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Luftwaffe

American  
[looft-vahf-uh] / ˈlʊftˌvɑf ə /

noun

German.
  1. air force.


Luftwaffe British  
/ ˈlʊftvafə /

noun

  1. the German Air Force

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Luftwaffe Cultural  
  1. The German air force in World War II. (See blitzkrieg and Battle of Britain.)


Etymology

Origin of Luftwaffe

C20: German, literally: air weapon

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His coverage of the Luftwaffe bombings and of a nation ever more tightening its belt is memorable and, in places, quite lovely and moving.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

In September 1938, just as the Munich crisis was heating up, he told the French government that the Luftwaffe possessed 8,000 aircraft and could produce 1,500 per month.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2024

It was a cause of acute embarrassment for Berlin given that a brigadier general in the Luftwaffe appeared to allow spies into the secure call by dialling in on an insecure line.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2024

One B-17 survives Luftwaffe attacks and crash-lands in Northern Africa.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2024

In the spring of 1941, the Luftwaffe regularly sent spy planes over Russian troops and Russian cities.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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