What Is 'LUFTWAFFE'?

Answer 1

Everyone is basically right but you asked what is Luftwaffe so perhaps you also wanted the meaning. So here is the complete answer:

The Luftwaffe meaning literally, "air weapon", pronounced "looft-vaaf-feh" is the air force of Germany

The Luftwaffe has had an interesting history, It existed during both World War 1 and 2, but Germany had no military air force between 1918 and 1935 and again between 1945 and 1955. For the period when Germany was split into East and West there existed a West German arm of the Luftwaffe from 1956 onwards. And the East German side had an Air-force of the GDR. However when the Berlin Wall fell the GDR air-force was dissolved and its function integrated into the Luftwaffe.
Since WW2 the Luftwaffe first saw action in 1999 in Bosnia.

Answer 2

The history of the German military aviation forces began in 1910 with the founding of the Imperial German Army Air Service, yet it has not been continuous because Germany lost both World Wars (1914-1918 and 1939-1945). As a result, Germany had no military air force between 1918 and 1935 and again between 1945 and 1955.

In 1939-1940, the Luftwaffe helped the German army to astonishingly rapid success in both Eastern and Western Europe, but failed to win control of the skies over Great Britain. Later on, despite its best efforts, it could not prevent the defeat of Germany either by day, or by night, owing to constant Allied bombing of Germany's factories and cities by a numerically overwhelming force of bombers based in England. This was coupled with the advances of the Soviet armies from the East, as numbers of available German aircraft dwindled in the face of ever-growing numbers of Soviet aircraft. The Luftwaffe was, however, notable in putting the world's first jet fighter and the world's only rocket-powered fighter into action during the war.

Between 1955 and 1990, there were two German air forces as a result of the splitting of the defeated Germany in 1945 into two, but the air force of the GDR was dissolved and its structure taken over by the Luftwaffe in 1990 upon the German reunification. Only in Bosnia in 1999 has the Luftwaffe ever seen war action since the end of World War II.

Answer 3

The Luftwaffe was trying to intervene on the beaches and attack the fleet. But by then they were seriously out numbered. And, the Allies put every plane they possibly could into the air that day to prevent them from interfering in the landings. A few planes made it through, but had very little, or no effect. Also, don't forget it was one of the largest naval armadas ever assembled. Even without all the air cover, the Luftwaffe would not likely have been able to affect it all that much. Same thing with the U-boats, and torpedo boats for that matter. They did try to intervene, but the Allies had large destroyer pickets established to spot and attack any vessels that may try to sneak through. If there is any one thing you can say for Operation Overlord, it was an impressive act of coordination. They had units from Army, Navy and Air forces, from at least three nations all participating in one massive assault.

Answer 4

Luftwaffe is the German word for the Airforce, this word is know world wide through it's link with World War II, however it is still used today.

Answer 5

in short, the Luftwaffe is the german air force, which got most of its fame in World War 2. Hitler said it was going to be the best airforce that had ever excisted

Answer 6

German air force during World War 2.

Answer 7

What Is Luftwaffe

Answer 8

German airforce It gain popularity in world war 2

Answer 9

I believe it has an "l" in it somewhere...
It is the german airforce during WWII, where the germans would continually bomb places like paris in order to make them weak and take them over. It is usually studied in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade.

Answer 10

I believe this is a Lieutenant in the German Army?
Hmmm? It sounds so framiliar