I found the following quote of great interest as suggestive of Soviet intelligence penetration:
“Soon after the first thirty minutes of combat the Russians came on our radio net and, using the code name of the company commander, attempted to get position reports from the individual assault guns and to give orders.
The company commander was forced to change the frequency three times during the attack.”
It reminded me of a story my father (who was lead navigator) told as his heavy bomber squadron would head out on a bombing mission in Europe in WWII. As they formed up, the radio would crackle with a greeting from Germany, identifying the planes individually and telling them of the reception they would receive over the named target. Not sure how often that occurred, but as psychological warfare, it must have had some impact on the flight crews.
I found the following quote of great interest as suggestive of Soviet intelligence penetration:
“Soon after the first thirty minutes of combat the Russians came on our radio net and, using the code name of the company commander, attempted to get position reports from the individual assault guns and to give orders.
The company commander was forced to change the frequency three times during the attack.”
It reminded me of a story my father (who was lead navigator) told as his heavy bomber squadron would head out on a bombing mission in Europe in WWII. As they formed up, the radio would crackle with a greeting from Germany, identifying the planes individually and telling them of the reception they would receive over the named target. Not sure how often that occurred, but as psychological warfare, it must have had some impact on the flight crews.