Luftwaffe: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	German Air Force
Date	1935 - 1946 • 1956 - present
Areas Of Involvement	military aircraft • blitzkrieg
Related People	Hermann Göring • Günther Rall

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German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber in flight, viewed from below at an angle, with swastika insignia visible on the tail against a cloudy sky.

Focke-Wulf Fw 190, German fighter plane of World War II.

Infographic map of the Dunkirk Evacuation, May 26 to June 4, 1940, during World War II. The central map shows northern France and the English Channel, with red arrows illustrating evacuation routes from Dunkirk to England. Side panels and charts provide a timeline of key events, troop evacuation numbers by day, breakdown of evacuees by nationality, the number of ships and planes lost, and a comparison of initial plans versus actual outcomes. Insets include a small locator map of Europe and a pie

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