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However, the most eye-catching performance during the Battle of Moscow was Grigory, who had already made a name for himself during the War of Resistance against China. Andreevich. During the Battle of Moscow, which lasted for more than half a year, Rechkalov took to the air more than 3 times a day on average, and his attendance rate was not inferior to that of his German counterparts, and what was even more rare was that he almost did not return home in one day, shooting down a total of 225 enemy planes, and completely widening the gap with Pokryshkin and Kozhdub, who had risen earlier and rarely had the opportunity to fight in person, in terms of the number of downs, and consolidated his position as the number one air combat ace of the Soviet Red Army and even the Allied forces

Of course, "I often walk by the river, how can I not get my shoes wet." Grigory. Andreevich. Rechkalov was also shot down by German planes several times during the Battle of Moscow, but he was able to parachute safely and return to the unit unscathed. Although the third trump card of the Soviet army, Kozhdub, has been shot down even once, it has never been shot down even once, in stark contrast, which of the two of them is the strongest air combat ace of the allies, and it has also become an enduring topic in major military forums in later generations. Also, thanks to Grigory. Andreevich. Lechkaroff was shot down eight times during his military career, and later generations of military fans nicknamed him the "Nine Lives Cat Demon"

In addition to these three old aces, a large number of new pilots emerged during the Battle of Moscow. Among them, there was a young man named Nikolai who was still a novice who had not participated in an air battle when he entered the war, and he had already become a Shijie-level ace (more than 40 crashes) before the battle was over, but unfortunately he finally died in this battle, and if he could grow up, he might not have the possibility of challenging the record of the three aces in the future

Nikolai was not the only Soviet ace pilot who died during the Battle of Moscow, including the Soviet fighter pilots who became aces during the battle, and the Soviet ace fighter pilots lost more than half of them during the Battle of Moscow, which shows the fierceness and cruelty of the battle.

On the other hand, the situation in the German army was similar, and there were also many pilots who became famous in the first battle. There are also a lot of hang-ups. Moreover, because it was the main attack of the German army and the main defense of the Soviet army, the probability of the German pilot falling into the Soviet position after parachuting was higher than the probability of falling into his own position. This also led to the fact that during the Battle of Moscow, although the Luftwaffe had an advantage in the exchange ratio of aircraft, the loss of pilots was greater than that of the Soviet army, which of course acted as the defender. The fact that there are more anti-aircraft guns on the ground is also an important reason

In this case. The German army, although the ace base of the air force was larger. But more than a third was lost, and both the Luftwaffe commander Goering and the mustache himself were distressed. And the losses of the German and Soviet air forces also set a new record in the history of mankind. And this new record is not only unprecedented, but almost certainly unprecedented

According to post-war statistics, a total of 11,954 planes of the Soviet Air Force were shot down or blown up in the Battle of Moscow, and 7,583 pilots and crew members were killed, missing, captured or seriously disabled; The Luftwaffe's losses were equally staggering, with 9,403 aircraft shot down or blown up, of which more than 5,000 were killed by enemy aircraft, and more than 10,000 pilots and crews were permanently reduced. With such a tragic air battle, coupled with the bloody blood of so many ace pilots, it is no wonder that later generations will call the Battle of Moscow "the death of the trump card".

You must know that the number of German reserve pilots is a cut above the number of Soviet Unions, and there is far more than one enemy to face in the Soviet Union, so it is a great loss to continue to consume it like this. Therefore, although he was unwilling, the mustache still asked the Air Force to suspend the ground support mission and switch to the air defense mission, and the casualty figure dropped.

However, in this way, the offensive of the German ground forces was greatly affected, and a certain Soviet commander at the grassroots level encouraged his subordinates by saying, "Russia is big, but we have no way to retreat, and behind us is Moscow!" The Soviet troops in Moscow forgot to die, and even knew that they would not even have a chance of surviving under the attack of cloudburst bombs, and still stubbornly fought to the death, and at this time, the German army could no longer take out so many cloudburst bombs at once as they did in the Battle of Stalingrad, and they could only devote their lives to this unprecedented cruel "flesh mill".

Guderian did not know that such a drag on would be unfavorable to the German army, but when the situation was favorable, it often seemed that he could completely overwhelm the enemy and enter Moscow without giving up the opportunity, and after the situation was reversed, he could not retreat calmly, and he could not make up his mind to break his wrist, and before he knew it, the winter of 1943 had arrived

In the bitter cold of more than minus 30 degrees, the combat effectiveness and morale of the German army dropped sharply, and the Soviet army, which saw the hope of victory, took the opportunity to launch a large-scale counterattack. However, Stalin and Zhukov missed a point, the Soviet commanders and fighters were indeed far more accustomed to the cold weather than the Germans, but this icy environment also hindered the offensive far more than the defense, so that the Soviet counterattack did not achieve victory as quickly as they expected.

There is another detail worth mentioning, the core of the German infantry combat effectiveness MG42 machine gun is like a fish in water in the cold weather, its barrel is easy to overheat defects have been greatly improved, and the defensive operation has eliminated the infantry ammunition carrying capacity is limited and can not withstand its high-speed consumption of hidden worries, so that its incomparable ultra-high rate of fire can be fully exerted, to the Soviet infantry who are generally lacking in training and actual combat experience have caused amazing damage, more than one MG42 killed more than 1000 enemies, "ripping machine" As a result, it became more and more famous

Although the losses of the Soviet Red Army in the initial counteroffensive were extremely heavy, Stalin, with his iron will, withstood enough pressure to break ordinary people, and he almost desperately transferred troops to reinforce Moscow from all possible places where reinforcements could be brought in, while his order to Zhukov was "Don't say the number of casualties, I just want to win!" Although the Soviet army was difficult, the offensive was never stopped. And more importantly, the Moscow generation was flat and well-connected, could receive reinforcements from all directions, and the troops were simply endless, and in the situation of a war of attrition, the Soviet army was almost invincible (to be continued......