The Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ) was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany's military air...
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February 26, 1935, the Luftwaffe was to be officially the third branch of the Wehrmacht as of March 1, 1935. The new Luftwaffe was faced with the problem...
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the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). The designation "Wehrmacht" replaced the previously used term Reichswehr and...
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firearms, prototype firearms and captured foreign firearms used by the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Deutsches Heer, the Volkssturm and other military armed...
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During World War II, the German Luftwaffe staffed dozens of concentration camps, and posted its soldiers as guards at many others. Camps created for the...
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by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS included: Die Deutsche Wochenschau – weekly newsreel series Der Adler – biweekly magazine of the Luftwaffe, the air...
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List of German divisions in World War II Wehrmacht Mitcham 2007a, pp. 299–300. Kevin Conley Ruffner, Luftwaffe Field Divisions 1941–45, Osprey Publishing...
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Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945) (redirect from Wehrmacht insignia)
to senior Wehrmacht officers in the independent services; the uniforms and rank systems of the other branches of the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe (Air Force)...
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Luftwaffe (lit. 'Upper Command of the Air Force'; abbreviated OKL) was the high command of the air force (Luftwaffe) of Nazi Germany. The Luftwaffe was...
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and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Glossary of German military terms Adolf Schlicht, John R. Angolia: Die deutsche Wehrmacht, Uniformierung und...
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