Luftwaffe

was aircraft. Most air forces at the outset of the war were still flying World War One vintage along with a few slightly newer models developed in the Twenties and Thirties. The only air force that had begun developing newer planes was the German Luftwaffe. This was mainly because they had an agenda. During the war, however, everyone was scrambling to be faster, stronger, more maneuverable, and harder-hitting than the other guy. Because of this America developed many different airplanes with…

Review various sources for the Dunkirk incident that occurred during WW2. Dunkirk is a seaport in northern France on the North Sea and was the scene of what in simple terms could be called the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II but in reality, was so much more. More than 300,000 troops were evacuated from Dunkirk and the surrounding beaches in May and June 1940. At the time the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said it was "a miracle of deliverance". The “miracle”…

After seven long years of endless fighting Germany finally announced an unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945 to the Allied forces. In contrast to its ambitious and confident advance to conquer Europe at the beginning of the war, Germany was devastated after consecutive military defeats prior to its surrender. How did Germany come to this state and who was responsible for bringing about such consequence? Germany’s numerous strategic miscalculations as well as assistance by the US and the Soviet…

casualties on the Russians, showing the rest of the world how weak the Red army was after Stalin’s purges. Britain and France had even briefly considered helping Finland and declaring war against the Soviets. It was clear to Hitler that invading Russia was not only inevitable but also possible. Hitler began preparing for such an invasion, despite the pleas of his generals not to do so. Many of the military advisors in Nazi High Command had served in Russia in World War one, and knew firsthand…

solution to the growing problem. Hitler and Mussolini violated the Treaty of Versailles and built up their armies to invade other countries. Italy invaded Ethiopia to start another Italian empire. Germany built up its army, created a new air force, the Luftwaffe, and sent troops into the Rhineland. Japan left the League of Nations and invaded Manchuria. By the time European leaders wanted to take action, it was too late. Still they tried to find a solution. Great Britain, under the leadership…

Winston Churchill made his speech during the Battle of Britain, right before Britain’s most dangerous time where the Germans were strictly against the R.A.F. airfields which were located in South of England; the Germans were quite successful (1). Luftwaffe was the German’s aerial warfare. The R.A.F fight-pilots were pilots who flew fighter jets which could reach speeds of 350MPH,…

with Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia government was overthrown by its own citizens because of its alliance with Hitler. When Hitler heard of the news he was outraged. He ordered his Göring's Air Force to destroy the capital city Belgrade. The Luftwaffe quickly turned the capital into rubble killing seventy-thousand civilians (The Defeat of Hitler). On April 6, 1941, Wehrmacht sent 29 divisions into Yugoslavia for a quick take over and then took Greece . Which forced British troops to…

them a symbolic status as well giving hope; the hence spirit was increasingly high. The source makes mention that the Blitz lasted for “57 nights and then continued intermittently until “May 1941”. In addition, it also mentions the German warfare, Luftwaffe, “dropped hundreds of bombs on the East End, killing 430 people”. The author demonstrates this brutal massacre as well showing that regardless of the current situation the people still had a high spirit. The authors use all these factual…

Most people do not realize how close Hitler actually was to winning World War II. They assume that it was a quick and easy win for the Allied forces. What really in fact won the war for the Allies was the drastic mistakes Hitler himself made by always seeming to place his ideology before all strategic decisions. Hitler 's self centered personality led his decisions in Britain, Russia, and even in Germany to prove fatal to Germany 's war effort. A vast majority of countries participated in the…

Schindler’s List relates to Europe during World War II from around 1939-1945. These dates mark the start and end of World War II. In the movie, the opening scene of Jewish families being registered occurs in 1939. The end of the main plot occurs around the end of World War II in 1945 as Schindler, who is a Nazi has to flee his factory and a Russian Allied soldier is sent to tell the Jewish workers that they are free. While Schindler’s list mostly relates to the events of the Holocaust, other…