Description
Howling Terror. Junker Ju-87 or “Stuka”, contraction of Struz Kampf Flugzeug (dive bomber); It is this last name that will be remembered, synonymous with terror, destruction, death.The howl produced by sirens activated by the relative wind during vertiginous dives had a devastating effect on the morale of ground troops or columns of fleeing civilians. Never has a tactical bomber been more effective. the Stuka was the spearhead of the German armies in all its conquests, perfectly suited to the concept of lightning warfare that prevailed in the early years of the war. 5700 copies of this device were built and perfected over the years: no more fuel, no more bombs, no more armor, anti-tank guns. But the Stuka was not a great air fighter: the Spitfire and Hurricane dominated it. Made from exceptional German, English and Russian films, this DVD traces the history of STUKA. It began during the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and ended on the Russian front in 1944.