Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe By Todd Ahaus

The Luftwaffe (Luft-vahf-uh) is the German air force. The Luftwaffe has been the german air force since 1935. Luftwaffe means air weapon in German. Reaich Marshal Herman Goering was the cammander of the Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe aligned with the nazi Germans to create a powerful air force. The Luftwaffe supported ground troops. The Luftwaffe was used in Poland, Norway, France, Crete, and the Soviet Union. It was also used to fly over the English channel and bomb Great Britain. One of the Luftwaffe's most feared planes was the stuka bomber. The German Luftwaffe failled to win one of the most criticle air battles, the battle of Britain. The Germans created the first fighter jet in 1944 called the Messerschmitt Me 262.