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1 Первый бой, 2 Берта 3 В небе Сталинграда. Ноябрь 1942 4 Уран 5 Сталинград. Держитесь Фюрер вам поможет.
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http://www.proza.ru/2012/11/19/10 Уран на русском.
Hitler blindly believed in the victory and knew that Stalingrad was the key to the whole strategy of the war against the Soviet Union. He did not want to be with the apparent failure of his plan to capture the Soviet Union
The German High Command had taken another major offensive against the Soviet Army on November 11-12. Nazi sent the five infantry and two armored divisions, reinforced by parate engineers assault battalion, specifically for this had been transferred to Stalingrad by aircraft from German. The German troops managed to capture the southern part of the plant "Barricades" and the section width of 500 m to break through to the Volga, but they could not change the situation with the enemy by the end of November 11 . Division of the Wehrmacht suffered huge losses, and many of them actually ceased to exist .
Here the nazi offensive was stopped. As Russian soldiers joked, even the Germans settled in the same position and in the same trenches that russians had prepared before that time. They were just 500 meters from the Volga! It was the real sanatorium if not the war. The Germans were stuck in Stalingrad.
General Headquarters appeared the idea to surround and destroy the German group, all 6-field army with the 4th Panzer armies of the enemy. It was the idea to use forces of the South-West, Don and Stalingrad fronts.The Soviet command decided to deliver the main strike to Army Group "B" in the Stalingrad area, this strike had to lead to the environment and the subsequent defeat of Paulus's army
The Soviet command understood that in the case of solving a plan, the Germans would be able to transfer some of the Army "Center" to Stalingrad.
That is why there were a concentration of troops in Rzhev. As well as in Stalingrad concentrated about a million soldiers, and only 1/3 fewer tanks, guns and mortars, and aircraft than in Stalingrad.
So, Rzhev-Sychevskaya offensive of Kalinin's and Western Fronts and called another planet of "Mars."
The official historiography still speaks about it's supporting role: it had to hold down the main forces of Army Group "Center" and not to allow the command to throw away the Wehrmacht forces to Stalingrad. But the fact remains that the Army Group Centre was shackled in Rzhev! Another interesting fact is that the 6th Army of Paulus had to get into the environment, and the 9 army of Model had to be blocked in Rzhev ! "Uranus" and "Mars" operation were the twins!
The counter-offensive started in November 19, 1942 d in Stalingrad . That was the second period of the Great Patriotic War. The Soviet Air Force in Stalingrad consisted of 1414 aircraft, of which 900 had been in order (65%) The weather was crappy on November 19 . There was the low clouds with snow and poor visibility. The motors started up, the front thundered and you felt the offensive, but the damn frustration when you rush into the battle, and the weather would not let you go!
The weather was the same next day. The mood was somber, that the loop for nazi was shrinking, but they sat and did not take part. The true that the Soviet Information Bureau brought the news for them that all goes according to the plan.
The sun's rays began to look through a low, overcast only closer to the dinner time on November 21. Dmitri and Sergei were instructed to control the air space in a strip 100 kilometers from the Volga to the north-west of Stalingrad.
Low clouds pressed them to the ground, and Dimitri decided to climb. At 1600 meters they came out of the clouds and flew between the layers. The horizon was clean, and they dove into this clouds again to establish visual contact with the ground to determine their position.
The silhouette of the transport plane, most probably Ju-52 flashed and disappeared into the clouds. They controlled the entrusted area for 20 minutes, it was a little less than half of gasoline and Dmitry decided to come back. He went down almost to 50 meters, he set a course to the east, and in 15 minutes later he saw Volga-mother river. Volga had already covered with ice and a thin layer of snow, but still easily stood out from the snow-covered steppes of the Volga.
They easily found their base and in 5min after landing cut off the engines.
Dmitriy and Sergey went to dining room. Lunch. It was getting dark. Operation "Uranus" developed according to plan.
The next day, November 22, the sun was shining, the first pair of La 5 had already returned from patrolling. The fighters La 5th of Dmitry and Sergei and another couple of fighters lightly bouncing on the snow-covered ground airfields of Volgsk city went to take off. The gray panorama of destroyed Stalingrad was opened soon . Sometimes, there were flashes and smoke among this rubbish ruined stone masonry walls
The city lived. Shot and survived!
Dmitry and Sergei flew at 2500 meters, and the other two fighters at 3000 a little behind.
Flying over the river Volga, after crossing the left bank, Dmitry and Sergei continued to fly to the north-west, and the other pair to the north-east. Five minutes later, a left turn and heading to Stalingrad and there on the circumstances.
In three minutes Dmitry saw about 20 dots flying in the direction of Stalingrad.
-To everybody! I see the aims. I am going to the rapprochement.
The fighter with roaring engine and a speed 580 kilometers per hour streamed to the target. The purposes were 20 Junkers-87 Wehrmacht's, diving bombers. These were symbols of WWII. These characters were flying, escorted by four Messerschmitt BF-109F. The escorting fighters were at 3000 meters and circled over the bombers.
Dmitry took a decision. Messerschmitts were escorting higher, and attacking russians could be a good target for fighters and shooters of the bombers .There were no chance to stay alive. The idea was the simple.
He lines up with the dive-bombers. "The left turn it will diving and attack will be from the bottom". That was done. The left turn, reducing engine power. The fighter rushed to the ground. As soon as the altitude of the bombers was passed Dmitry pulled the stick, the same time increasing engine power. The overload press him into the seat, and Dmitri saw the debris of the bomber. Serge's fighter was behind. That was Serge shorted down on the opposite course!
It seemed, the gray-blue belly of the bomber with black crosses, covered all the sky. Dmitry pulled the trigger. Two twenty-millimeter cannon knew their business. The bomber just shattered on the pieces from such a short range . The flame, burning debris flew in all directions close to the Dmitry's fighter.
Serge was behind. He flunked another bomber, shot it from close range from below. He followed Dimitri. 3 bombers, more exactly, their pieces, were flying to the ground.It took them less than thirty seconds!
The fighters pulled up nearly vertical . German fighters opened fire. At that time when Dmitry's fighter almost lost the speed, and he shifted it to the left side to put the fighter into a dive, Sergei put his fighter to protect from bullets and shells of Messerschmitts. Now the fighter of Sergey scatters pieces and smoking rushed to the ground. Height was about 2000 meters ...…
Dmitry was diving. Four Messerschmitts were hunging on the tail . They were far enough to open fire and do not approach. Higher, on the opposite course, were approaching pair of La-5, which went on a mission with them. The alignment was three Russians fighters against four German fighters. The sun was on the left.
Dmitri led fighter on the loop and did half roll on the highest point.
This moment our two couples of Yak-7 which patrolled nearby rushed to the remaining Junkers. They destroyed their formation and Junkers dropped their bombs anywhere. Another two Junkers fell to the ground and another one smoking a left to the west.
The stretched tracers before Dmitry .Messerschmitts went to the forehead.
When the nearest Messerschmitt remained split second of flight, Dmitri pulled the trigger.. Messesrschmitt turned into a fire ball. Dmitry''s fighter slipped it, and at that moment, when he relaxed a little bit slave that which no longer existed in this world, and opened fire. Bullets and shells hit the wing. It damaged fighter's left side and Dmitry's left arm .
The fighter was steered though eager to roll to the left. The left hand was in blood, but operated. Dmitriy had to withdraw from the battle. Yaks attacked Messerschmitts and that planes had already remained three. Messerschmitts flew away to the West.
Belly landing on the native airfield The routine started.
Hospital. To treat the hand . Serge showed up in two days. He dropped on the parachute. The newspapers wrote about his heroic action.
Sergei was awarded by the Order of Lenin . Dmitry became an ace, shooting down 5 and 6 planes . He was awarded by the Order of the Red Banner.
In that combat fight, the Germans had lost five Junkers and two Messerschmitts. We lost three planes and one pilot.
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