Luftwaffe

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air force military branch

The Luftwaffe was Nazi Germany’s air force during World War II, known for its major role in early Blitzkrieg campaigns and the Battle of Britain.

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Observed surface forms (16)

Surface form	Occurrences
German Luftwaffe	17
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe	11
German Air Force	6
German Air Force (Wehrmacht)	2
Jagdwaffe	2
Luftwaffe fighter force	2
German Air Force during World War II	1
German Air Force in World War II	1
German Luftwaffe bomber force	1
German Luftwaffe high command	1
Luftwaffe (through aircraft design work for German aviation industry)	1
Luftwaffe Reich Air Defense system	1
Luftwaffe bomber force	1
Luftwaffe bomber units	1
Luftwaffe ground forces	1
Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force ⓘ military branch ⓘ
alliedWith	Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
commander	Albert Kesselring ⓘ Erhard Milch ⓘ Hermann Göring ⓘ Hugo Sperrle ⓘ Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ⓘ surface form: Wolfram von Richthofen
conflict	Spanish Civil War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	Nazi Germany ⓘ
dateDissolved	1945 ⓘ
dateFounded	1935 ⓘ
foundedBy	Nazi Germany ⓘ surface form: Nazi regime
headquartersLocation	Berlin ⓘ
ideology	Nazism ⓘ
involvedIn	bombing of Coventry ⓘ bombing of Guernica ⓘ bombing of London ⓘ bombing of Rotterdam ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
notablePilot	Adolf Galland ⓘ Erich Hartmann ⓘ Günther Rall ⓘ Hans-Ulrich Rudel ⓘ Werner Mölders ⓘ
notableUnit	Wehrmacht ⓘ surface form: Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper units) Jagdgeschwader 26 ⓘ Jagdgeschwader 52 ⓘ Kampfgeschwader 53 ⓘ Lehrgeschwader 1 ⓘ
opposedBy	Royal Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
partOf	Wehrmacht ⓘ
roleInConflict	Battle of Britain ⓘ Battle of France ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ Blitzkrieg campaigns ⓘ Defense of the Reich ⓘ Invasion of Poland ⓘ
usedAircraft	Arado Ar 234 ⓘ Dornier Do 17 ⓘ Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ⓘ Heinkel He 111 ⓘ Heinkel He 177 ⓘ Junkers Ju 87 ⓘ Junkers Ju 88 ⓘ Messerschmitt Bf 109 ⓘ Messerschmitt Bf 110 ⓘ Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
usedTactic	close air support ⓘ dive bombing ⓘ fighter interception ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ
usedWeapon	V-1 flying bomb ⓘ V-2 rocket ⓘ

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Ninth Air Force → engagedAgainst → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Eurojet EJ200 → enteredServiceWith → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → enteredServiceWith → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Heinkel He 111 → enteredServiceWith → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Luftwaffe Museum of Military History → focusesOn → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Imperial German Army Air Service → followedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Oberkommando der Wehrmacht → hasPart → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

OKW → hasPart → Luftwaffe ⓘ

subject surface form: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht

this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

Wehrmacht → hasPart → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Iraq campaign (1941) → hasParticipant → Luftwaffe ⓘ

September Campaign → hasParticipant → Luftwaffe ⓘ

World War II battles on the Kerch Peninsula → hasParticipant → Luftwaffe ⓘ

German Air Force → historicalPredecessor → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany

Battle of Hel → involvedBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe

Battle of the Dnieper → involvedBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Plan White → involvedBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1940 minelaying operations area) → involvedForce → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Fall Weiss → involvedForce → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Unternehmen Barbarossa → involvedForce → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Crimean campaign → involvedMilitaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Battle of Crete → involvedUnit → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Case White → involvedUnit → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Operation Barbarossa → involvedUnit → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Case Blue → involves → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Operation Weserübung → involves → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Bitwa nad Bzurą → involvesMilitaryUnit → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Leslie Howard → killedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Invasion of Poland → mainAttacker → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Dornier Flugzeugwerke → majorCustomer → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Hans-Jürgen Stumpff → memberOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Adolf Borchers → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Adolf Galland → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Albert Kesselring → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Alexander Löhr → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Case Blue → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Air Force

Defense of the Reich → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Dietrich Hrabak → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Erhard Milch → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Erich Hartmann → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Erprobungskommando 262 → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Fall Blau → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Friedrich Obleser → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Gatow Airfield → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Air Force

Gerhard Barkhorn → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Gerhard Schöpfel → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Gordon Gollob → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Günther Rall → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Hans-Jürgen Stumpff → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Hans-Ulrich Rudel → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Heinz Ewald → militaryBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ