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Flak Division
In the ''Luftwaffe'' of Nazi Germany during World War II, a Flak division () was a Division (military), division-sized military formation that was officially tasked with the conduct of anti-aircraft warfare, often against the Strategic bombing during World War II, Allied strategic bombing campaigns. History German anti-aircraft forces (dubbed Flak, an abbreviation of ''Flugzeugabwehrkanone'', '[anti-]aircraft defense cannon') had been organized in the years 1939 and 1940 into Flak Detachments (), some of which were mobilized for the Battle of France and placed into the newly formed Flak Corps (), I Flak Corps and II Flak Corps, which were attached to Army Group A,Army Group A, responsible for the central sector, and Army Group B, responsible for the northern sector, respectively.Army Group A, Besides the Flak Corps and the Flak Detachments, air defense in the German homeland was handled by the Air Defense Commands (), of which 6 had been formed by the beginning of war in Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabteilung'' of the Imperial Navy, had been disbanded in May 1920 in accordance with the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles which banned Germany from having any air force. During the interwar period, German pilots were trained secretly in violation of the treaty at Lipetsk Air Base in the Soviet Union. With the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Versailles Treaty, the ''Luftwaffe''s existence was publicly acknowledged on 26 February 1935, just over two weeks before open defiance of the Versailles Treaty through German rearmament and conscription would be announced on 16 March. The Condor Legion, a ''Luftwaffe'' detachment sent to aid Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, provided the force with a valuable testing grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
