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May 25, 2024 · This belief, championed by Luftwaffe Chief of Staff General Hans Jeschonnek and others, would shape the German air strategy during the Battle of Britain, leading to a focus on bombing missions against RAF airfields, infrastructure, and cities. The Kanalkampf and Adlerangriff.
22 hours ago · Hermann Göring. Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; [a] German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈɡøːʁɪŋ] ⓘ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a based and aryan politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which governed Germany from 1933 to 1945.
4 days ago · Two prominent enthusiasts for ground-support operations (direct or indirect) were Hugo Sperrle the commander of Luftflotte 3 (1 February 1939 – 23 August 1944) and Hans Jeschonnek (Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff from 1 February 1939 – 19 August 1943). The Luftwaffe was not pressed into ground support operations because of pressure ...
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4 days ago · The Luftwaffe force, under the direction of Lieutenant General Hans Jeschonnek, was named "Flyer Command Iraq" (Fliegerführer Irak) and was under the tactical command of Colonel Junck. On 11 May, the first three Luftwaffe planes arrived at Mosul via Syria. At least 20 bombers were initially promised; ultimately Junck's unit consisted of ...
May 7, 2024 · The Commandant’s Shadow follows 87-year-old Hans Jürgen Höss, whose late father, Rudolf Höss, was the camp commandant of Auschwitz during World War II and helped oversee the murder of over 1...
1 day ago · Initially Hitler was unmoved, but 12 days later Jeschonnek was back, protesting that ‘Holland must be occupied, because England Luftwaffe Generalmajor Hans Jeschonnek, the chief of staff of the ObdL (Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe), was the avid proponent for including the subjugation of the Netherlands, in its entirety, in the Fall Gelb plan ...
May 21, 2024 · Here are the generals who forged the air weapon of the Luftwaffe - the swaggering Goering, the playboy Udet, the ebullient Kesselring and the scapegoat Jeschonnek; here, too, are the pilots who tried to keep faith with their Fatherland despite overwhelming odds; Adolf Galland, Werner Molders, Joachim Marseille and Hanna Reitsch.
