On 23 June 1941, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen's 8th Air Corps decimated the corps, operating as part of Western Front, when the 6th Cavalry Corps attempted a counterattack near Grodno.
Richthofen threw all available aircraft at the thrust and played a vital role in its defeat.
[1] The Soviet corps suffered 50 per cent casualties, mostly from air attack.
In 500 sorties, Richthofen's 8th Air Corps claimed 30 tanks and 50 motor vehicles.
[1] Corps commanders: This Russian military article is a stub.