Their names are unknown, and their exploits will live on forever
"Majestic, exuberant, crossing the Yalu River..."
Countless volunteer soldiers rushed to foreign countries with the belief of defending New China, and fought bloody battles with enemies whose weapons and equipment were far superior to their own, and in the tide of this war, the figure of the army of one country appeared from time to time, it was the Soviet Union.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > Stalin's choice </h1>
Stalin looked at the smoke-filled Korean battlefield and couldn't help but fall into thought. Whether or not there is support for the Korean battlefield, there are considerable reasons.
To support, it is necessary to jointly resist the powerful "United Nations Army" with the relatively weak China and North Korea, but a direct conflict with the United States is what he tries to avoid, but at the same time it can grab certain benefits in China. Without support and violating the norms of being a big socialist big brother, the Western forces will go further.
Eventually, weighing the pros and cons, the Soviets provided China with a large number of old-fashioned but contraband weapons, and the Soviet Union did not publicly indicate that it had joined the Chinese and North Korean sides, but the pilots had already sat in the MiG-15 and were ready to show their skills in the air of the Korean battlefield.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > the power of the MiG Corridor </h1>
People who have watched films on the theme of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea should know that the US military planes are almost like no man's land in the Korean battlefield, and they can bomb indiscriminately everywhere and fly away afterwards.
But since the increase in our anti-aircraft guns and aircraft, this air superiority has become less pronounced, and there was such a "death zone" for American aircraft in the north of the Korean battlefield, which was laid by Soviet pilots.
After the start of the war, the United States had the rule that aircraft were not allowed to cross the Yalu River into China's airspace, and the Soviet army assisted our army in cleverly placing a large number of anti-aircraft guns and radar devices in the border area, which formed a strong deterrent to US aircraft. Soviet Defense Minister Vasilevsky sent Soviet aviation into the Korean battlefield, which was the greatest support that the Soviet side could give, and this kind of action full of internationalism still deserves our praise.
Soviet pilots dressed up in Chinese Volunteers costumes and flew planes painted as Chinese Volunteers to the Korean battlefield.
The extremely high performance of the MiG-15 soared over the plains on the south bank of the Yalu River, and then to the south no more than Wonsan and Pyongyang, and to the west did not exceed the coastline of the narrow strip to form a blockade belt for US aircraft, known in history as the "MiG Corridor".
The "MiG Corridor" instantly became a big killing line for US pilots, soviet pilots experienced the cruel test of the Soviet-German war, were experienced, had excellent technology, flew up and down in a MiG, fought back and forth, and those new US military aircraft that originally flaunted their might and power were annihilated one after another, and the eagle folded the "MiG Corridor", and the huge loss of the aircraft made an American general shout directly that "China has become an aviation power overnight." ”
Soviet pilots who relied on China's Dandong airfield and nearby airfields could methodically annihilate incoming enemy aircraft, but in order to implement the strict orders of the Soviet high-level "Soviet Union did not participate in the war", Soviet pilots could only wield sharp knives in the air within a limited range.
And not only to use the Chinese and North Korean languages as much as possible in communication, but also to choose suicide after being shot down, they are nameless fighters, secretly carrying out the tasks entrusted to them by the motherland.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > accumulated more than 70,000 troops</h1>
Of course, for a long time, the participation of Soviet pilots was still exposed to enemy radio, but the coalition forces did not want the news of the head-on confrontation between the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union, and chose to respond to this matter with silence.
However, it should be pointed out that due to the small number of MiG fighters and the conservative combat strategy, in most parts of the Korean battlefield, the air superiority of the US military pilots was still controlled, and its role was positive, but not to the point of determining the outcome of the war.
In the tempering of blood and fire, Chinese pilots have also learned a lot of skills, from small-scale operations at the beginning to large-scale aircraft groups in the rear; from getting rid of the threat of enemy aircraft to actively strangling the enemy army; from daytime operations to night operations; from single-plane dispatch to coordinated operations of various aircraft types.
The Chinese pilots have also achieved many good results in the air with their tenacious fighting spirit and enthusiasm for defending their families and defending the country, including the case of pilot Zhang Jihui shooting down the famous US military pilot Davis.
According to statistics, the Soviet Union dispatched more than 70,000 people in the Korean War, shot down and wounded more than 1,000 enemy aircraft, lost more than 300 aircraft and more than 200 soldiers, some of whom were ground crews and gunners.
In this foreign land, the Chinese and Soviet pilots struck the long sky and composed a magnificent triumphant song, and the Chinese volunteer army completed the miracle in military history, and actually relied on backward weapons and equipment to stubbornly carry the "United Nations Army" that was known as the invincible hand in the world at that time, shocking Stalin, who was not optimistic about China at first.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="22" > conclusion </h1>
Thirty years ago, the red flag that had attracted the world's attention fell to the ground, the Red Empire soviet union collapsed, many people remembered its enthusiasm like fire, ideals soared, there were many people spit on its brutality, corruption and rigidity, it is undeniable that the Soviet Union has created countless glories and miracles, but also left countless tragedies and mistakes.
No matter what it looks like, we must still remember how beautiful the figures soaring in the blue sky on the Korean battlefield are.
Because they are fighting for the righteousness of the world.