Pokryshkin and Soviet Air Warfare

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Anyone know of any good web articles on Soviet aerial warfare tactics and it's evolution through the war, and Pokryshkin's effect on that? I've been trying to look up comparisons of Luftwaffe and VVS tactics through the war, but to no avail. Anyone able to lend a hand?

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Here is an excellent article on Pokryshkin, with a lot of good information and illustrations: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Frkka.es%2FOtros_articulos%2F36_Pokryshkin_articulo_2%2F000_Aleksandr_Pokryshkin_2.htm&edit-text=

 

(Original here in Spanish: http://rkka.es/Otros_articulos/36_Pokryshkin_articulo_2/000_Aleksandr_Pokryshkin_2.htm- thanks to Dakpilot for sharing the link)

 

Here is an abridged bio, with some combat tactics too: http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/pokryshkin.html

 

If you want to see his tactical notebooks, this website has a couple of images: http://wio.ru/pokr/p4.htm

 

Chuck Owl's channel has a very good 1 Kanal video about Sasha he and co. translated, including interviews with Pokryshkin about tactics and his personal experiences and a reunion with the remaining members of 16 GIAP:

 

Because he was often at the forefront of tactical innovation (but not alone there, of course), you can get a good idea of the progression by following his biography.

 

Here is another pilot who worked hard to modernize the fighter tactics of the Soviet Air Force, Major Ivan Kleshchyov. He was squadron leader at 521 IAP, and then became instrumental in the transformation of 434 IAP into the famous 32 GIAP (where Stepan Mikoyan, the Yak pilot who test-flew Il-2: Battle of Stalingrad, flew as well): https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fallaces.ru%2Fp%2Fpeople.php%3Fid%3D13284(original: http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=13284)