Luftwaffe

[ loo ft-vahf-uh ]

/ ˈlʊftˌvɑf ə /

air force.

Example sentences from the Web for luftwaffe

Used without a German army on the ground, as it had been in mainland Europe, the Luftwaffe was incapable of securing victory.

Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’ |Clive Irving |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Again his language was hyperbolic, saying that the scheme would do more damage than the Luftwaffe had managed in World War II.

Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland |Clive Irving |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A building on Vijzelstraat that was the headquarters of the Dutch Trading Association was taken over by the Luftwaffe.

Anne Frank’s Amsterdam |Russell Shorto |October 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Luftwaffe had B-17s of its own, shot down and rebuilt for secret missions and training.

Finding Humanity in the Darkness |Justin Green |March 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

At its peak in December 1944, the Luftwaffe fielded 5,000 combat aircraft, as compared to 8,300 British planes by that same point.

Rethink Everything You Think You Know About World War II |David Frum |February 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Every Luftwaffe pilot dropped the nose of his plane, and got out of there as fast as his screaming engine could take him.

Dave Dawson on the Russian Front |R. Sidney Bowen
The Luftwaffe Marshal looked angry, baffled, and just a little scared.

Dave Dawson with the Commandos |R. Sidney Bowen
Anyway, the Luftwaffe Marshal was watching his partner in world wide crime closely, and was not looking at all happy.

Dave Dawson with the Commandos |R. Sidney Bowen
What in thunder did Freddy want with that Luftwaffe pilot out in the hall?

Dave Dawson with the Commandos |R. Sidney Bowen
However, those two were crafty veterans of the Luftwaffe, and they had not been wasting time.

Dave Dawson at Casablanca |Robert Sydney Bowen

Luftwaffe

/ German (ˈlʊftvafə) /

the German Air Force

C20: German, literally: air weapon

Luftwaffe

[ (looft-vah-fuh) ]

The German air force in World War II. (See blitzkrieg and Battle of Britain.)