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Understanding the Luftwaffe: A Quiz on Germany's Air Force History

This quiz tests your knowledge on the Luftwaffe, Germany's air force during World War II and beyond. From its history to commanders and mottos, see how much you know!

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1 Operated as an extension of Soviet air power, the East German Air Force enjoyed less autonomy than other ________ air forces.

2 Who of the following was a commander in the Luftwaffe?

3 What are the colours of the Luftwaffe?

4 Which of the following battles did Luftwaffe take part in?

5 Which of the following titles did Luftwaffe have?

6 German Air Force Flying Training Center, United States ________

7 What was the size of the Luftwaffe?

8 Where does Luftwaffe come from?

9 When was the Luftwaffe active?

10 What is the motto of Luftwaffe?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Quartermaster General of the Luftwaffe, Hans-Georg von Seidel, said after World War II that "Hitler understood nothing about flying and cared less".
  • the 17th century Field Cathedral of the Polish Army was one of many buildings destroyed by the Luftwaffe during the Warsaw Uprising, and was restored to its former glory between 1946 and 1960.
  • one of the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic was the Italian Savoia-Marchetti S.55 flying boat, which went on to serve in the Luftwaffe in WWII.
  • in its last completed season in 1943–44, out of twelve clubs in the Gauliga Pommern, five belonged to the German Luftwaffe (Air Force), one to the Kriegsmarine (Navy) and one to the Heer (Army).
  • the Gotha Go 145 bi-plane started service as a trainer in the Luftwaffe in 1935, and was still in service as a night bomber at the end of the war in Europe.
  • the Heinkel He 46, designed for the Luftwaffe in 1931, was still being used to fight the Soviets in 1943.
  • the 111th Fighter Escadrille of the Polish Air Force successfully foiled an attack by the German Luftwaffe about an hour before World War II broke out in Westerplatte .
  • the Liverpool Blitz was a sustained bombing campaign on the city of Liverpool, United Kingdom, by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
  • the Henschel Hs 123 was a sesquiplane dive bomber and close-support attack aircraft flown by the Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War and the early part of World War II.
  • an early trial of the effectiveness of the Lagonda flamethrower as a deterrent to Luftwaffe dive bombing attacks on Merchant Navy vessels was utterly unsuccessful.
  • Russian pilot Semyon Bychkov served both in the Soviet Air Forces and the Luftwaffe and was stripped of all Soviet awards posthumously.
  • World War II German fighter ace Max-Hellmuth Ostermann was so short that he had to fly with wooden blocks attached to his rudder pedals.
  • RAF Wing Commander George Salaman was the last Englishman to be imprisoned in the Tower of London when he impersonated a Luftwaffe officer to entrap the imprisoned Rudolf Hess.
  • German Luftwaffe fighter ace Walther Dahl shot down 128 enemy aircraft in the Second World War, including a USAAF B-17 that he rammed in 1944.
  • Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld was an Austrian aristocratic night fighter flying ace who fought for the German Luftwaffe in World War II.
  • Fighter Wing 71 is the sole unit in the Luftwaffe still operating the F-4 Phantom II fighter.
  • Norwegian SOE agent Odd Starheim was killed in 1943 when the coastal steamer he and his team had seized off the coast of occupied Norway was sunk by German bombers.
  • The Naked Ladies of Twickenham were covered with grey sludge during World War II to hide them from the Luftwaffe.
  • Joachim-Friedrich Huth lost a leg in World War I but served as a general in the Luftwaffe of both the World War II Wehrmacht and the West German Bundeswehr.
  • Luftwaffe ace Erich Rudorffer flew more than 1000 missions during World War II, and was shot down sixteen times by enemy flak and fighters.
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