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ILYUSHIN IL-2 SHTURMOVIK
The ‘bread and air’ of the Soviet Air Force during World War II
WORDS STUART HADAWAY
Shturmoviks sweep in for an attack, November 1941
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History of War
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This huge, drawn-out engagement saw a Greek army finally eject the might of the Persian Empire from mainland Greece
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