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26.03.2021 19:10:03
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WWII; ВВС;
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Re: Завод Шкода...
>Вряд ли они бомбили прицельно по архиву. Но как версия - да. Но могли и заложиться на то, что Паттон может первым прорваться к Пльзеню (что получилось) и к Праге (что енвышло), и тогда завод, выпускающий те же флаки ему на дороге совсем не нужен.
At the briefing we were told of the target. It was the great Skoda Armament Works in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. This was the last and largest remaining sources of arms for Germany. For us it was hard to believe that with the war so close to an end, we had to go on this mission. However, there were reasons we were to find out later as to why this mission was planned.
The Russians were quickly advancing and it was evident that they could capture the plant before our troops could occupy Pilsen. President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill did not want this armament plant in Russian hands and so it was decided to have it bombed by the 8th Air Force before the Russians captured it.
The unfinished products for military purposes located at the workshops on the day of the air-raid included 332 anti-aircraft artillery pieces, 625,000 pieces of gun ammunition, approximately 150 Jagdpanzer 38 (t) tanks, electric motors for aircraft, spare barrels for guns of various calibers etc.
http://www.398th.org/History/Veterans/History/Streitfeld/HFH_19450425_Pilsen.html
http://www.398th.org/Missions/Dates/1945/April/MIS_450425.html