Luftwaffe bombers
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Luftwaffe bombers were German military aircraft used by Nazi Germany’s air force during World War II to conduct strategic and tactical bombing operations across Europe and beyond.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German Luftwaffe bomber units | 1 |
| Luftwaffe bomber family | 1 |
| Luftwaffe bomber force | 1 |
| Luftwaffe dive bombers | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft category ⓘ |
| alliance | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
cannon
ⓘ
conventional bombs ⓘ machine guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| doctrine | Blitzkrieg ⓘ |
| governingRegime | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Nazi era ⓘ |
| impact |
civilian casualties in Europe during World War II
ⓘ
destruction of urban infrastructure in Europe ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Dornier Flugzeugwerke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Focke-Wulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinkel Flugzeugwerke NERFINISHED ⓘ Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
bombing of Belgrade
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bombing of Coventry NERFINISHED ⓘ bombing of London ⓘ bombing of Rotterdam ⓘ bombing of Sevastopol ⓘ bombing of Warsaw ⓘ |
| notableModel |
Dornier Do 17
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dornier Do 217 NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinkel He 111 NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinkel He 177 NERFINISHED ⓘ Junkers Ju 188 NERFINISHED ⓘ Junkers Ju 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ Junkers Ju 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | bomber wings of the Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| operator | German Luftwaffe bomber units ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| relatedForce |
RAF Bomber Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USAAF Eighth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBlitzkrieg | support of fast-moving ground forces ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| strategicLimitation | lack of a reliable long-range heavy bomber fleet ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ Blitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | Luftwaffe bomber training schools ⓘ |
| typicalCrewSize | 2–7 crew members ⓘ |
| typicalEngineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| typicalRange | medium range ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-shipping operations
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ ground attack ⓘ interdiction ⓘ maritime strike ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ tactical bombing ⓘ terror bombing ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Luftwaffe bomber force
this entity surface form:
Luftwaffe bomber family
this entity surface form:
German Luftwaffe bomber units
this entity surface form:
Luftwaffe dive bombers