of Life’, along which vital food and ammunition were delivered to the city, and combats in the skies over Leningrad and its surroundings. Revealing what was happening in the air and on the ground, as well as in the German and Russian headquarters, the authors explain why, in spite of numerous successes, the Luftwaffe failed to help force the surrender of Leningrad.

Air Battle for Leningrad

Author : Dmitry Degtev
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781399061230
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (612 download)

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Air Battle for Leningrad

Author : Dmitry Degtev
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1399061259
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Air Battle for Leningrad written by Dmitry Degtev and published by Air World. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Siege of Leningrad was one of the most brutal battles of the Second World War. The second largest and most populous city in the Soviet Union, Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, was one of the three priority targets of the German invasion, Operation Barbarossa. A total of 333 large military factories were concentrated in Leningrad and, accordingly, 565,000 workers lived there, producing tanks, aircraft, artillery and warships. On 10 July 1941, German tank divisions, having broken through the front south of the city of Pskov, reached the town of Luga. From there, Hitler’s forces had just over 110 miles to go to Leningrad. Meanwhile, the city was feverishly preparing for defense. Stalin’s deputies, Zhdanov and Voroshilov, planned to use the entire combat-ready population of Leningrad for that purpose. Believing that the city would soon be captured by the Germans, Stalin ordered the immediate evacuation of military factories and skilled workers from Leningrad to the East. Before the city was completely blockaded, most of the valuable equipment had been removed. However, the remaining civilian population, including about 400,000 children, were left to their fate. In early September 1941, German divisions supported by the Luftwaffe’s VIII Fliegerkorps, captured the town of Shlisselburg. Leningrad was now cut off from the rest of the Soviet Union. Hitler believed that the city would soon echo to the sound of German jackboots. Leningrad, however, did not give up. In the autumn of 1941, the Wehrmacht did not have enough forces to take the city and for three long years the main means of fighting its defenders were the Luftwaffe and long-range artillery. In September 1941, when the systematic bombing and shelling began, many thousands of families tried to leave Leningrad, but nearly all of the escape routes were cut off. Food supplies in the city sharply decreased. In this book the authors explore the full story of the German and Soviet aerial battles in the Leningrad sector during the siege. There are devastating details of the bombing of the starving population, numerous attempts by the Luftwaffe to destroy the Red Baltic Fleet, and air attacks against the ‘Road of Life’, along which vital food and ammunition were delivered to the city, and combats in the skies over Leningrad and its surroundings. Revealing what was happening in the air and on the ground, as well as in the German and Russian headquarters, the authors explain why, in spite of numerous successes, the Luftwaffe failed to help force the surrender of Leningrad.

The Battle for Leningrad

Author : David M. Glantz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Battle for Leningrad written by David M. Glantz and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an unparalleled access to Russian archival sources and going far beyond the military aspects of other historical works, Glantz's book is a testament to the nearly two million Russians who lost their lives during the battle for Leningrad. 90 illustrations. 16 maps.

Soviet Air Power in World War 2

Author : E. Gordon
Publisher : Midland Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Soviet Air Power in World War 2 written by E. Gordon and published by Midland Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the team that published the 'Famous Russian Aircraft' series comes Soviet Air Power in World War 2, the authoritative guide to all of the aircraft flown by the Soviet Air Force during the conflict." "As well as exploring in-depth the individual aircraft types, this book also takes a closer look at the Soviet Air Force's structure and aircraft fleet. Included are all of the unit insignia of Soviet air armies, divisions and regiments, as well as the varied artwork and camouflage schemes used on individual aircraft. An extensive selection of unseen photographs and colour side views of all the aircraft types that operated in the immediate pre-war years and in World War 2 are featured, including many British and American aircraft flown by the Soviet Air Force and Soviet Naval Aviation. The book also reveals information about the Soviet Air Force commanders and famous aces of the period; the aces' aircraft and their personal insignia are illustrated, as well as the combat operations they flew against the Axis air forces between 1941 and 1945." "Written by an acknowledged expert in Soviet and Russian military aviation, and illustrated with photographs, profiles and detailed line drawings, this guide to the Soviet Air Force in World War 2 will be of interest not only to aviation and military history enthusiasts but to modellers of this period."--BOOK JACKET.

Sovetskie voenno-vozdušnye sily v Velikoj Otečestvennoj Vojne

Author : Ray Wagner
Publisher : Garden City, N.Y : Doubleday
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sovetskie voenno-vozdušnye sily v Velikoj Otečestvennoj Vojne written by Ray Wagner and published by Garden City, N.Y : Doubleday. This book was released on 1973 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1944

Author : David M. Glantz
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1944 by : David M. Glantz

Download or read book The Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1944 written by David M. Glantz and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This military history describes the Seige of Leningrad during World War II. The author explains how Hitler commanded his troops to seal off Leningrad, then to weaken it by terror and starvation, and of the Soviet's frantic efforts to keep Leningrad supplied in the face of the increasing privations.

Strategy For Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Williamson Murray
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178625770X
Total Pages : 883 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Strategy For Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 [Illustrated Edition] written by Williamson Murray and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 883 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 200 maps, plans, and photos. This book is a comprehensive analysis of an air force, the Luftwaffe, in World War II. It follows the Germans from their prewar preparations to their final defeat. There are many disturbing parallels with our current situation. I urge every student of military science to read it carefully. The lessons of the nature of warfare and the application of airpower can provide the guidance to develop our fighting forces and employment concepts to meet the significant challenges we are certain to face in the future.

The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1941

Author : Hermann Plocher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1941 written by Hermann Plocher and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The War Within

Author : Alexis Peri
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674971558
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book The War Within written by Alexis Peri and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize Winner of the University of Southern California Book Prize Honorable Mention, Reginald Zelnik Book Prize “Fascinating and perceptive.” —Antony Beevor, New York Review of Books “Stand aside, Homer. I doubt whether even the author of the Iliad could have matched Alexis Peri’s account of the 872-day siege which Leningrad endured.” —Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator “Powerful and illuminating...A fascinating, insightful, and nuanced work.” —Anna Reid, Times Literary Supplement “Much has been written about Leningrad’s heroic resistance. But the remarkable aspect of [Peri’s] book is that she tells a very different story: recounting the internal struggles of ordinary people desperately trying to survive and make sense of their fate.” —John Thornhill, Financial Times “A sensitive, at times almost poetic examination of their emotions and disordered mental states. It both contrasts with and complements the equally accurate official Soviet portrait of a stalwart population standing firm in the face of evil and in defense of Soviet ideals.” —Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs In September 1941, two and a half months after the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union, the German Wehrmacht encircled Leningrad. Cut off from the rest of Russia, the city remained blockaded for 872 days, at a cost of almost a million lives. It was one of the longest and deadliest sieges in modern history. The War Within chronicles the Leningrad blockade from the perspective of those who endured it. Drawing on unpublished diaries, Alexis Peri tells the tragic story of how young and old struggled to make sense of a world collapsing around them. When the blockade was lifted in 1944, Kremlin officials censored publications describing the ordeal and arrested many of Leningrad’s wartime leaders. Some were executed. Diaries—now dangerous to their authors—were concealed, shelved in archives, and forgotten. The War Within recovers these lost accounts, shedding light on one of World War II’s darkest episodes while paying tribute the resilience of the human spirit.

The 900 Days

Author : Harrison Salisbury
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0786730242
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book The 900 Days written by Harrison Salisbury and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-04-29 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nazi siege of Leningrad from 1941 to 1943, during which time the city was cut off from the rest of the world, was one of the most gruesome episodes of World War II. In scale, the tragedy of Leningrad dwarfs even the Warsaw ghetto or Hiroshima. Nearly three million people endured it; just under half of them died, starving or freezing to death, most in the six months from October 1941 to April 1942 when the temperature often stayed at 30 degrees below zero. For twenty-five years the distinguished journalist and historian Harrison Salisbury has assembled material for this story. He has interviewed survivors, sifted through the Russian archives, and drawn on his vast experience as a correspondent in the Soviet Union. What he has discovered and imparted in The 900 Days is an epic narrative of villainy and survival, in which the city had as much to fear from Stalin as from Hitler. He concludes his story with the culminating disaster of the Leningrad Affair, a plot hatched by Stalin three years after the war had ended. Almost every official who had been instrumental in the city's survival was implicated, convicted, and executed. Harrison Salisbury has told this overwhelming story boldly, unforgettably, and definitively.

Air War on the Eastern Front

Author : Mike Guardia
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612009093
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Air War on the Eastern Front written by Mike Guardia and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history of Nazi Germany’s entire air campaign against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front in World War II. The Red Air Force versus the Luftwaffe in the skies over Eastern Europe. June 1941: Having conquered most of Western Europe, Adolf Hitler turned his attention to the vast Soviet Union. Disregarding his Non-Aggression Pact with Joseph Stalin, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, a full-scale invasion of the Soviet homeland . . . aimed squarely at Moscow. In the skies over Russia, the battle-hardened airmen of the Luftwaffe made short work of the Red Air Force during opening days of Barbarossa. To make matters worse, Stalin had executed many of his best pilots during the perennial “purges” of the 1930s. Thus, much of the Red Air Force was destroyed on the ground before meeting the Luftwaffe in the skies. By 1944, however, the Soviet airmen had regained the initiative and fervently wrested air superiority from the now-ailing Axis Powers. “Will be of great interest to both modelers and aircraft historians alike.” —AMPS Indianapolis “This slim survey provides a quick, convenient intro to the deadly totalitarian duel. Make it a launchpad to further study of Eastern Front air combat in WWII.” —Cybermodeler “The prose is smooth and provides a top-level look at WWII German and Soviet air warfare.” —Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

Leningrad

Author : Anna Reid
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802778828
Total Pages : 715 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Leningrad written by Anna Reid and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 8, 1941, eleven weeks after Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his brutal surprise attack on the Soviet Union, Leningrad was surrounded. The siege was not lifted for two and a half years, by which time some three quarters of a million Leningraders had died of starvation. Anna Reid's Leningrad is a gripping, authoritative narrative history of this dramatic moment in the twentieth century, interwoven with indelible personal accounts of daily siege life drawn from diarists on both sides. They reveal the Nazis' deliberate decision to starve Leningrad into surrender and Hitler's messianic miscalculation, the incompetence and cruelty of the Soviet war leadership, the horrors experienced by soldiers on the front lines, and, above all, the terrible details of life in the blockaded city: the relentless search for food and water; the withering of emotions and family ties; looting, murder, and cannibalism- and at the same time, extraordinary bravery and self-sacrifice. Stripping away decades of Soviet propaganda, and drawing on newly available diaries and government records, Leningrad also tackles a raft of unanswered questions: Was the size of the death toll as much the fault of Stalin as of Hitler? Why didn't the Germans capture the city? Why didn't it collapse into anarchy? What decided who lived and who died? Impressive in its originality and literary style, Leningrad gives voice to the dead and will rival Anthony Beevor's classic Stalingrad in its impact.

Shurik

Author : Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781585741762
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book Shurik written by Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Russian actress and nurse tells of her experience caring for an orphan boy during part of the three-year siege of Leningrad.

Air Battle for Moscow 1941-1942

Author : Dmitry Degtev
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 9781526774460
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Air Battle for Moscow 1941-1942 written by Dmitry Degtev and published by Air World. This book was released on 2020-12-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 1941, Operation Typhoon and the battle for Moscow began. According to Hitler's plan, it was to be the 'last offensive', after which nothing could stop Germany from conquering Britain and the rest of Europe - but first he had to overcome the Soviets and especially their air force.Air Battle for Moscow is the first detailed description of one of the most vital, yet little known, air battles of the Second World War. The battle for Moscow opened with the flights of long-range reconnaissance aircraft, which photographed Moscow and the Kremlin. Then, on 22 July 1941, Operation Clara Zetkin, the Luftwaffe's aerial assault on Moscow, began. But the Luftwaffe was opposed by the 'Stalin's Falcons', the elite 6th Air Defence Corps, which defended the Soviet capital with a determination which saw bitter duels to the death and horrendous casualties on both sides.The book presents new facts about this dramatic battle and describes in detail the actions of the aircrew on both sides. Yet this is not just the story or the air war. The authors also describe the lives of people during the war, of suppressed anti-Soviet opposition in Moscow, and of the bloodthirsty and inhuman actions of the Stalin regime. The book also tells of the fate of German pilots caught in Russian captivity, and the adventures of those who were able to survive and escape from the Russian executioners. Many myths concerning the battle are also challenged, such as the often-stated belief that Moscow's anti-aircraft defences were the most powerful in the world and that it was the Soviets who were the finest pilots.In this comprehensive account, details of losses, biographical outlines of the key individuals, analyses of the different aircraft and a full chronology of the battle are presented, as well as numerous exclusive photos, documents and drawings.But it is the stories of those who fought in the Battle for Moscow that, undeniably, have the greatest impact. The harrowing tales of death and survival in conditions that are almost beyond description demonstrate just how important this conflict was to both Russia and the Third Reich and, ultimately, to the outcome of the Second World War.

The 900 Days

Author : Harrison Evans Salisbury
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The 900 Days written by Harrison Evans Salisbury and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Black Cross Red Star - Air War Over the Eastern Front

Author : Christer Bergström
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789188441898
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book Black Cross Red Star - Air War Over the Eastern Front written by Christer Bergström and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the content: * The contribution of the Soviet Air Force to the counteroffensive at Moscow * The Luftwaffe's crucial role in halting the Red Army's counteroffensive * Dogfight over the "Ice Road" to Leningrad * The Air Bridge to Demyansk * Annihilation from the air at Crimea * Air Battle over Kharkov.