What was the Luftwaffe and what role did it play in the Battle of Britain?

By the start of World War II in 1939, the Luftwaffe was the strongest and best-trained air force in the world. They played a crucial role in Germany’s methodical and highly effective invasion of much of Western Europe, including Poland, Holland, Belgium and France.

What was special about the Luftwaffe?

The Luftwaffe proved instrumental in the German victories across Poland and Western Europe in 1939 and 1940. During World War II, German pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories, while over 75,000 Luftwaffe aircraft were destroyed or significantly damaged. Of these, nearly 40,000 were lost entirely.

Which cause of WWII had the most significant impact on the outbreak of the war?

Virtually all historians of the Second World War agree that Hitler’s rise to power was the proximate cause of the cataclysmic war that gripped the globe between 1939 and 1945.

What problem did the Luftwaffe have?

Its lack of heavy bombers made it difficult to inflict strategically significant damage on British targets. The Luftwaffe’s fighter force had no effective method of plotting the positions of Fighter Command aircraft and also lacked any means of ground-to-air control of its machines.

How did nationalism affect Germany and Austria Hungary differently?

Nationalism affected Germany and Austria-Hungry differently because when several German States came together to form the country of Germany it brought stability to Germany. But it caused instability in Austria-Hungry because the Slavic’s wanted to break away from Austria-Hungary and join the country of Serbia.

What are the causes that led to the two world wars?

Causes of World War II

• The Failure of Peace Efforts.
• The Rise of Fascism.
• Formation of the Axis Coalition.
• German Aggression in Europe.
• The Worldwide Great Depression.
• Mukden Incident and the Invasion of Manchuria (1931)
• Japan invades China (1937)
• Pearl Harbor and Simultaneous Invasions (early December 1941)

What technologic advantage did the Royal Air Force have in ww2?

The RAF did enjoy one major advantage: since the battle was fought mainly over British territory, pilots who baled out or crash-landed were often able to rejoin their units. Damaged aircraft could also sometimes be recovered.

What technologic advantage did they have ww2?

What technologic advantage did Britain have? They had the Enigma Radar which helped them detect Nazi movement. What was significant about Stalingrad? It marked the end of German advances into Eastern Europe and Russia.