The defense Ministry has declassified a secret order from Stalin to bomb Berlin
Day 106-th anniversary of the Russian air force on the website of the Ministry of defense appeared a multimedia collection of documents from the funds of the Central archive. In particular, it tells about the secret order of Joseph Stalin from 1941 about the bombing of Berlin.
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“A special place is a copy of the handwritten order of the State Committee of defense of the USSR, drawn up under the dictation of the Chairman of the GKO Stalin to 2 a.m. from 8 to 9 August 1941. The document obliged the commander of the 81st air division to carry out a bombing RAID on the heart of the Nazi Third Reich”, — stated in the message.
Defense removes the secrecy of orders, instructions, registration cards and military leaves. In documents made public the names and reveals the exploits of the pilots stormtroopers.