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4 days ago · When World War II began in 1939, the Luftwaffe was one of the most technologically advanced air forces in the world. During the Polish Campaign that triggered the war, it quickly established air superiority, and then air supremacy.
- Luftwaffe Ranks
The Luftwaffe, from its founding in 1933 to the end of World...
- Organization of The Luftwaffe (1933–45)
Each air fleet was responsible for a particular geographic...
- Luftwaffe Field Divisions
History. The divisions were originally authorized in October...
- Edgar Petersen
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- German Air Fleets in World War II
1939 Before the invasion of Poland.. Luftflotte 1 (Northeast...
- Heinkel He 177
The Heinkel He 177 Greif was a long-range heavy bomber flown...
- Walther Wever
Early life. Walther Wever was born on 11 November 1887 in...
- Luftwaffe Ranks
May 21, 2024 · Wolfram Karl Ludwig Moritz Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen (10 October 1895 – 12 July 1945) was a German World War I flying ace who rose to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Luftwaffe during World War II. In the First World War, Richthofen fought on the Western and Eastern Fronts as a cavalry officer until 1917.
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5 days ago · This article is about the German and West German air force after World War II. For the World War II air force of Germany, see Luftwaffe. For the World War I Army-affiliated air force of Germany, see Luftstreitkräfte. For the air force of East Germany, see Air Forces of the National People's Army.
May 17, 2024 · In 1934 DLH began the world’s first scheduled transoceanic flights—between Germany and South America—but its other experiments in transatlantic and trans-Asian routes were cut short by the outbreak of World War II.
May 7, 2024 · Following allied occupation after WWII, all of Deutsche Luft Hansa’s aircraft were seized. Luftag was founded on January 6th, 1953, and it bought the Deutsche Luft Hansa branding assets the following summer and named itself Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Lufthansa Stock Company).
May 18, 2024 · Following World War II, Germany was in ruins, and so was its national airline. The original Lufthansa was dissolved by the Allied forces in 1951. However, the desire for air travel remained strong.
6 days ago · Battle of Leyte Gulf (October 23–26, 1944), decisive air and sea battle of World War II that crippled the Japanese Combined Fleet, permitted U.S. invasion of the Philippines, and reinforced the Allies’ control of the Pacific.
