09.02.2010, 19:42
Its interesting how you devided the aircraft types to which sides and countries.
You got it correct.
At the end of World War II, most countries got "the (German) treasures" depending where they were
actually found at , or captured at.
The cold war between the allies had already begun, back in late 1944, even as the war still raged on.
There are numerous accounts in the last days of WWII, where Russian pilots were already shooting at American
airplanes AND with German fighters already mixed in the dogfights!
The great ace Hartmann, spoke of such an account between Russians and Americans just a few hours before he was to surrender to the allied forces.
On that last day (his last flight of WW2), he shot down his last airplane (352 victories) but then he saw both allied fighter planes around him going at each other ! Russians against Americans! He decided it was time to leave the fight.
As for the treasures...
The US forces knowing that the Russians really wanted to attack Berlin for revenge for
having the Germans invade Russia, they politely let them have it, but (General Ike) was really after their
tecnological treasures and wonder-weapons.
There was no time to waste, as the lines on the map (The new post-war European map)
had already been drawn up even before the Germans had surrendered.
Most of the "Wonder-weapons" and secret mountain factories were in Soviet territory, so Gen. Ike sent his soldiers to
the South of Germany to capture and bring back as many treasures as
possible before the german territory was to be handed over to the russian forces.
That is how the Americans and British got their hands on so many important new weapons and german
scientists. But the Russians also got lucky and captured numerous other weapons that the allies didn
You got it correct.
At the end of World War II, most countries got "the (German) treasures" depending where they were
actually found at , or captured at.
The cold war between the allies had already begun, back in late 1944, even as the war still raged on.
There are numerous accounts in the last days of WWII, where Russian pilots were already shooting at American
airplanes AND with German fighters already mixed in the dogfights!
The great ace Hartmann, spoke of such an account between Russians and Americans just a few hours before he was to surrender to the allied forces.
On that last day (his last flight of WW2), he shot down his last airplane (352 victories) but then he saw both allied fighter planes around him going at each other ! Russians against Americans! He decided it was time to leave the fight.
As for the treasures...
The US forces knowing that the Russians really wanted to attack Berlin for revenge for
having the Germans invade Russia, they politely let them have it, but (General Ike) was really after their
tecnological treasures and wonder-weapons.
There was no time to waste, as the lines on the map (The new post-war European map)
had already been drawn up even before the Germans had surrendered.
Most of the "Wonder-weapons" and secret mountain factories were in Soviet territory, so Gen. Ike sent his soldiers to
the South of Germany to capture and bring back as many treasures as
possible before the german territory was to be handed over to the russian forces.
That is how the Americans and British got their hands on so many important new weapons and german
scientists. But the Russians also got lucky and captured numerous other weapons that the allies didn