Luftwaffe

World War II was a destructive and horrible war. Britain was the main target of the Germans at the beginning of the war. The Germans focused much of their air force at Britain. Air Warfare was an important tool they used to cripple Britain. London got attacked quite often in particular by German aircraft. London and its surrounding cities were targeted often to destroy Britain’s defenses and morale during the blitzkriegs. Blitz was taken from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning lightning war.…

Assess the significance of allied strategic bombing of Germany during the Second World War Introduction: The significance of allied strategic bombing was variable throughout the war. Bombing was made more significant due to late technological advancements, which meant that the impact on the morale was affected more. Bombing had a significant impact on the economy and the military, both which are linked, due to the change of tactics that were implemented. Due to the decline in the economy,…

In the summer of 1940, the German Air Force, The Luftwaffe had decided to attack the Royal Air force. The Germans Luftwaffe had about 2500 air crafts where as the Royal Air Force had 1200 air crafts. The Royal Air Force did not have many pilots or experienced ground crews. The British didn’t have enough equipment, during that rough period…

On the day of September 3rd 1939, two days after the Nazi German army invaded the Polish on the 1st of September, the Allied forces that were Britain and France declared war on their German neighbour (Layton, 1992). In the end, the Allied forces celebrated their victory against their opponents in 1945, but the outcome of the war wasn’t thanks to Allied strategic successes but to the mistakes of the Axis powers that led to their inevitable downfall. The mistakes that caused the result of the…

This happened because he did not have any aeronautical experience (Overy 1980 pp.406). Instead of believing on the Luftwaffe, he believed that anti-aircraft fire was more effective (Overy 1980 pp.409). Thus, the highest priority was given to the development of anti-aircraft defences (Overy 1980 pp.409). Moreover, Hitler only focused on the protection from enemy bombing…

Air power influenced each member of the Allies and Axis powers uniquely through the context in which they viewed the effects of air power in World War I (WWI), the development of theories and technology in the interwar years, and the geopolitical situation facing the nations at the outset of World War II (WWII). These situations and experiences created a perception of the capabilities of air power that drove the creation and employment of the nations’ air arm. In turn, each belligerents’…

After airpower’s contribution during the First World War and its impact on the stalemate that had developed, some people recognized its great potential, and began to envision its use in future conflicts. These theorists, or visionaries, began to think how to develop further airpower, and how it could be best used in the future warfare. During the interwar years, their prophecies and predictions not only shaped airpower development, but influenced tactics and strategies during the Second…

Hitler waited to invade Dunkirk for all the following reasons; he was being “sporting” to the British, his forces were worn out from the Blitzkrieg, and fear of a counter-attack from the British, but the main reason was he had misplaced faith in the Luftwaffe. First off, there were numerous failed counter attacks that were terribly unsuccessful, but each one did manage to slow down the German advance and cause casualties and damages to vehicles and other important things. The most successful…

The battle of Stalingrad was the bloodiest battle in the World War Two , everything began when Adolf Hitler send the VI German Army of the Wehrmacht leaded by the prestigious General Friedrich Paulus and very intensive support of the Luftwaffe, they were sent to capture the city and keep moving forwards to the South-West Russian oil fields located in the Caucasus, Adolf Hitler though that it was necessary for the fuel of all the german war machine and the invasion of the Soviet Union, Hitler´s…

Hermann Goering, born in Germany in 1893, was one of the leaders of the Nazi party. He organized the Nazi police force and established concentration camps. He fought in World War I and distinguished himself as a pilot, and he is credited with shooting down twenty-two allied aircrafts. He was known as a war hero, and that prestige made him a prime recruit for the Nazi party. “Nazism offered Goering the promise of action, adventure, and an outlet for his unreflective, elemental hunger for…