Soviet Union, battle of Cholm.-wreckage of destroyed military glider
Gotha go 242; March 1942
The defenders could be supplied only from the air. In a field outside
the front of the pocket, in no-man's land, sappers built a makeshift
airstrip measuring 70 by 25 yards. Every single landing was an
adventure. And most of the JU-52s were damaged in the attempt. Before
long the field was dotted with wrecks of aircraft. The Luftwaffe
therefore switched over to sending personnel and heavy equipment by
freight-carrying gliders and dropping foodstuffs and ammunition in
containers.
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