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 ⓘ

Referenced by (271)

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

Messerschmitt Me 163 → primaryUser → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Erla Maschinenwerk → producedFor → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Chief of the OKW → relatedTo → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

Hans-Jürgen Stumpff → represented → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Reich Air Ministry → responsibleFor → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Bayerische Flugzeugwerke → served → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2 → service → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe

Greif → service → Luftwaffe ⓘ

subject surface form: Heinkel He 177

JG 26 → service → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe

Jagdgeschwader 26 → service → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Air Force in World War II

Fighter Wing 52 → serviceBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Shrike → serviceBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

subject surface form: Focke-Wulf Fw 190

this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe High Command → serviceBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Stormbird → serviceBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Adolf Borchers → serviceIn → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Air Force during World War II

Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2 → subordinateTo → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

Luftflotte 1 (in air support role) → subordinateTo → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

Luftflotte 2 → subordinateTo → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

VIII. Fliegerkorps → subordinateTo → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

Heinkel → supplied → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Croatian Air Force (WWII) → supported → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Finnish offensive of 1941 → supportedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

National Republican Air Force → supportedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe

88 mm Flak gun → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Aggregat 4 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Arado Ar 234 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

BMW 132 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

BMW 801 radial engine → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

subject surface form: BMW 801

Beauvais–Tillé Airport → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe

Bf → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

CAPTOR radar → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Air Force

Cant Z.1007 Alcione → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Cant Z.506 Airone → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief South → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe

Daimler-Benz DB 601 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Daimler-Benz DB 605 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Dornier Do 17 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Dornier Do 217 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Fiat G.50 Freccia → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Fieseler Fi 103 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Freya radar → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

German Cross in Gold → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Heinkel He 111 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Heinkel He 177 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Heinkel He 219 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Junkers Ju 87 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Junkers Ju 88 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Junkers Jumo 211 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ