It was evident that the meticulously planned nighttime air raid by the Germans caught the Austrian people completely off guard.
If this had happened at the start of the war, it would have been a different story. Back then, the Austrian military was always prepared for German attacks, with personnel manning the airport's defense weapons at all times, ready to use anti-aircraft weapons to counterattack immediately upon being attacked.
But now, more than half a month had passed since the war began, and the Austrians had gradually relaxed their vigilance against the German Army.
After all, as previously mentioned, before this air raid took place, the German Air Force had not penetrated deep into Austrian territory, which logically meant they could not possibly have obtained intelligence on the locations of the Austrian airports.
