Luftwaffe

She finds his language characterized by circumlocution and Jargon. She has also been scared of his ‘Luftwaffe’ the German Air Force during the Nazi regime. She has also been afraid of him because of his neat Moustache. His bright blue, Aryan eye scared her. She felt scared as he was a German soldier of Panzar division. The father’s ‘Aryan eye’, ‘Pure’ blue…

About the Author: My name is Robert Williams, and i am from St.Louis, Missouri. I am 26 years old, and got my house bombed by the Luftwaffe, about 2 weeks ago. On December 16 1944, Adolf Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe. He attempted that with a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. As the Germans drove deeper into the Ardennes in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads, the Allied line took on the appearance of a bulge--hence the name of the…

The Blitz was a time in ww2 when the Luftwaffe (German Airforce) strategically bombed British cities, lasting from 7th September 1940 and 21 May 1941, a total of 57 consecutive days, destroying 60% of the houses in London. The reason of Hitler’s attack was to destroy and break the morale and spirit of the British people. For years the question whether the ‘Blitz Spirit’ of WW2 was real or a myth has split many different opinions, however I think that it was a myth. The ‘Blitz Spirit’ was the…

World War II brought advanced forms of military tactics and maneuvers to the battle stage. The most prominent tactic for the Germans rapidly became the Blitzkrieg military strategy. Blitzkrieg accurately translates to “lightning war” and to Hitler this meant launching a substantial number of military units extremely rapidly in order destroy the opposition 's defense. The basis behind this war tactic is the concept of “combined arms.” The design called for numerous types of military units all at…

headed for warsaw and Brest-Litovsk to begin. Two attacks headed for Warsaw from Germany, and two for Brest-Litovsk from Czechoslovakia and East Prussia. The invasion worked out very well from the start. The polish air force was eliminated by the luftwaffe in two days, and the panzer units successfully cut through to their desired locations, and the stuka dive bombers proved their worth, and worked very successfully. The Soviet Union joined in from the east, the only border Germany could not…

In response to the D-Day Invasion, Germany has sent an all out offensive campaign through the Ardennes forest. Many believe this is a final all or nothing effort, in an attempt to overpower the Allied forces and overtake their supply stations. Running low on supplies, the Germans have a hail-mary effort to control ours, knowing if they cannot then the war will be over. The Germans have surrounded a town of Bastogne, which contains several trapped units of the US Army, including the 101st…

Following Pearl Harbor the United States Government formally acknowledged war with Japan, and along with a new war, there was a new army with new technology to be funded and made. One of the most prominent themes in posters all across America at the time was 'War Bonds', which were known as 'Defense Bonds' before Pearl Harbor. The idea was simple, convince the masses to buy into war bonds, a loan from the government, and they would fund the war costs. Two main factors were marketed in posters;…

This poster consists of 11 pieces of technology that were either invented, or dramatically improved, in World War II. Some of the most significant ones was the radar and the mass production of synthetic oils and rubbers. The one with radar is no doubt significant because it helped the British hold on to their land, and their land was the last foothold Allies held in Europe and ultimately the “forward base” of many Allied operations. Many attacks that harassed mainland Europe, such as the…

1939, war had started between Germany and Poland and the successful attempts for expansion of Germany. After obtaining the territory of Poland, Germany rapidly move on to invade the Soviet Union, Romania, Finland, Norway, Denmark and the Dutch just between 1939 and 1940. With many more to come and fall under the command of Germany, they continued to gain territory throughout World War Two taking what they wanted most, power. But why was Germany was so successful in early World War Two? Well,…

the Germans had tanks. Overall, this invasion was the start of World War II. The Battle of Britain was all out air battle between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German air force called the “Luftwaffe.” This battle lasted from summer to the fall of 1940. The objective of the Luftwaffe attacking Britain was to overpower the RAF. Although they attacked many of the British posts, bases, and even civilians, they still were unable to defeat them. One important aspect of the Battle of…