Nasha aviatsiia v Bitve za Berlin. Pobeda stalinskikh sokolov - Iakubovich Nikolai Vasil'evich

"With stalin's name - go to Berlin!" - this order of Marshal Shchukov was read out to the "Stalin Falcons" on the night of April 16, 1945. At five in the morning, dazzling red torches, visible from a distance of up to 90 km, erupted in the skies above the Seelov Heights, which were the COSAB-100 light bombs that signalled the assault on Berlin. An hour later, armadas of red-star bombers and stormtroopers dealt a crushing blow to German positions.
So began the grandiose Battle of Berlin, which involved more than 8,000 Soviet aircraft. our pilots during the Berlin strategic offensive were represented by the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery. But despite the luftwaffe's desperate resistance, extremely unfavourable weather conditions and thick smoke from the fires, reducing visibility, the Stalin Falcons seized complete dominance in the air, crushing enemy fortifications and clearing the way for powerful troops. 500- and 1,000-kilogram bombs...
This book restores the chronology of the combat use of Soviet aviation in the Battle of Berlin.