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The Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ) was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany's military air...
German Air Force (redirect from Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr))The German Air Force (German: Luftwaffe, lit. 'air weapon or air arm', German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr...
Reading (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing) is a town and borough in Berkshire, England. Most of its built-up area lies within the Borough of Reading, although some outer...
The Blitz (section Luftwaffe and strategic bombing)air superiority between the Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force over the United Kingdom). By September 1940, the Luftwaffe had lost the Battle of Britain...
Fallschirmjäger (redirect from Luftwaffe paratroopers)(German: [ˈfalʃɪʁmˌjɛːɡɐ] ) were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first paratroopers to be...
Junkers Ju 87 (section Further reading)first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and served the...- Karl Koller (general) (category Luftwaffe World War II generals)General der Flieger and the Chief of the General Staff of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe during World War II. Koller was born in Glonn in Bavaria. He enlisted...
and transport ships on the Channel coast. However, in light of mounting Luftwaffe losses in the Battle of Britain and the absence of any sign that the Royal...
Military enrolment in German-occupied Poland (section Examples of Poles in the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine)From Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939, the Wehrmacht recruited from Poland's 2.2% ethnic-German minority but did not enlist ethnic Poles on racist...
Walter Nowotny (category Luftwaffe pilots)(7 December 1920 – 8 November 1944) was an Austrian-born fighter ace of the Luftwaffe in World War II. He is credited with 258 aerial victories—that is, 258...
Battle of France (section Luftwaffe)combined Allied total was 2,935 aircraft, about half the size of the Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe could provide close support with dive-bombers and medium bombers...
Blitzkrieg (section Luftwaffe)the German Luftwaffe could control the air war in early campaigns in Western and Central Europe and in the Soviet Union. However, the Luftwaffe was a broadly...
Battle of Kursk (section Further reading)opponents prompted the Luftwaffe to make operational changes for the battle. Previous offensive campaigns had been initiated with Luftwaffe raids against opposing...
Battle of Stalingrad (section Luftwaffe losses)launched their offensive with support from intensive bombing raids by the Luftwaffe, which reduced much of the city to rubble. The battle soon degenerated...
was a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe late in World War II. Developed under the Emergency Fighter Program, it...- Hans Ulrich Klintzsch (category Luftwaffe personnel of World War II)Troops Volume 1. England: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-909982-87-1. Further reading Krüger, Gabriele (1971) Die Brigade Ehrhardt. Leibniz-Verlag. (in German)...
Hans Jeschonnek (category Luftwaffe World War II generals)Generaloberst (Colonel-General) and a Chief of the General Staff in the Luftwaffe, the aerial warfare branch of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was...
Europe began on 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland and the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) began bombing Polish cities and the civilian population...
Junkers Ju 322 (section Further reading)giant flying wing, proposed for use by the Luftwaffe in World War II; only two prototypes were completed, a further 98 were scrapped before completion. Designed...
Messerschmitt Me 262 (section Further reading)was delayed by problems with engines, metallurgy, and interference from Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler. The German leader demanded that...
- most powerful man in Germany. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe (air force), a position he held until the final days of the regime. Upon
- without the heroic mission of the Luftwaffe, the valor of the Army should have been for naught. Both Army and Luftwaffe are deserving of the greatest glory
- troops easily overran French defenses and crossed into France, while the Luftwaffe flew over the Maginot Line. Over the next several weeks, the Germans successfully