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Turning Point
As the battle progressed, the Soviets changed tactics. On July 7, they
massed their Sturmoviks and fighter cover into formations of 30 or more. The
numbers overwhelmed German interceptors. During the exchanges, Soviet Yak-
1s shot down Stuka pilot Kurt-Albert Pape, a Knight’s Cross holder with
over 350 missions. On July 8, German ace Hubert Strassl, with 67 claimed
victories, was lost. Stuka pilots Karl Fitzner and Bernhard Wutka, both with
Knight’s Crosses and 600 missions each, were shot down and killed. The
Germans were losing irreplaceable veterans, while the Soviets were stifling
Panzer ground advances. |
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