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English: Items from Wehrmacht Luftwaffe, the Air Force of Nazi Germany, on display in the World War II exhibition at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base northeast of Dayton, Ohio. Photo taken by Logan Rickert in January 2022, originally published on Flickr.
The Luftwaffe (German Air Force) built a sophisticated defense system to counter the USAAF strategic bombing offensive. Enemy fighters and aircraft guns (also called "flak") took a devastating toll. The USAAF lost more than 8,000 heavy bombers – each of which typically carried ten crewmen – in combat during the strategic bombing campaign over Europe.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109, known as the Me 109 to bomber crews, was Nazi Germany's most numerous fighter.
  • Flag for the Luftgaukommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich (Air District Headquarters, Belgium–Northern France)
This organization was responsible for flak defense and early warning in Belgium and northern France. USAAF heavy bombers attacked targets in this area and regularly flew threw it on raids against Germany.
Volunteer Luftschutzwarndienst civilians notified the population of imminent bomber attacks. This duty became mandatory for all citizens as bomber attacks increased.
  • Sound locator operator (Sound Location Specialist and listening Equipment Operator) uniform sleeve badges (Ärmelabzeichen Flak Horcher)
The Luftwaffe used large listening devices to locate incoming bombers by the sounds of their engines.
ovcollection.eu: On 2/4/1942 this trade badge was introduced specificly for sound location troops (Hörcher).
Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
ovcollection.eu: Flakartillerie Tätigkeitsabzeichen (Luftwaffe antiaircraft artillery personnel's trade badge uniform insignia); On 23/7/1937 a new trade badge for Flak personel was introduced, less then a year after the 1st one. Next to succesfully completing training, soldiers would need to be with a Flak unit for atleast 9 months to be eligable.
  • Luftwaffe B-17 Victory Marker
This victory marker commemorated Bf 110 night fighter pilot Heinz Grimm's victory against an Eight Air Force B-17 during the day February 4, 1943. Grimm shot down moere than 20 USAAF and RAF bombers before being killed in October 1943.
For further information, see uniforms and rank insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945), etc. at English Wikipedia
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