ABSTRACT
The Soviets enjoyed an especially large nu merical advantage in fighter aircraft. With more than half of the Luftwaffe's fighter force tied down defending the skies over Germany from British and American bombers, the Soviets had a four to one superiority over the German Fourth Luftflotte which supported Army Group South. In late 1943, the Soviets had 350 aviation regiments, totaling 10,200 aircraft; in comparison, the Luftwaffe had less than 3,000 planes.
