The Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (lit. 'Upper Command of the Air Force'; abbreviated OKL) was the high command of the air force (Luftwaffe) of Nazi Germany...
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From 1938, OKH was, together with Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (transl. Air Force High Command) and Oberkommando der Marine (transl. Naval High Command)...
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Luftwaffe: Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, also the cabinet minister for aviation. Göring formed a Luftwaffe High Command (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe)...
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1944. The Luftwaffe frequently bombed non-military targets, the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe organised Nazi human experimentation, and Luftwaffe ground troops...
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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (German: [ˈoːbɐkɔˌmando deːɐ̯ ˈveːɐ̯ˌmaxt] ; abbreviated OKW German: [oːkaːˈveː] ; Armed Forces High Command) was the supreme...
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the personnel matters of all officers and cadets of the Luftwaffe. Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Inspector of Fighters Inspector of Bombers Army Personnel...
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physical success of the raid, from the German perspective, led the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL) to threaten to destroy the city of Utrecht if the Dutch...
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Adlertag (section Luftwaffe preparations)
1 August Hitler gave the Luftwaffe's commander-in-chief, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring and the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Directive No. 17 ("or the...
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Operation Paula (section Luftwaffe plans)
operation failed to achieve the strategic results desired by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force). However, the plight of the French...
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Operation Donnerkeil (section Luftwaffe plan)
ships out of range of potential air raids. In December 1941, Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force) was ordered to plan an operation...
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Since the beginning of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Göring was its designated head. In 1933 he was called Reichsminister der Luftfahrt (Reich Minister for...
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Inspector of Bombers (redirect from General der Kampfflieger)
Inspekteur der Kampfflieger) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe) in Nazi...
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Hans Jeschonnek (category Luftwaffe World War II generals)
1942, largely masked the failures of Jeschonnek, Göring and the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force). As the German war effort failed...
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Forces") of Nazi Germany Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH, "Supreme Command of the Army") of Nazi Germany Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL, "Supreme Command...
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three branch High Commands: Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH), Oberkommando der Marine (OKM), and Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL). The OKW was intended to...
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German command on the Eastern front Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL), Luftwaffe high command, 1935-1945 Oberkommando der Marine (OKM), Kriegsmarine high command...
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and appointments of the ministerial area, the general staff, and the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW). The corps colours were part of the uniform piping...
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match for Allied fighters in performance. It was decided by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe to keep both the Fw 190 and Bf 109 in production. The Fw 190s...
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operations until 1 April 1947. Either the procurement officers of the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (Air Force High Command or OKL) were unaware of Hitler's intentions...
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abbreviated as OKL/Ln Abt 350 and formerly called the (German: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Luftnachrichtenabteilung 350). It was the successor in November...
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The Hardest Day (section Luftwaffe plan)
by sea. Hitler ordered the Luftwaffe's commander-in-chief, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, and the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force)...
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"High Command of the (War) Navy". Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL) – "High Command of the Air Force". Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) – "High Command of...
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Oakleigh Park railway station, London, National Rail station code Oberkommando der Luftwaffe, the air force High Command of the Third Reich Olive Kettering...
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homeless. The destructive success of the bombing led the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL, the Luftwaffe high command) to threaten to destroy the city of Utrecht...
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Heeresleitung became the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH), the Marineleitung became the Oberkommando der Marine (OKM) and the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL) was newly...
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ground fire. The armour reduced its performance and caused the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe to "place no particular value on the production of the D-2". The...
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the airlift tactic, Chief of the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Hermann Göring assured Adolf Hitler that the Luftwaffe could conduct an airlift on a larger...
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Inspector of Fighters (redirect from General der Jagdflieger)
not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe in Nazi Germany. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training...
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identity- for example, that Werther stood for Wehrmacht, Olga for Oberkommando der Luftwaffe, Anna for Auswärtiges Amt (Foreign Office)- as the evidence does...
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