Unlike
the British and American Air Forces, the Luftwaffe
never developed four-engine bombers in any
significant numbers, and was thus unable to
conduct an effective long-range strategic bombing
campaign against either the Russians or the
Western Allies. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the
most versatile and widely-produced fighter
aircraft operated by the Luftwaffe and was
designed when biplanes were still standard. Many
versions of this aircraft were made. The engine,
a liquid cooled Mercedes-Benz DB 601, initially
generated up to almost 1,000 hp (750 kW). This
power increased as direct fuel injection was
introduced to the engines. The kill ratio (almost
9:1) made this plane far superior than any of the
other German fighters during the war. In this
regard it was followed by the Focke-Wulf Fw 190
at 4:1. This plane had relatively short wings and
was powered by a radial BMW engine. The Junkers
Ju 87 Stuka was a main asset for Blitzkrieg, able
to place bombs with deadly accuracy. The leader
of the Luftwaffe was Hermann G?ring, a World War
I fighter ace and former commander of Manfred von
Richthofen's famous JG 1 (aka "The Flying
Circus") who had joined the Nazi party in
its early stages.
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In
the summer and autumn of 1940, the Luftwaffe lost
the Battle of Britain over the skies of England,
the first all-air battle. Following the military
failures on the Eastern Front, from 1942 onwards,
the Luftwaffe went into a steady, gradual decline
that saw it outnumbered and overwhelmed by the
sheer number of Allied aircraft being deployed
against it. Towards the end of the war, the
Luftwaffe was no longer a major factor, and
despite fielding advanced aircraft like the
Messerschmitt Me 262, Heinkel He 162, Arado Ar
234, and Me 163 was crippled by fuel shortages
and a lack of trained pilots. There was also very
little time to develop these aircraft, and could
not be produced fast enough by the Germans, so
the jets and rockets proved to be "too
little too late."
Glossary
Of German Terms
Abschuss
"Shootdown"--an air victory.
Alarmstart Scramble.
Ami slang for American.
Blitzkrieg
"lightning war"-
dicke Autos "fat
cars"--enemy heavy bombers.
Einsatzfruede love of
combat.
Einsatzstaffel
operational Staffel (of a training unit.).
Endausbildungstaffel
operational training squadron.
Endgueltige Vernichtung
final destruction of an already-culled aircraft.
Ergaenzungsgruppe (ErgGr)
advanced training group.
Ergaenzungsstaffel (ErgSt)
advanced training squadron.
Erprobungsgruppe (EprGr)
operational test group.
Erprobungsstaffel (EprSt)
operational test squadron.
Experte a fighter pilot
proficient in aerial combat; the Allied Ace.
Fliegerdivision (FD) air
division--a higher command containing several
types of flying units.
Fliegerfuehrer (Flifue)
aircraft command/control unit or it's commander.
In the case of isolated theatres, the theatre air
commander..
Fliegerkorps (FG) air
corps--a higher command containing several
Fliegerdivisonen.
Flugzeugfuehrer pilot.
Freie Jagd "free
hunt"--a fighter sweep without ground
control.
Fuehrer leader.
Fuehrungsstaffel leader's
squadron.
Fuehrungsverband lead
formation.
General der Jagdflieger (GdJ)
General of the Fighter Arms; a staff position in
the RLM. Werner Moelders and Adolf Galland were
the most prominent holders of this position.
Geschwader wing (pl.
Geschwader)--the largest mobile, homogeneous
Luftwaffe flying unit.
Geschwaderkommodore wing
commodore--usually a Major, Oberstleutenant, or
Oberst in rank.
Gruppe (Gr) group (pl.
Gruppen)--basic Luftwaffe combat and
administrative unit.
Gruppenkommandeur group
commander--usually a Haptmann, Major, or
Oberstleutnant in rank.
Herausschuss "shhot
out" (cull)--to damage a bomber sufficiently
to seperate it from it's formation.
Himmelfahrtskommando
"mission to heaven"--suicide mission.
Holzauge "wooden
eye"--the last airplane in a formation.
Horrido hunters' or
pilots' cry of victory. St. Horridus was the
patron saint of hunters and fighter pilots.
Indianer
"Indians"--enemy fighters.
Jabostaffel
fighter-bomber squadron.
Jaeger originally hunter,
now fighter pilot.
Jaegerschreck :fear of
fighter"--a derogatory term coined in
Goering's headquarters.
Jagdbomber (Jabo)
fighter-bomber.
Jagddivision (JD) fighter
division; could command one or more Jafue or
Jagdgeschwader.
Jagdflieger fighter
pilots.
Jagdfliegerfuehrer (Jafue)
fighter command/control unit or it's commander.
Tha Jafue originated as administrative units but
evolved into operational control units during the
war.
Jagdgeschwader (JG)
fighter wing, commanding three or four Gruppen.
Jagdgruppe (JGr) fighter
group, containing three or four Staffeln.
Jagdkorps fighter corps;
commanded one or more Jagddivisionen.
Jagdschutz "fighter
protection"--generally, apatrol of a section
of front, rather than an escort mission.
Jagdstaffel fighter
squadron, originally containg twelve aircraft
(three Schwaerme). It's authorized strength was
increased to sixteen in 1943.
Jagdverband (JV) fighter
unit. The term was only used for JV 44, the
Gruppe of jet fighters commanded by General Adolf
Galland in 1945.
Jagdwaffe fighter arm or
fighter force.
Kampfgeschwader (KG)
bomber wing.
Kanalfront the (English)
channel front.
Kanalgeschwader the
geschwader serving on the English Channel (JG 2
and JG 26).
Kanaljaeger fighter
pilot(s) based near the channel.
Kapitaen
"captain"--a Staffel command position
rather than a rank.
Katschmarek a sland term
for a wingman--originally a derogatory term for a
dim-witted infantry recruit.
Kette flight of three
aircraft.
Kommandeur
"commander"--a Gruppe command position
rather than a rank.
Kommodore
"commodore"--A Geschwader command
position rather than a rank.
Luftflotte (LF) "air
fleet"--corresponded to a numbered American
Air Force.
Luftwaffe "air
force"--refers to German Air Force.
Luftwaffenkommando (Lkdo)
air command-a small or down-graded Luftflotte.
Nachtjagdkommando night
fighting detatchment.
Nachwuchs "new
growth"--a late-war replacement pilot.
Oberwerkmeister line
chief.
Pulk combat box-an
American heavy bomber formation.
Reich
"empire"--Hitler's Germany was the
Third Reich.
Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM)
German Air Minitry; Goering's headquarters, it
controlled all aspects of German aviation.
Reichsverteidigung (RVT)
organization responsible for the air defence of
Germany.
Rotte tactical element of
two aircraft.
Rottenflieger wingman,
the second man in a Rotte.
Rottenfuehrer leader of
an element of two aircraft.
Schnellkampfgeschwader (SKG)
fast bomber wing.
Schwarm flight of four
aircraft (pl Schwaerme); all German fighter
formations were made up of units of Schwaerme.
Schwarmfuehrer flight
leader.
Sitzkrieg "sitting
war"--the "phony war" in western
Europe between September 1939 and April 1940.
Stab staff.
Stabsschwarm staff
flight.
Staffel (St) squadron
(pl. Staffeln).
Staffelfuehrer squadron
leader (temporary or probationary).
Staffelkapitaen squadron
leader--usually a Leutnant, OberLeutnant or
Hauptmann.
Stukageschwader (Stg)
dive-bomber wing.
Tommy German slang for
Englishman.
Valhalla a large
formation of aircraft.
Zerstoerer
"destroyer" (heavy fighter)--Bf 110 or
Me 410 twin-engined fighter.
Zerstoerergeschwader (ZG)
heavy fighter wing.
Zerstoerergruppe (ZGr)
heavy fighter group.
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