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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

According to the German Air Force (GAF, or Luftwaffe), a Russian surveillance aircraft approached northeastern Germany on Thursday before it was escorted away by fighter aircraft. The Luftwaffe said ...