One of the Nazi's most emblematic pieces of military ordnance, and perhaps the most feared plane of World War II, was the "Screaming Bird of Prey" — the Junkers Ju-87. It's better known as a "Stuka," ...
Dismissed as a failure and nearly obsolete after its devastating defeats during the Battle of Britain, the German Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber achieved a brutal, terrifying comeback. Outfitted with massive ...
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The Stuka’s first war was not World War II
Before becoming a symbol of Blitzkrieg, the Ju 87 was tested in combat during the Spanish Civil War. German crews used the conflict to refine dive-bombing tactics, evaluate accuracy, and expose design ...
EVERETT — In battle, the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka became propaganda fuel, an emblem of Nazi Germany’s ferocity and twisted innovations in human suffering. Sirens screamed on the fixed landing gear when the ...
Perhaps no weapon was as closely associated with the Nazi German in early in World War II as the Stuka dive bomber, infamous for howling, near-vertical dive attacks on warships, battlefield targets ...
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