Luftwaffe diverted to rescue Army Group North

22nd August 1941: A ground attack mission against Soviet transport

The Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter-bomber. It was more successful as a night fighter.

The Bf 110 twin engined fighters of Schnellkampfgeswader 210¹ had been heavily engaged supporting Amy Group Centre’s thrust towards Moscow in Operation Barbarossa. The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110, was not a natural dive bomber but…