Title

Soviet Interdiction Operations, 1941-1945

Creator

Hoeffding, Oleg

Date

1970

Identifier

AD0717711

AD0717711

Abstract

A discussion is made of the role played by aerial interdiction in Soviet air operations against the Germans in World War 2. The term 'deep interdiction' is a direct translation of the term used in Soviet literature to describe operations against targets far enough behind the battle area to be distinct from operations in close support of ground forces. For the war as a whole, operations of this kind accounted for about 5% of all combat sorties flown by the Soviet Air Force (168,000 out of 4 million). Soviet claims as to what the deep interdiction effort accomplished are distinctly modest, yet several sources suggest that the Soviet military historians ascribe a fairly high marginal value to interdiction operations. There is no indication, however (with the possible exception of Stalingrad), that any major German defeat was primarily attributable to denial of troop reinforcements and replacements or supplies, either by air interdiction or by partisan activities.

Date Issued

1970-11

Extent

39

Corporate Author

RAND Corporation

Contract

F44620-67-C-0045

DoD Project

Project RAND

Distribution Conflict

No

Access Rights

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE AND SALE; ITS DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED.

Photo Quality

Not Needed

Distribution Classification

1

DTIC Record Exists

Yes

Report Availability

Full text available by request

Type

report

Provenance

RAND Corporation

Format

39 pages ; 28 cm.