The Luftwaffe frequently bombed non-military targets, the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe organised Nazi human experimentation, and Luftwaffe ground troops committed massacres in Italy, Greece, and Poland.

Between 1933 and 1945, the organization of the Luftwaffe underwent several changes. Originally, the German military high command, for their air warfare forces, decided to use an organizational structure similar to the army and navy, treating the aviation branch as a strategic weapon of war.

2025年3月28日 · By the beginning of World War II, the Luftwaffe was arguably the best air force in the world, and its robust role within the combined-arms strategy utilized by German military planners allowed for the use of blitzkrieg tactics against overmatched Allied armies.

The Luftwaffe was called upon to rescue the situation in a huge aerial counter-offensive lasting from 16 July–31 July against a Soviet offensive at Khotynets and saved two German armies from encirclement, reducing the attacking Soviet 11th Guards Army to just 33 tanks by 20 July.

2021年12月8日 · Feared, reviled and revered, few military organisations have carried a reputation quite like the Luftwaffe did during WW2. Victoria Taylor reveals how the Nazis shaped this formidable air force – and the reckless mistakes that underpinned its demise

1937年3月5日，德国的“秃鹰”军团对西班牙小城 格尔尼卡 进行了三个半小时的大规模连续轰炸，使格尔尼卡遭受毁灭，7000余居民死伤2543名。 这是大规模毁灭性轰炸的首次战例。 从第一次世界大战结束到第二次世界大战开始前，德国空军再次成为武器装备到技术素质都称得上世界第一流的空军。 1939年8月，德国空军已拥有3750架作战飞机，绝大部分是新式的。 纳粹德国空军终于羽毛丰满，长出了钢爪铁牙。 德国将其空军作为推行扩张政策的有力工具。 特别是在希特 …

2024年7月10日 · The Luftwaffe of the Nazi era was a formidable fighting force that struck fear into the hearts of its enemies. Despite its power, however, it had weaknesses. These inadequacies and lack of planning contributed in no small amount to the final defeat of the Third Reich.

The Nazi German Air Force, Luftwaffe, was formed in May of 1935. It was formed after the passing of the “Law for the Reconstruction of the National Defense Forces”. This law brought back into existence a free-standing German army, navy, and air force, something that had been essentially banned after the end of World War I.

The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the German Wehrmacht (armed forces) during World War II. Established in 1935, the Luftwaffe played a critical role in Adolf Hitler’s strategy of Blitzkrieg (lightning war) and was responsible for German air operations throughout the war.

The German Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) during World War II. It played a crucial role in the early successes of Nazi Germany, but ultimately faced defeat as the war progressed.