German term for an air force. It was also the official name for the Nazi air force founded in 1935. Led by Hermann Goering, it became the largest and most powerful in Europe by the start of World War ...

This story is a selection from the September issue of Air & Space magazine In his new book, Shadow Over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-Boats: 1943–45, Robert Forsyth sheds light on the ...

IN THE early hours of a Sunday 80 years ago, the Luftwaffe came calling on Darlington ... I thought the whole German air force had arrived. My parents burst into my room and we all sheltered ...

Ahead of Sky HISTORY's brand new series 'Commando Missions', learn the true story of four of the most audacious and high-risk ...

The German air force is strengthening its ... multinational operations between NATO allies and the Luftwaffe, Germany's air force. "Air Defender, the largest air force deployment exercise, showed ...

The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...

In 1940 Hitler sent 2,600 Luftwaffe fighters and bombers to destroy the Royal Air Force ... bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning the Battle ...

In April 1941, Belfast suffered the first of four air attacks by the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe. At least 1,000 people were killed in the attacks as the city lay unprepared and undefended.

Following the defeat of France, Britain and the empire was left to fight Germany. To successfully invade Britain, Germany needed to control the skies over the English channel. This led to the ...