PhDr. Jan Michl, PhD.
September 15, 1940 was to bring the most stubborn air battles during the entire Battle of Britain. The German Luftwaffe tried to break through the British defenses with massive air raids throughout the day, but at the end of the day, the German command had to acknowledge the failure and postpone the planned invasion of the British Isles. Polish fighters also took part in the famous victory of the Royal Air Force, claiming 30 victories after the fight.
From 1971 to 1989, only two men served as chief of military counterintelligence, whose lives, ways of working, but also their qualifications were not entirely common and expected. What is particularly striking is the fact that the appearance of reporters at the head of the intelligence service was less frequent. Much more valuable was the blind allegiance to the Communist Party and the ability to maintain military discipline.
On November 1, 1950, six Soviet fighters were assigned to patrol the Yalu River: Maj. Strojkov, Lt. Guts, Kaznachev and Lt. Monachov, Chiz and Sanin. The MiG-15 of the latter failed to start, so the remaining five led by a World War II veteran Strojkov, who had 16 individual victories, set out for the sky. At 14.15, the leader of the second pair of Lt. Col. Guts saw three Mustang fighters and the Soviets attacked without delay. They took too high a speed during the dive, so there was not much time left to aim and shoot. The Americans easily avoided the dose fired by Lt. Chiz and escaped back south by a ground flight. However, por. Chiz claimed the first victory.
If the participation of Francoist volunteer pilots on the side of Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front of World War II has been known for a long time, then information about the involvement of Republican pilots in the Soviet Air Force began to emerge only in the last decade.
"I, General de Gaulle, am now in London; I call on French officers and soldiers who are on British territory or who would accidentally get there, with or without weapons, I call on engineers and workers working in the armaments industry who are on British territory or who would accidentally get there, to joined me.
Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not go out, nor will it go out. Just like today, I will be speaking on London radio in the days to come. "
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