A 60 minute documentary on the air power during the Second World War. Includes an analysis of all the major campaigns and air battles, the tactics and strategies deployed and the aircraft used by the Squadrons of the Luftwaffe.
A 60 minute documentary on the air power during the Second World War. Includes an analysis of all the major campaigns and air battles, the tactics and strategies deployed and the aircraft used by the Squadrons of the Luftwaffe.
Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing. Special thanks to veteran pilots sharing personal information/combat experiences making this documentary more authentic and possible. Yes disillusioned/self serving/egotistic Goring. Refused to consider Luftwaffe general Adolf Galland 's advice from 1943 onwards. Slowly decimated planes & experienced pilots. He flew to ME -262 fighter jets. Fortunately for the allies fuel & pilots pilots were in critically short supply. He told off both Hitler 😈 & Goring 😈 on several occasions. Blaming them for indiscriminate loss of pilots.
According to historian Dave Holland, Goring did not want to go to war in Sept 1939. Militarily, Germany was not yet ready. Monthly aircraft production and pilot training was low. During the Battle of Britain, Britain was producing almost twice as many fighters as Germany by August 1940. When Germany attacked Russia, the Luftwaffe strength was only 75-80% of what it had been in Sept 1939.
Correct, in spite of early "easy" victories over unprepared foes, Germany was in no way ready for the war Hitler got them into. Without meaning to beat a dead horse, USSR and USA were two bites too big for Germany to swallow. Failure to deal with Britain was a big military error. 😱
Dave Holland . . . hmm . . . is he historian James Holland's twin brother?
Great documentary thanks for posting
50:37 if i remember...what Goering mentioned" they have escorts for thier bombers, the war is over
The Soviets proved that once air-supremacy is achieved, Artillery is 'The King of Battle'.
the RAF says different ! The Russians won on the eastern front due to Hitlers arrogance !
I just got back into the hobby after building a lot as a kid in the 80's. Back then in the states it was Monogram and Revell, that was basically it. I think 99% of my kits then were Monogram. I heard a lot of good about Tamiya and saw them in catalogs, but never built one.
45:07...Its actually a German pilot firing as heard from the sound of the 30 mm Mauser kannone known as the "Jackhammer".
17:19 spitfire bleeding ammo, big factor it did not have 2-B repetitive. The person who design it, obviously ask a simple question
The Anglo-American alliance was and remains imperative. Economically, Technologically, Culturally, Politically, Ideologically, and even perhaps Spiritually.
Once a 'United Ireland' joins us - WE ARE UNBEATABLE.
Saw new vision of the planes so that assists
Intro longer than WWII
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Kinda long intro
It’s amazing!
26:10...The German fighter pilots wearing cartridge's at the top of their boots. Anyone know what they were for? Perhaps Air-Sea rescue?.....
"No country could fight a war on two fronts..." The US says, "Hold my beer"...
Germany would have won the war if it 1. Developed long range 4 engine bombers lime the British Lancaster and the American B-17 or B-24. 2. Not attacked the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa and thus wasted men and munitions- much like the Russians are doing in Ukraine!
World War 2 was the deadliest conflict man has ever fought and possibly will ever fight. I remember reading that Poland lost 22% of its total population (soldiers and non combatants), British fighter pilots sent as replacements for those lost would often be shot down and killed ten minutes after landing at their new posting ( and even before the commanding officer or their squadron buddies knew their names) and cornered and isolated Japanese soldiers took to eating the flesh of their dead comrades when supplies ran out..and that is not even including the Holocaust and the Atomic bombing. TERRIBLE!!!!
33:17 Italian Camproni experimental jet, not Luftwaffe.....
53:50 ERICH HARTMAN.."BUBI".
Too long title credits (intro).
9:58... THE Bomber shown is a Heinkel 177 Griffon. It did not come into service during the invasion of France. However, good documentary...
airborne also crete Greece
The blunder was attacking Russia stright after fighting the British and loosing in the air. Many of their best pilots lost before the Russian invasion. That was a big blunder. ✌️
Germany would have won the war if it 1. Developed long range 4 engine bombers lime the British Lancaster and the American B-17 or B-24. 2. Not attacked the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa and thus wasted men and munitions- much like the Russians are doing in Ukraine!
true purpose was to attack? I wonder Y a cat has claws
Luftwaffe was a tactcal force not a strategic force,still tried to do an impossible job.
When it’s your only force, it’s strategic as well…. No one in Germany had planned for what we now deem strategic. Doesn’t mean the luftwaffe wasn’t part of the overall strategy of the war, not just for short term tactical aspects. There was literally no need for a “long distance” strategic arm for the luftwaffe. The Wehrmacht and luftwaffe literally tore apart any anti air capabilities the opposition had, and until the tide turned on Germany there was no need for anything other than short range offense and minor defensive forces.
Disillusioned Goring tried to do an impossible task. Causing massive catastrophic pilot and plane ✈ losses. Ace general Adolf Galland argued with him about his recklessness.
All these co called great german aces, most of them only shot down biplanes or slow first gen monoplanes, desperate nations throwing youngsters up who had no idea how to fight or fly, it wasnt till they met the RAF that they were found wanting, happened in Russia too, as soon as the red air force starting making decent aircraft, and had both RAF and ASAAF trainers, germany lost the war, they had NO answer to it, and even when fighter production in Germany was at its peak, they had nobody to fly them, so Germany went through what they had inflicted, having to throw youngsters up with no experience, flying outmatched aircraft.
Les plus grands as était allemands, pourquoi ? Il volaient jusqu'à l’épuisement et la mort
I could planned that shit better. And i sucked at command and conquer
You really do...I fought against you in Iwo Jima.
The footage is great but can’t seem to stay interested. Seems slow
It's full of great technical info and isn't overdramatized. Just concentrate harder lol.