The Role Of Luftwaffe In Germany 10, 1940-1940

However, because of the unreliability of bomber commands performance the Nazis managed to quickly control the situation. They ensured that no photographs or news reports were published from the bomb stricken reports meaning that the rest of Germany could only gather information from stories and tales. On top of this only a small part of Germany was bombed as the allied forces simply did not have the technology to reach the majority of the Reich. That it was relatively easy for the country to regroup, resulting in heavy retaliation and a continuous growth in German production. However, in the last years of the war bombing technology drastically improved and the attacks were relentless. As opposed to less than one quarter of bombs dropping within five miles of the target, each bomb now hit their target and inflicted maximum damage due to new aiming technology. Bombing raids were now performed twenty-four hours a day, in the night by Bomber Command and in the day by the heavily armoured bombers in the American 8th squadron. 1,500 bombers were now available after a huge increase in production speed, each with the

The 8th Air Force arrived in England with one main mission, to destroy Germany’s ability to wage war over Europe. They were to do this by flying day bomb runs on a massive scale to compliment the night time raids that the RAF were conducting. These massive formations

The bombing of Dresden took place during the second world war between February 13 and 15, 1945. Prior to this time Germany had held a practice of bombing British cities to create chaos and to break the British Moral in hopes of forcing the British to surrender. This approach had not been successful up until this point. Both the allied and axis powers soon took up the bombing of industrial cities. The main goal of these bombings was for the most part to disrupt communication, and production of materials necessary for the war.

The Dieppe raid was orchestrated on the northern coast of france on the 19th of August in 1942.

London- Since the 7 of September, London and other cities of Great Britain have been bomb by Germany's Luftwaffe.

On August 5, 1944, 1171 bombers and over 600 fighters of the 8th Air Force took off from bases in England to bomb enemy targets in Germany. The targets included tank and aircraft factories, as well as oil refineries in the areas of Magdeburg, Brunswick, and Hanover.

The Battle of Britain started on July 10, 1940. The Luftwaffe (commanded by Hermann Göring) sent off 1350 bombers and 1200 fighter jets to Britain. Most of their pilots were unprepared and not trained sufficiently for battle. Their plan, Operation Sea Lion, was to defeat the British RAF in multiple

However, by the end of July, the RAF had lost 150 aircraft while the Luftwaffe had lost 268. These figures illustrate that there was a much greater loss of aircraft experienced by Germany than the British. These large losses of planes from the outset of a battle would have been a significant blow to any army however, this would have damaged German morale as a greater loss of planes was not something they would have contemplated and as they were coming into this battle with such high expectations, this would have been a significant blow to the Luftwaffe and a stern wake up call to their commanders. However, Britain too was suffering, it was the loss of trained pilots that was crippling the RAF, and the real battle had yet to begin. In August, the Luftwaffe changed their tactics and started to attack Fighter Command's airfields, operation rooms and radar stations - the idea being that the RAF

During WWII, on September 4, 1940, Hitler, being infuriated by RAF’s bombing of German cities, promised to demolish the British government and the spirits of its citizens. After an initial attack on September 5th, the bombing of London truly began on September 7. Nearly one thousand German aircraft, including over three hundred bombers alongside six hundred fighters, made their way across the English Channel, later resulting in a hefty dogfight between German and English air forces targeting English cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, and Southampton. After German forces began to specifically target civilians and residential areas, Fighter Command had a new outlook on the war. They were now fighting to protect

The aerial bombing campaign enacted by the Allies resulted in several critical German airfields, military bases, and road networks being destroyed, and helped bolster the deception campaign. The RAF and USAF deployed 11,000 aircraft, flew 200,000 sorties, and dropped 195,000 tons of bombs on strategic German targets, such as airfields and coastal artillery batteries, while the Luftwaffe were only able to employ 400 aircraft on D-Day due to targeted Allied bombing. An increased frequency of air attacks on German networks in the days leading up to the invasion slowed down the Germans by forcing them to take detours. This impeded upon Hitler’s strategy, as he was attempting to transport troops from afar -- instead of Pas-de-Calais -- to support the invasion, and was pivotal for Allied success because it lessened the number of nearby available enemy troops, thereby allowing the infantry to launch the attack with less resistance. Furthermore, the Allied aerial bombing campaign bolstered the deception campaign, as two-thirds of bombs were dropped outside Pas-de-Calais to divert attention from Normandy.

After World War 1, Europe was left to rebuild and restabilize, which gave the opportunity for Adolf Hitler to seize power in many other countries other than Germany. In about 1939, World War II officially erupted when the Nazi’s invaded Poland, which forced Poland’s allies, France and Great Britain, to fight back and join the war. Within the next few years, many more allies joined the war, creating another “Great War”. Unfortunately, in 1940 “The Battle of France” occurred, and Germany took control of France. Four years later, D-day in Normandy, France occurred. This was an invasion of Canadian, American, and British soldiers against Hitler’s troops which had previously invaded France. D-Day is when “Saving Private Ryan” begins.

German forces occupied much of Europe and taking back to the territory would require a massive assault, which the allies were not prepared for. In addition, the allies promised they would open up a second front on Europe to relieve pressure on the Soviets. This was Canada’s longest campaign in WW II, resulting in 26, 000 Canadian casualties. From Sicily, Canadians fought in scorching heat over mountainous terrain advancing 240 km, eventually causing the Italian and German forces to retreat to the Italian mainland. This secured the Mediterranean Sea for Allied shipping. After the fall of Sicily, Benito Mussolini was overthrown and the new Italian government surrendered to the Allies. The German army fought the Allies as they moved up the Italian mainland.

German bombers attacked Holland on May 10,1940. The target was the Waalhaven airfield to the south of Rotterdam. An hour later the Germans dropped a battalion of paratroopers were dropped onto the field. Dutch troops stationed at the field put up a fierce fight, but the German paratroopers managed

The bombing of Dresden from February 13 to February 15, 1945 remains one of the most controversial bombings in World War II. Located in eastern Germany, Dresden was targeted by Allied bombers during the final months World War II in the European theatre. Rationales behind the bombing remains controversial due to conflicting Allied and German viewpoints. The Allies contended that the bombing was to target industrial centers, communication hubs, and to aid Soviet troops advancing from the West. On the other hand, Germans asserted that Dresden had no major industrial hubs, and the attacked on an undefended city was a war crime.

The Luftwaffe’s attacks were one-hundred percent focused on their military supplies, but it all changed when the Royal Air Force launched a retaliatory attack on Berlin, Germany. This retaliatory attack angered Hitler to the point that he dropped the progress made on the British air bases and changed his targets of attack to the British cities. These bombings on the British cities later became known as the London blitz(http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/blitz.htm) and the biggest city by far that was targeted was London herself. As the weeks went on, London sustained more and more bombings, of course, the citizens of the British cities suffered tremendously, being quite powerless. Though this kept taking its toll on Great Britain’s citizens the Royal Air Force had the tension of the attacks on their bases relieved and began its recovery. The Royal Air Force had time to repair the airfields that were out of commission and severely damaged. With these repairs completed on the air bases, the Royal Air Force was more than ready for the next German attack. The attack fleet came soon enough and they came with around one hundred and twenty planes. The biggest attack in the Battle of Britain so far. The Germans obviously wanted the city of London in ruins with an attack force like that, and if they did take out the rest of london that would surely