USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Luftwaffe, (German: “air weapon”) component of the German armed forces tasked with the air defense of Germany and fulfillment of the country’s airpower commitments abroad. The Luftwaffe was formally created in 1935, but military aviation had existed in the shadows in Germany since the end of World War I.

Detailed explanation-2: -To escort and protect its bombers, the Luftwaffe had two fighters; the single-engined single-seat Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the twin-engined two-seater Messerschmitt Bf 110. Its lack of heavy bombers made it difficult to inflict strategically significant damage on British targets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because Luftwaffe is the German word for Air Force. It has no especially evil Nazi meaning. No reason to change it-it is quite benign. The German army was called Heer in WW2, as that is the German word for army.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the defeat of Germany, the Luftwaffe was disbanded in 1946. During World War II, German pilots claimed roughly 70, 000 aerial victories, while over 75, 000 Luftwaffe aircraft were destroyed or significantly damaged. Of these, nearly 40, 000 were lost entirely.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte (German: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊftˌʃtʁaɪtkʁɛftə], German Air Force)-known before October 1916 as Fliegertruppen (Flyer Troops)-was the air arm of the Imperial German Army.