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Post-battle analysis suggests only 11 of the Luftwaffe's 34 air combat Gruppen (groups) made attacks on time and with surprise. [3] The operation failed to achieve air superiority, even temporarily, while the German ground forces continued to be exposed to Allied air attack.
Bodenplatte: The Luftwaffe's Last Hope-The Attack on Allied Airfields, New Year's Day 1945. Ottringham, United Kingdom. Hikoki Publications. ISBN 1-902109-40-6; National Archives. (2000) The Rise and Fall of the German Air Force, 1933–1945. ISBN 978-1-905615-30-8; Peszke, Michael Alfred (October 1980).
A further 406 fighters were retained as part of home defence against potential Polish attack, while another 333 reconnaissance aircraft, under the command of Kommandeur der Luftwaffe, were attached to the army. [1] The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers carried out the first mission of the campaign, twenty minutes before war was officially ...
The attack is led by Major Robert Rosenthal of the 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy). [43] Judge-President of the People's Court Roland Freisler is killed in the bombing. 8-19 February: Allies begin attacks on 200 targets with 20,000 bombers and escort fighters to assist with Operation Veritable, Grenade, and Operation Clarion. [30]: 2059
The Luftwaffe flew few sorties from 9 to 10 August; Adlerangriff (Eagle Attack) had been postponed due to poor weather. On 11 August the size and tempo of German air operations increased now that a long period of clear and fine weather was predicted. The Luftwaffe attacked 10, 11 and 12 Groups and
A second wave of German transports supported by Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica attack aircraft, arrived in the afternoon, dropping more paratroopers and gliders containing assault troops. [48] One group attacked at Rethymno at 16:15 and another attacked at Heraklion at 17:30, where the defenders were waiting for them and inflicted many casualties.
Luftwaffe "Regulation 10: The Bomber" (Dienstvorschrift 10: Das Kampfflugzeug), published in 1934, advocated air superiority and approaches to ground attack tactics without dealing with operational matters. Until 1935, the 1926 manual "Directives for the Conduct of the Operational Air War" continued to act as the main guide for German air ...
Between 1933 and 1945, the organization of the Luftwaffe underwent several changes. Originally, the German military high command, for their air warfare forces, decided to use an organizational structure similar to the army and navy, treating the aviation branch as a strategic weapon of war.