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    The Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ) was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany's military air...
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    February 26, 1935, the Luftwaffe was to be officially the third branch of the Wehrmacht as of March 1, 1935. The new Luftwaffe was faced with the problem...
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    the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). The designation "Wehrmacht" replaced the previously used term Reichswehr (Reich...
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  • firearms, prototype firearms and captured foreign firearms used by the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Deutsches Heer, the Volkssturm and other military armed...
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    List of German divisions in World War II Wehrmacht Mitcham 2007a, pp. 299–300. Kevin Conley Ruffner, Luftwaffe Field Divisions 1941–45, Osprey Publishing...
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    Luftwaffe (lit. 'Upper Command of the Air Force'; abbreviated OKL) was the high command of the air force (Luftwaffe) of Nazi Germany. The Luftwaffe was...
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    to senior Wehrmacht officers in the independent services; the uniforms and rank systems of the other branches of the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe (Air Force)...
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  • Balkenkreuz (category Wehrmacht)
    the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) and its branches from 1935 until the end of World War II. It was used by the Wehrmacht Heer (Army), Luftwaffe (Air...
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    Cross holders, Luftwaffe aces, Wehrmacht generals, Nazi officials, and other guests who were invited to his hunting lodge. Luftwaffe general and flying...
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    and the former Luftwaffe of the Wehrmacht founded in 1935, which was completely disbanded in 1945/46 after World War II. The term Luftwaffe that is used...
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    During World War II, the German Luftwaffe staffed dozens of concentration camps, and posted its soldiers as guards at many others. Camps created for the...
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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 14th Luftwaffe Field Division (14. Luftwaffen-Felddivision) was a Luftwaffe Field Division of the Wehrmacht during World War II. It was transferred...
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    During World War II, the German Wehrmacht (combined armed forces - Heer, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe) committed systematic war crimes, including massacres...
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    and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Glossary of German military terms Adolf Schlicht, John R. Angolia: Die deutsche Wehrmacht, Uniformierung und...
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    allocated to the Luftwaffe, more so than the army (Heer) or the navy (Kriegsmarine); all three forces existing within the combined Wehrmacht German armed...
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  • list of flags of the German Wehrmacht and Heer which were used in the years between 1933 and 1945 by the Reichswehr, Wehrmacht, and Heer. List of German...
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    by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS included: Die Deutsche Wochenschau – weekly newsreel series Der Adler – biweekly magazine of the Luftwaffe, the air...
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  • Der Adler - Luftwaffe equivalent Signal - Army equivalent Kriegsmarine - German Navy equivalent German Federal Bundesarchiv on „Die Wehrmacht“ Archived...
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  • The 1st Luftwaffe Field Division (German: 1. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in...
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  • The 4th Luftwaffe Field Division (German: 4.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in...
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  • Erich Hartmann (category Luftwaffe pilots)
    service in Wehrmacht on 1 October 1940. His first station was Neukuhren in East Prussia, where he received his military basic training as a Luftwaffe recruit...
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  • The 10th Luftwaffe Field Division (German: 10.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in...
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    close quarters. Intended primarily for infantry, other Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, ground Luftwaffe units and paratroopers were also eligible. The award was...
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    der Wehrmacht (OKW) served as the military general staff for the Reich's armed forces, co-ordinating the Wehrmacht's (Heer, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, and...
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  • The 3rd Luftwaffe Field Division (German: 3.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in...
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    Wehrmacht dated 14 Oct 1942, it was part of the combat arms of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS until 1945. The colour allocated by the Wehrmacht and...
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  • Kampfleistungen der Luftwaffe). Recipients of both awards automatically received the Luftwaffe Honour Roll Clasp in January 1944. Within the Wehrmacht, wartime awards...
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  • Reconnaissance Squadron (attached from Luftwaffe) 3rd Heavy Reconnaissance Flight, 21st Reconnaissance Squadron (attached from Luftwaffe) 1st Battalion, 13th Anti-Aircraft...
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    Franz Stigler (category Luftwaffe pilots)
    Hansa (the predecessor of Lufthansa) before joining the Luftwaffe in 1940. In the Luftwaffe, Stigler became an instructor pilot. One of his students...
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