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Hermann Göring, the first Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe (in office: 1935–1945) Robert Ritter von Greim, the second and last Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe (in office: April–May 1945) The Luftwaffe [N 2] ( German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ⓘ) was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.
- Luftwaffe Ranks
The Luftwaffe, from its founding in 1933 to the end of World...
- Organization of The Luftwaffe (1933–45)
Between 1933 and 1945, the organization of the Luftwaffe...
- Luftwaffe Field Divisions
The Luftwaffe Field Divisions (German:...
- Edgar Petersen
Edgar Petersen (26 April 1904 – 10 June 1986) was a German...
- German Air Fleets in World War II
Luftwaffe Order of Battle August 1940. Luftflotte 1 (Poland)...
- Heinkel He 177
Design and development. Generalleutnant Walther Wever had...
- Walther Wever
Early life. Walther Wever was born on 11 November 1887 in...
- Luftwaffe Ranks
Operational history of the Luftwaffe (1939–1945) During the Second World War the German Luftwaffe was the main support weapon of the German Army ( Heer ). It fought and supported the Wehrmacht ' s war effort throughout the six years of conflict and contributed to much of Nazi Germany 's early successes in 1939–1942.
Between 1933 and 1945, the organization of the Luftwaffe underwent several changes. Originally, the German military high command, for their air warfare forces, decided to use an organizational structure similar to the army and navy, treating the aviation branch as a strategic weapon of war.
Luftwaffe – oficjalna nazwa sił powietrznych III Rzeszy i Republiki Federalnej Niemiec. Jej zadaniem jest prowadzenie walki powietrznej, bombardowanie sił nieprzyjaciela oraz prowadzenie desantu powietrznego i rozpoznania lotniczego.
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Luftwaffe, component of the German armed forces tasked with the air defense of Germany and fulfillment of the country’s airpower commitments abroad. The Luftwaffe was founded in 1935 and disbanded by the Allies in 1946. It was reconstituted in 1956 aspart of the NATO defense network in central Europe.
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.
Luftwaffe (z německého Luft – vzduch a Waffe – zbraň) je název německého válečného letectva, letecké odnože kombinovaných německých vojenských sil známých jako Wehrmacht během druhé světové války. Byla založena v roce 1935 a jeho duchovním otcem a architektem byl Hermann Göring.
