The Red Army Air Force in the First Days of Operation Barbarossa

The Red Army Air Force (VVS) was totally unprepared to resist the largest land invasion force in history. When Operation Barbarossa launched on the 22nd of June 1941, many of the Soviet planes were destroyed on their airfields, and those that get up into the air had severe disadvantages against the Luftwaffe. In this video, we'll explore some of the reasons why. I'm neither defending nor praising either the Soviet Union or the Third Reich in this video; merely explaining the history and the perceptions some have on the events of the past does not mean I support what happened. This video is discussing events or concepts that are academic, educational and historical in nature. This video is for informational purposes and was created so we may better understand the past and learn from the mistakes others have made. Videos EVERY Monday at 5pm GMT (depending on season, check for British Summer Time). Full list of all my sources https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... Want to ask a question? Please consider supporting me on either Patreon or SubscribeStar and help make more videos like this possible. For $5 or more you can ask questions which I will answer in future Q&A videos. Thank you to my current Patrons! You're AWESOME!   / tikhistory   or https://www.subscribestar.com/tikhistory If you like Stalingrad, you may also enjoy historian Anton Joly's YouTube channel "Stalingrad Battle Data". Link:    / @armageddon4145   Here’s some other videos you may be interested in - Soviet "War-Winning" Tanks in 1941?    • Soviet "War-Winning" Tanks in 1941? The Ro...   The State of Soviet Artillery on the Eve of Operation Barbarossa WW2    • The State of Soviet Artillery on the Eve o...   Why You NEED to Think Critically | Suvorov and Keitel's "Preemptive Strike" 1941 Idea    • Why You NEED to Think Critically | Suvorov...   The REAL Reason why Hitler HAD to go to War in WW2    • The REAL Reason why Hitler HAD to start WW2   The MAIN Reason Why Germany Lost WW2 - OIL    • The MAIN Reason Why Germany Lost WW2 - OIL   My video titled “Why I'm Passionate about HISTORY and What Got Me Into it”    • Why I'm Passionate about HISTORY and What ...   My video titled "History Theory: What is History? No seriously, what is it?"    • [Out of Date, see description] History is ...   History isn’t as boring as some people think, and my goal is to get people talking about it. I also want to dispel the myths and distortions that ruin our perception of the past by asking a simple question - “But is this really the case?”. I have a 2:1 Degree in History and a passion for early 20th Century conflicts (mainly WW2). I’m therefore approaching this like I would an academic essay. Lots of sources, quotes, references and so on. Only the truth will do. #ww2 #RedArmyAirForce