Chapter 1223: Revenge
"Your Majesty is right, we absolutely cannot tolerate the cruelty of the Russians, we must take revenge on them!" Air Secretary Albert? Field Marshal Kesselring immediately took a stand.
Hundreds of pilots died tragically, which made him very distressed. Although, when those pilots were shot down, he knew that their chances of survival were slim. But such a loss still made him unacceptable. You must know that every pilot is precious, even the pilot of a bomber, it takes a lot of time and materials to be able to train. After being shot down, if you can rescue it again, you can also strike again. But now, the Russians have directly hanged them, directly cutting off all hope.
"Yes, Your Majesty. We must take revenge on the Russians, and we must not let those pilots die in vain. Since the Russians do not respect the Geneva Conventions, then there is no need for us to do so. We can also do without Russian prisoners in the midst of war! Marshal Manstein said.
"In this case, I am afraid that it will play into the hands of the Russians." This was stated by the new Foreign Minister Ribbentrop.
"Oh? Why? Marshal Manstein asked.
"If we don't want Russian prisoners of war, those Russian soldiers will still die knowing that they will be captured. Then, in the middle of the war, they will fight us desperately. In this way, it can improve their combat effectiveness. Let's pay a lot of casualties on the battlefield. Russia generally does not care about the life and death of those prisoners of war, they want to win the war. As long as they can win the war, they won't care if there are many deaths. Therefore, the Russians absolutely wish that we would execute the prisoners of war! Ribbentrop said.
"Cunning Russians!" Field Marshal Manstein couldn't help but scold.
Qin Tian's face also became even more ugly, the Russian government was clearly setting a trap and waiting for Germany to jump inside. If the Russians also execute prisoners of war, this would have been exactly what they wanted.
"So what should we do? Do nothing? "Albert? Marshal Kesselring asked.
"Of course we can't do nothing, we have to fight back against the Russians!" Qin Tian said.
Everyone's eyes fell on Qin Tian.
"Order our air force, on a mission, once it shoots down a Russian plane, finds that a pilot is parachuting, and shoots them! Those Russian pilots, after the successful parachute jump, will still take to the air next time! In addition, when it comes to strategic bombing, there is no need to have any scruples. Qin Tian said coldly.
Since Russia dared to execute captured German pilots, ignore the Geneva Conventions. Germany will no longer have to comply with the Geneva Conventions.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Albert? Marshal Kesselring replied.
Such a means of revenge, though not as drastic as the execution of all Russian prisoners of war. However, there is no doubt that the blow to the Russian Air Force can be further intensified. Although the number of Russian pilots was quite large, they also lost a lot after the war retaliation. If these Russian pilots can be killed in the middle of the battle, then the strength of the Russian Air Force will become weaker and weaker. After all, training a pilot is not so easy.
At the same time, the German government reported on television, radio, and newspapers to the population of the German Empire and all the allied countries about the execution of captured pilots by the Russian government. This aroused the indignation of the people of almost the entire Allied countries, and everyone regarded the Russian government as a demon and demanded that the Russian government be severely punished and completely eliminated.
At the same time, the Luftwaffe pilots were also indignant. Although the Russians did make the German pilots feel some fear, fearing that they would be killed if they were shot down in battle. However, they are more concerned about saving those who have died.
Next, the Luftwaffe's strategic bombing of Buenos and Russia was not affected and continued. And, with the increasing number of BF-110 fighters in service, the strength of the escort is also getting stronger. Once the Russian Air Force dares to take to the air and fighter jets to intercept it, it will often be defeated.
On January 18, 1940, the Luftwaffe launched a strategic bombing campaign against Ufa. The Russian army dispatched more than 200 P-40 fighters and more than 300 I-16 fighters to intercept it. However, they were attacked by more than four hundred escort BF-110 fighters.
The gap between the performance of the fighters of the two sides is too large, and the gap in the quality of the pilots is also very large. So much so that in air combat, the battle is almost one-sided. The pilots of the Russian Air Force could not resist the attack of the Luftwaffe escort fighters at all. A large number of Russian fighters were shot down almost at the moment of taking a look.
Almost all of the downed Russian pilots chose to parachute. This is the hinterland of Russia, and they can be rescued after parachuting, and as long as they are not too unlucky, they will have no problem saving their lives. Aircraft can be remanufactured if they are lost, and pilots are the real treasure. Therefore, the Russian Air Force also attaches great importance to the rescue of these pilots.
However, the Russian pilots who parachuted soon learned that it was not so easy to survive. Because those German fighters actually rushed at the parachuted pilots.
"Da Da Da!"
Aviation machine guns began to strafe, and the Russian pilots who had parachuted were hit one after another. The bullet pierced their bodies, and blood flowed out and scattered in the wind.
"Damn, those Germans actually did it to the pilots who parachuted!"
The pilots of the Russian Air Force were frightened, originally they thought that even if they were hit, it would not be a big deal, and they could parachute to escape. But now they know that even skydiving won't survive!
"Despicable Germans, you will go to hell!"
"Damn the Germans, they're so cruel!"
The Russian pilots who parachuted out, cursing the Luftwaffe pilots. After the jump, they didn't even have the ability to dodge. This left them at the mercy of the Luftwaffe.
The Russian pilots seemed to have forgotten how elated they were at the news of the hanging of the German pilots. In the blink of an eye, retribution came, and the Germans simply ignored the Geneva Conventions and opened fire on these parachutes.
Quite a few Russian pilots were shot and killed before they could land after parachuting. As a result, the losses of the Russian Air Force began to increase further, even much larger than those of the Luftwaffe.
In addition, the Luftwaffe often had no scruples when carrying out strategic bombing, causing greater casualties to Russia.