• Live Your Lives@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    “In the first few days of the invasion of the Soviet Union, the Luftwaffe destroyed some 2,000 Soviet aircraft, most on the ground, at a loss of only 35 (of which 15 were non-combat-related).” Wiki. How did this happen if they weren’t caught off guard?

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      3 months ago

      oh yes the soviets where completely suprised by the blitz but the reason they havent their pants down completely and fall like France. Soviets very much knew a war was coming they just didnt know when.