Luftwaffe

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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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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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Moonlight Sonata usedBy Luftwaffe
Moonlight Sonata perpetrator Luftwaffe
this entity surface form: Luftwaffe bomber units
X-Gerät radio navigation system usedBy Luftwaffe
subject surface form: X-Gerät
OKW hasPart Luftwaffe
subject surface form: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
OKW distinctFrom Luftwaffe
subject surface form: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Würzburg radar operatedBy Luftwaffe
Knickebein radio navigation system operator Luftwaffe
subject surface form: Knickebein
Heinkel He 219 usedBy Luftwaffe
Training Wing 1 partOf Luftwaffe
Training Wing 1 operatedBy Luftwaffe
Gerhard Barkhorn militaryBranch Luftwaffe
KG 53 operatedBy Luftwaffe
KG 53 commandStructure Luftwaffe
this entity surface form: Luftwaffe bomber force
Bomber Wing 53 branch Luftwaffe
Bomber Wing 53 partOf Luftwaffe
this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe bomber force
Walter Krupinski militaryBranch Luftwaffe
Luftflotte 1 (in air support role) subordinateTo Luftwaffe
this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Gordon Gollob militaryBranch Luftwaffe
National Republican Air Force supportedBy Luftwaffe
this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe
Hermann Graf militaryBranch Luftwaffe
Ploiești raid opponent Luftwaffe
Bombing of Wieluń operator Luftwaffe
Leslie Howard killedBy Luftwaffe
Karabiner 98k rifle usedBy Luftwaffe
subject surface form: Karabiner 98k
this entity surface form: Luftwaffe ground forces
Junkers customer Luftwaffe
Flying Pencil operator Luftwaffe
Flying Pencil primaryUser Luftwaffe
Dornier Do 217 usedBy Luftwaffe
doodlebug developedBy Luftwaffe
this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe
Daimler-Benz DB 605 usedBy Luftwaffe
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) distinctFrom Luftwaffe
this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe