• War II, the German Luftwaffe had the following order of battle on 9 April 1940. Commanded by Generalleutnant Hans Geisler Luftwaffe Organization German...
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    The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign...
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    (1940 documentary film) List of German military equipment of World War II Luftwaffe Order of Battle April 1940 Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Operation...
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    late 1940 had been shot down five times during the Battle of Britain, but was able to crash land in Britain or bail out each time. For Luftwaffe aircrews...
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    forces to Britain from 26 May to 4 June 1940. After the Phoney War, the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940. To the east, the German Army Group...
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    September 1940, the Luftwaffe launched its largest and most concentrated attack against London in the hope of drawing out the RAF into a battle of annihilation...
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    and assault guns were destroyed or damaged during the battle of Kursk. Frieser reports Luftwaffe losses at 524 aircraft, with 159 lost during the German...
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    Fallschirmjäger. The Luftwaffe proved instrumental in the German victories across Poland and Western Europe in 1939 and 1940. During the Battle of Britain, however...
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  • force composed of British, French, and Free Polish formations. The following list formed the order of battle for this campaign. On 1 March 1940, the German...
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    defeat in France from May–June 1940 removed the French Navy from the Allied order of battle and tilted the balance of naval and air power in Italy's favour...
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