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The camouflage, markings and insignia of aircraft that participated in the air battle are recreated, and maps illustrating the bases belonging to the two warring sides (both original and those recreated from archive documents) are presented. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Soviet historiography, these events have been afforded insufficient attention and, in fact, right up until 1991, not one serious work on this topic had been published. Actually, the first large-scale research undertaken following the collapse of the USSR in the 1990s was conducted by D.B. Khazanov. In his monographs, the events of the first few days of the war are finally researched using an enormous amount of nonfiction literature (including foreign literature), as well as the relatively small amount of archive documents that had been published up until that time; however, owing to the fact that access to archive documents in that period was still very restricted, there were a great number of incidents that went undisclosed in these works and, as a whole, the course of events was examined in general terms (although overall, it was very objective). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately, the lack of historiography has enabled some opportunistic authors in recent years to publish several works of pseudo-research, in which disreputable attempts have been made to misrepresent the achievements of the pilots and commanders of the air forces of the Red Army - thus the publication of objective research (based on archive documents) is long overdue; however, it is only in the last few years - with the large-scale declassification of the archives and the new opportunities in document processing - that conducting work of this scale has proved possible. Naturally, this publication does not lay claim to a 100 percent disclosure of this topic, but despite the shortcomings inherent in similar works, it does enable history enthusiasts to follow stage by stage the condition of the Red Army Air Force; their preparations to counter aggression on the part of fascist Germany; and the battle in the air on the first day of the Great Patriotic War.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49555803635985,"sku":"GOR010144901","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49931751489809,"sku":"GOR013817917","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50992985800977,"sku":"GOR014163523","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1911512560.jpg?v=1751380132"},{"product_id":"camouflage-insignia-and-tactical-markings-of-the-aircraft-of-the-red-army-air-fo-book-mikhail-timin-9781804513989","title":"Camouflage, Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Aircraft of the Red Army Air Force in 1941","description":"\u003cp\u003eNurturing Faith Commentary emerged from a committed desire to provide quality Bible study resources for Christians who come to the scripture with open minds and a desire to go beneath a surface reading. 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After the Civil War of 1918-1920 the issues of camouflaging were carefully studied, which led to a number of real measures that involved all armed forces of the country. Of course, military aviation was not left out. Along with the development of forms and methods of camouflaging airfields and various buildings, attempts were made to make airplanes as invisible as possible both on the ground and in the sky by applying the camouflage painting, the requirements for which were regularly changed. However, despite the theoretical research, camouflage was not widely used until 1941. Only after the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War were the standard black-and-green camouflage and the scheme for applying the color spots approved. 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Drawing extensively on previously restricted Soviet and German archival material, Mikhail Timin reconstructs the composition, training, and combat readiness of the Red Army's aviation units as they prepared for what would become the opening phase of the Great Patriotic War.The study explores both the rapid expansion of Soviet air power and its systemic weaknesses. It examines the deployment of air units into Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia following their incorporation into the Soviet sphere, while analysing the challenges posed by inadequate infrastructure, logistical shortfalls, and the hurried training of thousands of newly graduated pilots. The book provides an unvarnished assessment of the sweeping organisational reforms of 1938-1940, revealing a force caught between ambition and operational reality. 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Drawing extensively upon recently declassified Soviet and German archival material, the book reconstructs in extraordinary detail the desperate attempt by the Red Army Air Force to modernise, expand, and prepare for war before the German invasion of 22 June 1941.Far from presenting a confident and fully prepared air arm, Timin reveals an organisation trapped in a state of near chaotic transformation. Existing regiments were stripped of experienced personnel to create new formations; thousands of poorly trained young pilots flooded operational units; obsolete aircraft remained in frontline service; and the hurried introduction of modern types such as the MiG-1, MiG-3, Ar-2 and Il-2 generated as many problems as solutions. 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After the destruction wrought by the dawn raids and morning battles, the Luftwaffe pressed home its advantage in the afternoon with a third and fourth wave of attacks. Soviet attempts to regroup and redeploy to secondary airfields were too little, too late. The result was the near-complete collapse of the Red Air Force in the Baltic within a single day. Drawing on Soviet and German archival records, Mikhail Timin reconstructs the sequence of these later actions in detail. He examines how the Luftwaffe targeted dispersal airfields and continued to destroy Soviet aircraft on the ground, while Soviet pilots who managed to take off faced overwhelming odds in the air. The book analyses the desperate measures taken by Soviet commanders to salvage their forces, the shifting of surviving units to new bases, and the chaotic communications that prevented effective counter-action. 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