Luftwaffe High Command

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World War II military organization command authority military high command

The Luftwaffe High Command was the senior leadership and administrative authority overseeing Nazi Germany’s air force, responsible for directing its strategy, operations, and organization during the Second World War.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Luftwaffe high command	4
German High Command	1
German Luftwaffe high command	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II military organization ⓘ command authority ⓘ military high command ⓘ
activeDuring	1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Luftwaffe ⓘ surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
conflict	Battle of Britain ⓘ Defense of the Reich ⓘ Eastern Front ⓘ surface form: Eastern Front of World War II European theatre of World War II ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ surface form: Italian Campaign North African campaign ⓘ surface form: North African Campaign World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	Nazi Germany ⓘ
dissolvedAsConsequenceOf	defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 ⓘ
dissolvedBy	Allied Control Council ⓘ surface form: Allied occupation authorities
hasAbbreviation	OKL ⓘ
hasLeader	Hermann Göring ⓘ Robert Ritter von Greim ⓘ
ideology	Nazism ⓘ
involvedIn	strategic bombing of civilian targets ⓘ war crimes by the Luftwaffe ⓘ
languageOfWork	German ⓘ
locationCountry	Germany ⓘ
operatedBy	Luftwaffe ⓘ
partOf	German military ⓘ surface form: German Armed Forces Wehrmacht ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Nazi Party ⓘ surface form: National Socialist German Workers' Party
responsibleFor	air defense of German territory ⓘ air strategy of Nazi Germany ⓘ air support to ground operations ⓘ coordination with army and navy commands ⓘ deployment of fighter and bomber units ⓘ organization of training schools ⓘ personnel management of Luftwaffe officers ⓘ planning bombing campaigns ⓘ technical development priorities for aircraft ⓘ
role	administration of the Luftwaffe ⓘ air war planning ⓘ coordination of air defense ⓘ logistical support for air operations ⓘ operational control of air forces ⓘ organization and training of air units ⓘ strategic direction of the Luftwaffe ⓘ
serviceBranch	Luftwaffe ⓘ
subordinateTo	Adolf Hitler ⓘ Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ
timePeriod	Nazi era ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production → collaboratedWith → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

Bombing of Wieluń → combatantCommand → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Luftwaffe high command

Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive → commandedBy → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

Alexander Löhr → memberOf → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Luftwaffe high command

Hugo Sperrle → memberOf → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Luftwaffe high command

Kurt Student → memberOf → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Luftwaffe high command

Bomber Wing 53 → operatedBy → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2 → operatedBy → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Luftwaffe high command

Luftflotte 2 → operatedBy → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

Hans-Jürgen Stumpff → represented → Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: German High Command