Kursk

A certain "JED" has recently stated in his controversial, frequently fact-distorting blog of hate and lies that the Luftwaffe would be able to defeat the Heer because air supremacy plays such a vital role in combat, and because, in his own words, "when one side had the air controlled, that side was winning." Though air supremacy surely played a vital role in this battle, the fact is that this is simply not true. The Germans had air supremacy throughout the entire battle - such was their dominance that they lost only 39 aircraft, and the Soviets lost 386. BUT THE GERMANS DID NOT WIN. They were pushing an offensive, and the soviets stopped them. Why, despite this overwhelming aerial victory which cannot even be disputed, could the soviets have won this fight? The answer is simple: in warfare, air is but a side note to the central ground battle.