Hitler versus Stalin - The Eastern Front 1941 - 1942: Barbarossa to Moscow - Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Nik Cornish

Author:Nik Cornish
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HISTORY / Military / World War II
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00

Close artillery support for the German mountain troops was provided by the 75mm M18 mountain gun. It broke down into six mule loads. The German attack began when the thaw was still underway which further impeded their rate of advance. Fog was another semi-constant factor, reducing the power of the Luftwaffe to support attacks.

A Feisler Fi 156 Storch (Stork) liaison and reconnaissance aircraft flying over much less harsh terrain than that in Lapland. The Luftwaffe provided 30 Stukas, 10 bombers, 10 fighters and 10 reconnaissance planes for the attack on Kandalashka, with a similar force to support Dietl. The Stork’s STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) capabilities made it ideal for operations from primitive airstrips.

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