Говорят, в БУ Люфтваффе LDv 16:Luftkriegführung эта задача прямо прописана:
Nevertheless, the Luftwaffe-regulations on air warfare (LDv 16:Luftkriegführung), first issued in 1936, requested air attacks to be directed against the fighting strength of the enemy as well as against the “roots of the adversary's will to resists”.
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