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.

Karabiner 98k rifle → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

subject surface form: Karabiner 98k

this entity surface form: Luftwaffe ground forces

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Komet → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

MG 131 machine gun → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

MG 81 machine gun → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

subject surface form: MG 81

Macchi C.202 Folgore → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Macchi C.205 Veltro → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

subject surface form: Mauser BK-27

this entity surface form: German Air Force

Messerschmitt Me 163 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Messerschmitt Me 210 → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Moonlight Sonata → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Marsupiale → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Schwalbe → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Sturmvogel → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

V-1 flying bomb → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe

Würger → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

X-Gerät radio navigation system → usedBy → Luftwaffe ⓘ

subject surface form: X-Gerät

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → usedByBranch → Luftwaffe ⓘ

Jericho-Trompete siren → usedByMilitaryForce → Luftwaffe ⓘ

T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide) → usedByMilitaryForce → Luftwaffe ⓘ

subject surface form: T-Stoff