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

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (271)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: German Air Force
Dieppe Raid → opponent → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Italian campaign → opponent → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Operation Halberd → opponent → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Ploiești raid → opponent → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Allied air forces → opposed → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Operation Substance → opposedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Lavochkin La-5 → opposedForce → Luftwaffe ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe
Gatow Airfield → originallyUsedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Bomber Wing 53 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe bomber force
Dietrich Hrabak → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jagdwaffe
Fighter Wing 52 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Gerhard Schöpfel → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jagdwaffe
JG 26 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luftwaffe fighter force
Jagdgeschwader 26 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Jagdgeschwader 52 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Kampfgeschwader 53 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Lehrgeschwader 1 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Luftflotte 2 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Luftflotte 4 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Training Wing 1 → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
VIII. Fliegerkorps → partOf → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Operation Pedestal → participant → Luftwaffe ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe
Bari → perpetrator → Luftwaffe ⓘ
subject surface form: Air raid on Bari
Baedeker Blitz → perpetrator → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Moonlight Sonata → perpetrator → Luftwaffe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luftwaffe bomber units
Operation Sea Lion → plannedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Focke-Wulf → primaryCustomer → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Arado Ar 234 → primaryUser → Luftwaffe ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe
Dornier Do 17 → primaryUser → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Flying Pencil → primaryUser → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → primaryUser → Luftwaffe ⓘ
Shrike → primaryUser → Luftwaffe ⓘ
subject surface form: Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Heinkel He 111 → primaryUser → Luftwaffe ⓘ
subject surface form: Junkers Ju 52