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The attempt on Stalin (4 photos)
The real story of the assassination attempt in September 1944.
Then the Germans carefully prepared operation. For a long time above the area where you want to fly, did not record a single enemy aircraft. On the night of September 5, 1944 the aircraft Arado Ar 232B «Centipede" (pictured) crossed the front line and went to Smolensk.
The plane was landing gear, allowing land on unprepared ground. Pilots slept, but the anti-aircraft gunners fired on and damaged aircraft.
He sat down on the meadow, but the operation continued. From left centipede motorcycle. It went from the landing Tavrin German agent and his wife. The agent had documents to the Chief Counterintelligence "Smersh" of the 39th Army of the 1st Baltic Front, the present Order, the star of the Hero of the Soviet Union and portable grenade launcher to assassinate.
Drive off far they have failed - they were detained. On what grounds - security officers do not speak. Perhaps the agent got burned on the little things. In the photo Order of Alexander Nevsky in his left chest. And since the summer of 1943 it was worn on the right:
Then the Germans carefully prepared operation. For a long time above the area where you want to fly, did not record a single enemy aircraft. On the night of September 5, 1944 the aircraft Arado Ar 232B «Centipede" (pictured) crossed the front line and went to Smolensk.
The plane was landing gear, allowing land on unprepared ground. Pilots slept, but the anti-aircraft gunners fired on and damaged aircraft.
He sat down on the meadow, but the operation continued. From left centipede motorcycle. It went from the landing Tavrin German agent and his wife. The agent had documents to the Chief Counterintelligence "Smersh" of the 39th Army of the 1st Baltic Front, the present Order, the star of the Hero of the Soviet Union and portable grenade launcher to assassinate.
Drive off far they have failed - they were detained. On what grounds - security officers do not speak. Perhaps the agent got burned on the little things. In the photo Order of Alexander Nevsky in his left chest. And since the summer of 1943 it was worn on the right:
