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4 days ago · After the defeat of Nazi Germany, the Luftwaffe was disbanded in 1946. During World War II, German pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories, while over 75,000 Luftwaffe aircraft were destroyed or significantly damaged. Of these, nearly 40,000 were lost entirely.
- Luftwaffe Ranks
Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
- Organization of The Luftwaffe (1933–45)
Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945)
- Luftwaffe Field Divisions
Luftwaffe Field Divisions
- Edgar Petersen
Petersen was instrumental, as Geschwaderkommodore of the...
- German Air Fleets in World War II
During operations on the Eastern and African fronts....
- Heinkel He 177
Heinkel He 177 Greif
- List of Weapons of Military Aircraft of Germany During World War II
SG 116 (Link is to german wikipedia page) Ruhrstahl X-4;...
- Ernst Udet
Ernst Udet - Wikipedia ... Ernst Udet
- Walther Wever
Walther Wever was born on 11 November 1887 in Wilhelmsort in...
- Luftwaffe Ranks
3 days ago · The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it is the largest seaborne invasion in history.
4 days ago · The wartime military casualty figures compiled by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (the German High Command, abbreviated as OKW) through January 31, 1945 are often cited by military historians in accounts of individual campaigns in the war.
1 day ago · Map showing the movements of RMS Lusitania and SM U-20 prior to the sinking of the former. Marked are ships sunk by U-20 on the 6th and 7th of May and key geographic points.
1 day ago · World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, resulting in 70 to 85 million fatalities, more than half of which were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust of European Jews, and by massacres, starvation, and disease.
Aug 19, 2024 · Pearl Harbor attack, surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, which precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. Learn more about the details and significance of the attack in this article.
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