| 单词 | Luftwaffe |
| 例句 | When two more Luftwaffe aircraft began to chase them, Aleksandr escaped into clouds while the two enemy fighter planes collided in flames. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Sergeant Artur Gartner, a Luftwaffe pilot, said that most Germans were shocked to discover that there were Soviet women fighting against them in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In France, the German Army was marching toward the capital, backed by Luftwaffe bombers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Oh, you thought—no, no, Opa wasn’t in the United States Air Force. He was in the Luftwaffe.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z German tanks had crossed the border into Poland; the Luftwaffe, the German air force, had attacked a Polish border town, and the invasion of Poland by the Germans had begun. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It wasn’t anything to do with the captured Heinkel bomber; it was just an ordinary air raid, the Luftwaffe doing their worst to try to destroy British defenses. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Luftwaffe planes fired their guns at her and at the other parachute as they drifted defenselessly to the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Luftwaffe boy’s voice responded in a gasp of gratitude, practically weeping with relief. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “There’s no more Luftwaffe left I” he wailed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As she got a bit older, still enduring the Luftwaffe’s bombs, her drawings showed curious little doodles. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Thousands of French prisoners of war are shipped to Germany for forced labor in the German countryside, and Hitler sends the Luftwaffe to bomb Britain. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The Luftwaffe pilots figured out what time the 586th had dinner, and purposefully raided their airfield when they were eating. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Maddie listened as the wireless operator made her first radio call, in German, as cool and crisp as if she’d been giving radio instructions to Luftwaffe bombers all her life. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The Luftwaffe aircraft swooped in low, bombing and gunning the easily targeted empty planes where they stood parked in rows on the Soviet airfields. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The fighter planes started firing their guns, and more and more aircraft joined the fray, until there were nine Soviet fighter pilots battling forty Luftwaffe aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z With civilians doing this unglamorous but necessary transport work, Britain’s fighter and bomber pilots could concentrate on flying into battle against the Luftwaffe, the fearsome second-to-none German Air Force. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In the spring of 1941, the Luftwaffe regularly sent spy planes over Russian troops and Russian cities. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She wondered how long it would take the Luftwaffe to find them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Skylarks sang in the fields around them, but every night the air raid sirens wailed in the darkness as the Luftwaffe planes tried to bomb the nearby city. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Flieger-HJ was the first step to becoming a Luftwaffe pilot. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z As she was flying back in her damaged plane, which was trailing smoke, Luftwaffe fighters attacked her and Lilya received yet another wound. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But a dark and cloudy sky could be deadly—even without the Luftwaffe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He turned out to be one of the Luftwaffe’s most celebrated and deadly flying aces, and he wanted to meet the pilot who’d shot him down. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Lera, in parachute and aviation googles, is smiling broadly, and the caption beneath the photo says that “she is now a fighter pilot” who had shot down a Luftwaffe bomber. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Eight Luftwaffe men, none of whom will survive the hour, singing a love song to their queen. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She borrowed an antiaircraft balloon from the Luftwaffe and tethered it near the finish so a cameraman could dangle from it for aerial shots. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The Yak was a sleek and speedy Soviet plane, easy to fly and easy to fix, and it could stand up to the deadly Luftwaffe fighters. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And Britain’s Royal Air Force, in a gallant and furious fight against the Luftwaffe, turned out to be a stronger opponent than Germany had expected. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I had a ceremonial Luftwaffe saber, still do. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When they spotted a group of German bombers, Lilya followed her leader straight into such a forceful attack that the Luftwaffe aircraft scattered. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Not realizing how low they were in the dark, the Luftwaffe crew had jumped out of the plane seconds before it hit the ground, and were killed by the impact. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z At the station, in the freezing darkness lit only by antiaircraft searchlights looking for Luftwaffe planes to shoot down, one young woman was on patrol. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Almost immediately after her return she shot down two more Luftwaffe fighter planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But Raisa’s triumph didn’t last long, because at that moment actual Luftwaffe enemy fighter planes appeared in the air above the competition. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Hitler has declared war on Poland, and even now, as the RRG broadcasts the news, the Luftwaffe is bombing Poland by air, supported by tanks and infantry. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the antiaircraft guns stopped firing—a sure sign that Luftwaffe planes were nearby. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Pe-2’s machine guns often jammed, and their bullets weren’t always strong enough to penetrate the armor of Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Outside at the edge of the runway, Queenie, err whatever her name was, stood staring at the wreck of the Luftwaffe bomber. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Dusya had been shot in the head by the Luftwaffe fighter plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Probably the Luftwaffe men upstairs are already scrabbling through wreckage to help. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Before she could figure out what was going on, she found herself under attack by no less than six Luftwaffe fighter planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Certain circumstances” are bound to include a lass who can give the Luftwaffe a position fix on the RAF Moon Squadron. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He was answerable for the Luftwaffe's freedom of the skies, for every Stuka attack, every dead friend. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I don’t know how you manage to keep the Luftwaffe supplied with serviceable aircraft. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z There were so many of the Luftwaffe planes that at first the young Soviet pilots thought the black dots in the southwestern sky must be birds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Surely, I thought, no country could be so dominated by unrepentant Nazis as to name a street after the notorious Nazi Reichskommissar and founder of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering! Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t talk to me about the Luftwaffe. In the end they were a complete failure.” Review: In ‘Look Who’s Back,’ Hitler Returns and He’s Amusing 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z “We were breaking codes and listening to Luftwaffe pilots, things like that,” he said. Jim Copp, the Forgotten Virtuoso of Children’s Storytelling 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Beginning in the autumn of 1940, German Luftwaffe pilots bombed London for 57 consecutive nights. For History-Minded Tourists, London Marks Blitz Anniversary 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z It was nominally run by senior Luftwaffe officers who had sympathy for their charges and feared the encroaching power of the Gestapo. The Real Great Escape by Guy Walters – review 2012-05-23T13:40:01Z However, it was clear from the beginning of the scheme that Clark and his colleagues were not just worried about damage from the Luftwaffe, but also from the destruction caused by predatory developers. Exhibition at Durham shows art commissioned during the dark days of the Blitz 2013-03-27T15:00:00Z In later life, Clive went on to become a best-selling author with books including KG 200 - which he co-wrote with JD Gilman - about a secret Luftwaffe unit during World War II. Italian Job actor John Clive dies 2012-10-16T11:37:06Z Scott, who was knighted in 2003, is about to make a film about the Battle of Britain during the second world war, when the Royal Air Force fought off the German Luftwaffe. Ridley Scott: aliens are out there and one day they'll come for us 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe. Richard Rogers: 'The street is where society comes into itself' 2013-07-11T06:00:02Z Built in 1938, it was used by the Luftwaffe during the wartime German occupation and later by the United States Air Force. Big dreams and angry protests swirl at abandoned Athens airport 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z For a time, Mr. Gutowski worked for the Luftwaffe at Warsaw’s Okecie airport, stealing radio transmitters for the Polish underground — an activity that nearly got him killed. Gene Gutowski, Holocaust survivor who produced Roman Polanski films, died at 90 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z While there, he received an invitation to tour the German Luftwaffe. Charles Lindbergh's unapologetic bigotry: How he became the face of the America First Committee 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Her sickly father had never been out with a girl until he was 34 and met Parker's mother, a German girl who had been traumatised as a Luftwaffe nurse in the second world war. Cornelia Parker: A history of violence 2010-05-25T20:31:00Z When the Blitz began the nearby docks, naturally, were a favorite target of the German Luftwaffe. In a time of adversity, the bone-deep appeal of bone broth moves through mother to daughter 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z In 1937, he was moved to paint his famous 'Guernica', after the Basque town was bombed by planes of the German Luftwaffe, allied with General Franco's fascist forces in the Spanish civil war. Guernica at 75: symbol of art's triumph over war 2012-07-19T19:20:00Z I was 14, and we were sleeping at the shelters because the Luftwaffe were bombing every night. Film: From the Annals of Reinvention: Vidal Sassoon 2011-02-04T17:23:52Z The Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, was hit repeatedly by Luftwaffe bombers but survived with only minor damage. Bruce McCall’s “A Brush With Greatness” 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The highlight is the up-tempo “Spitfire,” about the design and construction of the fighter plane that helped hold off the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. The Archival Delights of Public Service Broadcasting 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z It will soon be 70 years since the Luftwaffe waged war on Britain and, to see what effect the bombing had, a specially built terrace of houses on a military base is subjected to attack. The Beauty of Maps 2010-04-19T05:45:00Z My grandfather ended up at a labor camp 200 miles southwest of Berlin that was part of a military base for a fighter squadron of the Luftwaffe. My grandfather survived the Holocaust. Here’s what his story tells me about today 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z But Stalag Luft III, for aviator officers only, was run by the Luftwaffe, and its administrators generally treated captives with the respect common among airmen. In History?s Lost and Found, One Soldier?s Watch 2011-06-22T20:38:52Z The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aerial show was cancelled, the inclement weather prevailing where the Luftwaffe could not. I’m Not Going To Dismaland 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z It may be a truism that this country lost more buildings to town planners than to the Luftwaffe, but it is still worth mentioning. Britain's Lost Cities: a Chronicle of Architectural Destruction by Gavin Stamp 2010-05-14T23:39:00Z The Dornier 17 – nicknamed the Luftwaffe's "flying pencil" because of its narrow fuselage – was part of a group of German bombers targeting airfields in Kent on 26 August 1940. German second world war Dornier 17 bomber lifted from the Channel 2013-06-10T18:45:51Z There’s poor Harry, apparently drowning in the English channel as Spitfires and Hurricanes battle with the Luftwaffe in the skies. Five things we learned from the first trailer for Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Again and again, Polish counterattacks were crushed by the Luftwaffe. Remembering Poland’s Doomed Fight Against the Nazis 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z Those interviews show that the horror stayed with many of them long after they were freed from a deathtrap between the German Army, the Luftwaffe and the sea. Dunkirk survivors’ terror didn’t end when they were rescued 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z “You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe,” Charles said, referring to one of Mr. Rogers’s proposals. In the Footsteps of Charles III 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z His bank vault contains a vast array of collectibles, including sapphire-encrusted gold Rolexes and Luftwaffe watches from World War II, that he has said is valued in the “tens of millions.” Watches Are Yet Another Easy Way Rich People Make Their Money Into More Money 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z "She's blown more of the East End than the Luftwaffe," he says. TV review ? Barbara Windsor: A Comedy Roast and Louie Spence's Showbusiness 2011-01-06T08:00:02Z This film, part of More4's Unseen Stories season, uses archive footage of the Luftwaffe chief and interviews with relatives to try to draw a picture of the Nazi whose actions helped wreak havoc throughout Europe. BBC Election 70 2010-10-09T05:45:00Z All fed into their compelling performance of Schumann's Dichterliebe – a pinnacle of German lieder that Britten and Pears performed in the National Gallery in October 1942, when London was being bombed by the Luftwaffe. Gloriana; 66th Aldeburgh festival – review 2013-06-22T23:05:50Z For example, the International Watch Company – a leading manufacturer based on the banks of the Rhine, in the northern Swiss city of Schaffhausen – sold its Big Pilot’s Watch to both the RAF and the Luftwaffe. Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business | Simon Garfield 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z It’s unlikely the Luftwaffe bought the carrot-vision story, but the British public did and millions of carrots were consumed in the hope of being able to see better in a blackout. Take it with a pinch of salt – the food marketing myths we’ve swallowed whole 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z In this case, a cast of exactly four, on a near naked stage, managed to summon the enormity of the Sheffield Blitz in 1940, a seven-hour bombing campaign conducted by the German Luftwaffe. London Theater Journal: Maximally Minimal 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Speer told him that Hitler, with other concerns, had delayed the development of the ME-262 and that as a result they were not used by the Luftwaffe until 1944. Gerald Gross, Who Published Memoirs of a Hitler Associate, Is Dead at 94 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z There she became involved in the Battle of the Beams as both the RAF and Luftwaffe tried to confuse enemy aircraft and direct them off target. 'We had to confuse the German bombers' 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z When he was 21 he was a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain, a three-month period when air force personnel defended the skies against a large-scale assault by the German air force, the Luftwaffe. Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot John Hemingway: 'I was lucky' 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Archival: Germany's air arm, better known as the Luftwaffe blazes the trail for the opening attacks on Holland, Belgium and tiny undefended Luxembourg. She Cracked the Mystery of How to Split the Atom, But Someone Else Got the Nobel Prize for the Discovery 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Owing to the mishap, Germany's Luftwaffe Air Force announced that it would retire the plane early. Plane fault scuppers German foreign minister's Sydney trip 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z He was referring to two A350s already in the service of the Luftwaffe's VIP squadron, while a third one is being retrofitted for government use by the industry. Germany to retire two govt planes after minister stranded in Abu Dhabi 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z They were tasked with defending the main invasion force from attack from the Luftwaffe as well as surface vessels. D-Day veteran Les Budding, 97, tells of first-wave role 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In addition to the RAF, the British had numerous batteries of anti-aircraft guns that inflicted significant losses on the Luftwaffe. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By October 1940, having lost approximately 40 percent of its planes of all types, the Luftwaffe had failed to achieve the air superiority needed to capture Britain. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z He flew on a German government plane escorted over German airspace by fighter jets of the Luftwaffe air force, arriving in the middle of the night. Ukraine's Zelenskiy thanks Germany for support in visit to Berlin 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Spiegel said the Luftwaffe air force had dispatched three A400M transport planes for the mission early on Wednesday. Germany forced to halt evacuation mission from Sudan - Spiegel 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Mr Budding saw his first enemy aircraft later that morning, but added the Luftwaffe posed little threat thanks to the efforts of the RAF who controlled the skies. D-Day veteran Les Budding, 97, tells of first-wave role 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Delia, the wife of an Irish diplomat, infuses her account with dry wit: “I was singing in Belfast the night the Luftwaffe firebombed the theatre,” she explains. Review | In the gripping ‘My Father’s House,’ a priest takes on the Nazis 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z When the Luftwaffe shifted its focus from military to civilian targets, particularly the bombing of London, it inadvertently gave the British the opportunity to rebuild their airfields and defense plants and assemble more planes. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Before the first attack had even hit Wales, an early example of bombs used by the Luftwaffe had been sent to RAF Sullom Voe on the Shetland Islands for inspection. World War Two: Thousands of bombs still left unexploded 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z In December 1942, while bombing Munich, they were badly hit and almost shot down by Luftwaffe fighter planes but made it back to England with one engine gone. George ‘Johnny’ Johnson, last ‘Dambuster’ of World War II, dies at 101 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z "The RAF did a marvellous job that day, keeping the Luftwaffe away from us," he recalled. D-Day veteran Les Budding, 97, tells of first-wave role 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z As war broke out Phillips was playing juvenile leads in London's West End, where performances were frequently interrupted by the Luftwaffe. Leslie Phillips obituary: The comedy Casanova who made it to Hogwarts 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z With the Luftwaffe struggling in the summer of 1940, the responsibility for subduing England increasingly fell to the German submarine fleet, on the theory that England could be starved to death. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z By 1941, The Luftwaffe had worked out that British bomb disposal experts had figured out how to short-circuit Type 15 fuses. World War Two: Thousands of bombs still left unexploded 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Through most of the war, the sisters stayed at Windsor Castle, sometimes scooting down to the dungeons when the Luftwaffe flew overhead. Queen Elizabeth has died. She reigned longer than any British monarch since her great-great-grandmother 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z During a stop at a base near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe, said that two of the Eurofighters were found to have technical problems. Germany flying 6 fighters 13k miles in 24 hours to Singapore 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The Nazi air force, the Luftwaffe, was struggling against the weather, too. Winter is coming: Vladimir Putin faces his "Hitler moment" 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Hermann Göring, a former World War I fighter ace, became the second most powerful Nazi leader, in charge of organizing the national economy and commanding the German air force, the Luftwaffe. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z As the Luftwaffe began its attack, everyone was ordered to get out and take shelter. Biggin Hill: 'Mum was embarrassed about her WW2 medal' 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The KG 200 division of the Luftwaffe did exist, and was known for its unconventional use of planes, enemy and otherwise. Review: 'Stargirl' gets a sequel on Disney+, WWII flyboys and more movies to watch 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The Luftwaffe said personnel were sent from Germany to repair it further so that it would be available for upcoming exercises in Australia, where all the aircraft are heading after Singapore. Germany flying 6 fighters 13k miles in 24 hours to Singapore 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z With the rank of wing commander, Mr. Edwards shot down a confirmed 19 Luftwaffe fighter planes and scored many more “probables,” the aircraft he put out of action but did not see hit the ground. ‘Stocky’ Edwards, Canadian flying ace in World War II, dies at 100 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The UK celebrates the brave Royal Air Force pilots who outwitted the mighty Nazi Luftwaffe in the 1940 Battle of Britain. How Ukraine's 'Ghost of Kyiv' legendary pilot was born 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z Luftwaffe bombing of London and Stalingrad did not break the will of the British or the Soviets. Opinion | Putin’s indiscriminate bombing isn’t just savage. It’s bad strategy. 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The “War Requiem” was originally commissioned for the 1962 reopening celebration of the Coventry Cathedral, which was almost completely destroyed by Luftwaffe bombings in November of 1940. Review | At 60, Benjamin Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ inspires fresh chills 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Like millions of Londoners, the family endured the Luftwaffe air raids of 1940-41. Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z With Allied intelligence deceiving Nazi forces into thinking the landings would take place elsewhere, Mr. Edwards met no Luftwaffe resistance, and the bombers did their job. ‘Stocky’ Edwards, Canadian flying ace in World War II, dies at 100 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Previously, the government had considered replacing the Luftwaffe’s Tornados with a mix of different U.S. and European-made aircraft. Germany to buy US-made F-35s to replace ageing bombers 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z However, Hermann Göring, the commander of the Luftwaffe; Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s former deputy; and other high-ranking Nazi leaders remained to face the charges. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Prince of Wales unfavourably compared a Rogers plan to redevelop Paternoster Square beside St Paul's Cathedral in London to the efforts of the Luftwaffe. Obituary: Richard Rogers 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z An overwhelming force of 1,437 bombers and 948 fighters took off from the English countryside to hit the Third Reich’s Luftwaffe headquarters. He Bombed the Nazis, Outwitted the Soviets and Modernized Christmas 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z While escorting Allied light bombers, he and other fliers strafed a German ground base and, when engaged in an aerial dogfight with the Luftwaffe, he shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109, his first “kill.” ‘Stocky’ Edwards, Canadian flying ace in World War II, dies at 100 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z His interest in air power began as a child when his English father recounted the roar of Luftwaffe planes overhead during their attacks on London. Review | Wrestling with the strategy — and morality — of the firebombing of Japan 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z The Luftwaffe went on nightly bombing raids that set much of the city ablaze and reduced the rest to rubble. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite being wounded in combat and facing tall odds against the Nazi-German Luftwaffe, Crow not only survived, but was credited with an aerial victory against an attacking fighter. Decorated WWII veteran honored with museum exhibit 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The German Luftwaffe made more than a dozen bombing raids on Edinburgh during World War Two. WWII air raid shelter found in Edinburgh during cupboard clean 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Many years later, German records showed that the downed pilot was Otto Schulz, one of the Luftwaffe’s greatest fighter pilots, who died in the crash. ‘Stocky’ Edwards, Canadian flying ace in World War II, dies at 100 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The Luftwaffe - which had an interest in ensuring that captured airmen were treated in accordance with the Geneva Convention - petitioned for them to be moved. How a ring tells the story of a forgotten secret agent 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z The eight doctors and 18 nurses arrived at the Figo Maduro military airport in the Portuguese capital aboard a Luftwaffe transport plane. German army medics arrive in Portugal to help fight pandemic 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z From September 1940-May 1941, the U.K. suffered an intensive bombing campaign by Germany’s Luftwaffe that struck the biggest cities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Unwanted virus milestone: UK’s civilian dead now tops WWII’s 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z From September 1940-May 1941, the U.K. suffered an intensive bombing campaign by Germany’s Luftwaffe that struck the biggest cities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Unwanted virus milestone: UK’s civilian dead now tops WWII’s 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z An Air Force major and captain lead crews in combat against the Luftwaffe before D-Day. Movies on TV this week: 'Citizen Kane'; 'Raging Bull' and more 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Buchenwald's communist underground managed to smuggle out word of the presence of Allied airmen in the camp and the German air force, the Luftwaffe, was made aware of this. How a ring tells the story of a forgotten secret agent 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z The Battle of Britain in 1940 saw 630 Royal Air Force fighters repel some 1,120 Luftwaffe aircraft sent to attack London, and led to Hitler postponing his plans to invade Britain. Abbey service, flypast mark 80 years since Battle of Britain 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z The RAF defended the skies over southern England, as Hitler's Luftwaffe flew daily attacks ahead of a planned invasion. Service to mark Battle of Britain 80th anniversary 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Royal Air Force fighters took off to confront the Luftwaffe and, during a ferocious hour of aerial combat, downed 56 of the German planes; the RAF lost only 40. Opinion | Yes, Churchill was racist. Does that mean his statues should come down? 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Churchill “didn’t pretend that the British army won in France in 1940 and he certainly didn’t pretend that the Luftwaffe wasn’t bombing England,” Polsky said. Trump’s virus debate: Project strength or level with public 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Better for the Luftwaffe to land on the streets of London than to pull a blackout curtain. Perspective | Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings forgot what top athletes know: Discipline leads to freedom 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “It was very emotional for us when, one after the other, the first Israeli jets arrived here in German airspace,” a spokesman for the German Luftwaffe told the German news agency dpa. Germany welcomes Israeli air force for first joint exercise 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Some 1,120 Luftwaffe aircraft were sent to attack London, but were repelled by 630 RAF fighters - and two days later Hitler postponed his plans to invade Britain. Service to mark Battle of Britain 80th anniversary 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z For some, this was a welcome, if inconvenient, return to the time-honored ways of a Parliament that survived a devastating fire in the 19th century and the bombs of the Luftwaffe in World War II. They’re Calling It the ‘Conga Line Parliament’ 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Hut 6 dealt with the high priority German army and air force codes, most important of which was the "Red" code of the Luftwaffe. Tributes for code breaker who has died aged 97 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Mr Clark served as a radar operator during World War Two, defending the UK against Luftwaffe attacks. Battle of Britain veteran dies aged 101 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z At the time, Mr. Farnes was a sergeant flying fighter planes known as Hurricanes, which fought the German Luftwaffe in dogfights alongside Spitfires. Paul Farnes, last surviving ace of the Battle of Britain, dies at 101 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z He was one of roughly 3,000 airmen who fought the German Luftwaffe in the skies above southern England in 1940 when Britain was vulnerable to invasion by Nazi forces. Battle of Britain fighter pilot Paul Farnes dies at 101 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z "The weighted bootstrap technique allowed us to model alternative campaigns in which the Luftwaffe prolongs or contracts the different phases of the battle and varies its targets." Germany could have won key World War II battle if they made these tactical changes, study says 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Their bravery and sacrifice in withstanding the greater numbers of German pilots of the Luftwaffe and a possible invasion was recognised by then Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 101 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The German parachute ground mine was one of the biggest bombs used by the Luftwaffe during the war, the BBC reported. British Navy divers detonate German World War II bomb retrieved from 17th century shipwreck 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z The German parachute ground mine was one of the biggest bombs used by the Luftwaffe during the war. Divers destroy WW2 bomb found in 17th Century ship 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Along with the bust, there was Nazi flag and several other documents and items from World War II, when the Senate was used as the headquarters for the German Luftwaffe. Mysterious Adolf Hitler bust found in French Senate basement 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z “It’s because we did our job,” decimating the German Luftwaffe in the weeks leading up to the operation, Anderson said. World War 2 flying ace 'Bud' Anderson honored with Ford Mustang 'Old Crow' tribute car 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z But recently a British historian, Ben Wheatley, analysed German Luftwaffe aerial photos of the Prokhorovka battlefield, taken on 14-16 July, when the area was still in German hands. Why Russia is still fighting world's biggest tank battle 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Some would hitch rides with the Luftwaffe and transmit weather readings from remote locations on the edge of Europe. Why Weather Forecasting Keeps Getting Better 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z These are the fans who wallow in distorted histories, such as the “RAF from England” shooting down the Luftwaffe, and are blinded by English exceptionalism. Sadly, these England fans probably think they are doing their country proud 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z We felt like easy targets for the Luftwaffe. Then and now: Veterans remember D-Day landings 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z As his ship continued to shell the German positions it faced its own threat from mines, shelling, and the Luftwaffe, the German air force. Blood and thunder at sea: British veteran remembers D-Day 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe was probably my entry into the genre, but I played lots of games in the Combat Flight Simulator, Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane, and Digital Combat Simulator series later on. Pilot, lawyer, medic: meet the people who turned video game careers into real ones 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Describing someone as an architect of Brexit is like describing the Luftwaffe as an architect of London. Worried about Brexit? What, with these geniuses in charge? | Marina Hyde 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z He was 6 when his father died, and he soon had to leave his home as the Luftwaffe bombed London and children were evacuated to the countryside. Tony Pike, hotelier who epitomized hedonistic lifestyle, dies at 84 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Air raid records show a devastating Luftwaffe attack on London in the early hours of 11 May. Unravelling the history of Patisserie Valerie 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z However, there is evidence that the first shop was destroyed by the Luftwaffe. Who was the mysterious Madame Valerie? 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z After one society ball in 1941, she arrived at the Cafe de Paris nightclub in London's West End moments after it was hit by two Luftwaffe bombs. Obituary: Baroness Trumpington 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z In the Navy’s text, Ramsay identifies several key factors for this, a key element of which was a large absence of German Luftwaffe planes able to conduct reconnaissance missions. How the Navy’s D-Day amphibious attack on Utah beach achieved 'tactical surprise' 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z But in an interview in his sparsely decorated fourth-floor office in the finance ministry, once the headquarters of the Nazi Luftwaffe, Mr. Scholz professed to be “relaxed.” In Germany, a Social Democrat Who Welcomes Trump’s Bluster 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z In 1940, during the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe. Today in History 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Air raid records show a devastating Luftwaffe raid in the early hours of 11 May 1941. Who was the mysterious Madame Valerie? 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z But Frantisek's formidable flying skill was what counted when 303 Squadron was finally given permission to enter combat, at a time when the RAF, facing a growing Luftwaffe onslaught, was desperately short of trained pilots. The Battle of Britain's Czech hero 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z It was used by the Luftwaffe, the aerial branch of the German forces during World World II, both as a transport plane and as a bomber. Vintage Plane Crashes in Switzerland, Killing All 20 on Board 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z After the Battle of Britain in 1940, when the RAF successfully repelled the Luftwaffe but at a high cost, she heard an ad on BBC radio for qualified pilots to help the war effort. Mary Ellis, wartime volunteer who flew Spitfires, dies at 101 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Daman’s plane, nicknamed “Red Bow,” was one of more than 400 bombers participating in a series of airstrikes meant to cripple what was left of the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe. Shot down in Germany, veteran’s remains returned to Idaho 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z It’s best known as an industrial and scientific center and was the heart of Soviet military production during World War II. It was also a prime target of Hitler’s Luftwaffe. Nizhny Novgorod: Soviet ‘closed city’ teems with tourists 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Its aristocratic owners had allowed the house and estate to be used as a maternity hospital for mothers evacuated from areas still under threat from Luftwaffe bombing, mostly the large shipyard town of Glasgow. Donald Ritchie, record-setting ultrarunner, dies at 73 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z The “Plane Talks” program Wednesday includes a civilian, Alexandra Moore, who lived in Portsmouth, England, in 1944 and will discuss seeing the German Luftwaffe attack her city. National Air Force museum in Ohio marks D-Day anniversary 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Dogfights between Allied aircraft and the German Luftwaffe took place in the skies. Agnes-Marie Valois, French nun and ‘Angel of Dieppe’ in World War II, dies at 103 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z Imperial War Museum curator Carl Warner said his account revealed the airmen as "fragile, sensitive people battling the Luftwaffe and their own fears". Chaplain's account of Battle of Britain 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Its reputation is strongly associated with the extraordinary bravery and skill of the pilots who defended Britain against Germany’s Luftwaffe during World War II. Queen Elizabeth praises Royal Air Force on 100th anniversary 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z The Ritz, which adjoins the French ministry of justice, rolled out the red carpet for the Germans, and Hermann Goering, commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, took over the imperial suite. Lost glories of the Paris Ritz’s belle époque go under the hammer 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z In the early days of World War II, the German Luftwaffe led an aerial blitz that destroyed the city’s medieval center. Why You’ll Want to Visit Rotterdam in 2018 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Although the Blitz had finished, there were still intermittent attacks by the Luftwaffe. The mystery of the baby in the box 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z It was nearly 900 private watercraft, including pleasure boats and paddle steamers, that braved the Luftwaffe to ferry the surrounded troops home. Opinion | At Dunkirk, the deliverance of a nation 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z As the Luftwaffe started to bomb airfields and factories, Lacey was ordered back to Britain and was stationed at Gravesend Airport for the majority of the Battle of Britain. James 'Ginger' Lacey: Battle of Britain pilot remembered - BBC News 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z On September 15, the Luftwaffe launched over 1,000 aircraft in the campaign’s most concentrated bombing raid yet against London. Not Everyone Escaped at Dunkirk. This Is What Happened After the Rescue 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Nazi Megastructures A new installment recalls Hitler’s air force, the dreaded Luftwaffe. Friday's TV highlights: 'Descendants 2' and more 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Complicating the already harrowing rescue was an air raid midway through the operation by the German Luftwaffe. What to Know About the Miraculous True Story Behind 'Dunkirk' 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Troops were stranded for days, bombed and strafed by the Luftwaffe while they awaited rescue by the Royal Navy. Why Dunkirk is a source of inspiration for Brits — and filmmakers 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z “I sat in on the trials for two days, sat in the press section in the second row,” he said, and was only a few feet from Hermann Goering, the commander of the Luftwaffe. EXCHANGE: Veteran’s baptism was at Battle of the Bulge 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The RAF had stood up to the Luftwaffe and won. Not Everyone Escaped at Dunkirk. This Is What Happened After the Rescue 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Adolf Hitler lent the Condor Legion, a unit of the German Luftwaffe, to Gen Francisco Franco’s nationalist forces during the civil war of 1936-39, to help them fight the republicans. Guernica massacre: Madrid removes facade that glorified Nazi role 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Göring, who was also chief of the Luftwaffe, presented the collection later that year as a “surprise gift” to Adolf Hitler, heirs of three Jewish art dealers assert in court. Germany to appeal first ruling allowing Nazi-looted art claim against it in U.S. court 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z As a teenager he survived the Clydebank Blitz, an aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe during World War Two, which killed 500 and destroyed thousands of homes. The pensioner who was a Bridge of Spies cold warrior - BBC News 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Air Force calls the Bf 109 “the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force” since it served in all fronts of the war. World War II plane, Nazi pilot remains found by Danish schoolboy on class project 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z In the Battle of Britain, it’s credited as being crucial “in enabling the outnumbered Royal Air Force to turn back the Luftwaffe over the skies of England.” Partly sunny or partly cloudy? The 5 questions the Weather Service hears most 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z He returned to Coventry where he became a clergyman in its cathedral, which was destroyed by the Luftwaffe during World War Two. Archbishop Welby urges reconciliation after EU poll divisions - BBC News 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z Bluish tints highlight the monochromatic fog of night during the Luftwaffe raid over the abode while greens of the lush foliage burst from the screen during sunlit afternoons as characters walk around the grounds. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children review (4K UHD) 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z The fake bank notes — a total of more than 130 million pounds — were to be dropped by Luftwaffe airplanes over England in an attempt to upset the British economy. Adolf Burger, survivor of Nazi counterfeiting operation, dies at 99 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z As a pilot with the 52nd Fighter Group, based in Corsica, Mr. Hoover, a lieutenant, flew 58 successful missions before his Spitfire fighter was shot down by the Luftwaffe in February 1944. Bob Hoover, Aviator Whose Aerobatic Stunts Are Legend, Dies at 94 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe as either a fighter pilot or navigator, according to varying accounts. Walter Scheel, influential West German president and foreign minister, dies at 97 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z They will be joined by a 1930s Bucker Jungmann, which was used by the German Luftwaffe and the Japanese air force. Red Arrows headline Scotland's national airshow - BBC News 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z He starts by recalling how Dartford was part of "bomb alley" for the Luftwaffe as they headed to or from London in the Blitz. Keith Richards on life before the Stones started rolling - BBC News 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Germany never managed to deliver the counterfeit money to England because of losses sustained by the Luftwaffe, Shannon said. Adolf Burger, survivor of Nazi counterfeiting operation, dies at 99 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z A bitter battle of attrition with Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe, ensued. We bomb, we murder, we terrorize: The U.S. Air Force produces only human suffering 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z A fluent English speaker, he was assigned to work as an interpreter, and then interrogator, for the German air force, the Luftwaffe. FBI gets an unexpected lesson in interrogation from a former Nazi 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z At Bletchley, Ms. Fawcett worked in Hut 6, where the focus was on breaking codes emitted by the German Army and the German air force, the Luftwaffe. Jane Fawcett, British Decoder Who Helped Doom the Bismarck, Dies at 95 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z In a reply to a Luftwaffe general whose son was aboard the Bismarck, a German officer noted that the battleship was headed to Brest for repairs. Jane Fawcett, British code-breaker during World War II, dies at 95 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z During World War II, when the archipelago was an Allied stronghold, the Italian Air Force and the Nazi Luftwaffe bombed it mercilessly. Escape to Malta, a Place With a ‘Game of Thrones’ Past 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z One day, a lawyer for Hermann Göring, the Luftwaffe commander and the founder of the Gestapo, said that Göring wanted to meet the correspondent who was a former concentration camp inmate. Ernest Michel, Who Survived Auschwitz and Led Jewish Charities, Dies at 92 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Hermann Göring, the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, was keenly interested in protecting his planes, as was Hitler. Searching for Nazi Gold 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z I accompanied him to Dortmund in a Luftwaffe helicopter. The day Henry Kissinger watched Johan Cruyff play against Brazil 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Mrs. Fawcett was transcribing an intercepted message from the headquarters of the Luftwaffe, or German air force, when she noticed a reference to the French city of Brest. Jane Fawcett, British code-breaker during World War II, dies at 95 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z What the Luftwaffe started, the post-war planners completed, and little now remains of Coventry's splendid medieval centre - the old street plan was swept away, to be replaced by enormous pedestrian precincts. Is Coventry about to have a moment of glory? - BBC News 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z During World War Two, with the Spitfire proving critical, the Supermarine factory was targeted by the Luftwaffe to destroy production facilities. Spitfire flight over Southampton marks 80th anniversary - BBC News 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z During the hours of darkness, all street lights were switched off in an effort to hide targets from the Luftwaffe. Breaking the law during World War Two - BBC News 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Then FDR calls up Stalin and Churchill and urges them to quit worrying about German army divisions and the Luftwaffe and Hitler’s munitions factories—and focus only on the SS. Why Obama’s Middle East Policy Is Failing 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Might Rupert Murdoch’s vision bring about what pestilence, fire and the Luftwaffe had failed to achieve?” Rupert Murdoch to marry Jerry Hall at 'cathedral of Fleet Street' 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z He was trained as a mechanic for the Luftwaffe and was assigned to a base in the Palatinate region, where Adolf Hitler paid a surprise Christmas visit in 1939. Artur Fischer, Inventor With More Patents Than Edison, Dies at 96 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z From September 1940, the Luftwaffe attacked UK cities in what became known as the Blitz. How a Single World War II Photograph Was Used to Support Both Britain and Germany 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z And while hunger plagued the residents the Luftwaffe attacked them from the air, carrying out frequent heavy raids. Shostakovich's symphony played by a starving orchestra - BBC News 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z His most valuable piece is a Luftwaffe sword with a Damascus steel blade, worth $12,000. Lemmy interviewed in 2004: 'People don’t know how to be outrageous any more' 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images During the eight months in which the Luftwaffe inflicted Blitzkrieg on Britain, London did indeed endure 57 consecutive nights of raids. Where are the world's most war-damaged cities? 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z A Luftwaffe aerial map from the year before the raid, showing the city's Daimler works outlined in red, already marked for destruction is also for sale. Coventry Blitz collection up for sale - BBC News 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Coventry Cathedral was also lit up as part of a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Luftwaffe bombing raid on the city. Lord Mayor's show in London marks Paris attacks - BBC News 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z On 14 November 1940 the Luftwaffe launched a devastating bombing raid on the city of Coventry. Remembering the Coventry Blitz 75 years on - BBC News 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z On 14 November 1940 the Luftwaffe launched its most devastating bombing raid of the Second World War so far. The Coventry Blitz: 'Hysteria, terror and neurosis' - BBC News 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Apparently Luftwaffe pilots crossing the North Sea often could not find their targets, but could always locate Hull. Where are the world's most war-damaged cities? 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z In those years, Mr. Schmidt, a former Luftwaffe officer, probably saved Germany’s still untested young democracy. The Man Who Saved Germany’s New Democracy 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z After Luftwaffe bombs incinerated much of it, the rubble became endowed with sacred significance, including crosses formed from charred wooden beams and melted roofing nails. The 10 best monuments to peace 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In the fight the RAF broke up two Luftwaffe raids on London to turn the tide in the Allies' favour. Flypast marks Battle of Britain 75th anniversary - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The RAF's battle with German Luftwaffe was a key moment in British history. Battle of Britain: Historic flypast for 75th anniversary - BBC News 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Armed with the nimble Spitfire and tough Hurricane, the defence would be more potent than any the Luftwaffe had faced before. Battles of Britain: Vote for which one changed us most - BBC News 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Seventy five years ago the Luftwaffe started its attempt to bomb Britain into submission. The Blitz families who built a city underground - BBC News 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z His life was saved by the Luftwaffe who argued that as an airman, Ash was their prisoner. William Ash: The cooler king - BBC News 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Glasgow, Southampton, Portsmouth, Hull, Sheffield, Coventry and Manchester were also among the major cities targeted by the Luftwaffe. How much of a threat are unexploded bombs? - BBC News 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z During World War II, the company primarily made aircraft engines for the German Luftwaffe, and faced a precarious financial position postwar. German Heiress Johanna Quandt Dies at 89 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z It was a four-month campaign against the United Kingdom waged by the German Air Force, or Luftwaffe. The First Battle Fought Only in the Sky Began 75 Years Ago 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Later in the summer the German air force, the Luftwaffe, tried to gain air superiority in the skies over the UK in the Battle of Britain. When the UK was bombed nightly for eight months in a row - BBC News 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Intense air battles raged as the German air force, the Luftwaffe, tried to defeat the RAF as precursor to a possible landing. What does it take to restore a World War Two Spitfire? - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z After 1941 and the end of the Blitz the Luftwaffe still made air raids on the UK, especially over the south east. How much of a threat are unexploded bombs? - BBC News 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z But the successes of its crews in Spitfires, Hurricanes, Beaufighters, Mosquitoes and Typhoons led to attacks by the Luftwaffe. Haunting images of the UK's redundant RAF bases - BBC News 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Luftwaffe commander Colonel Johannes Fink replied with a single word: “Destroy!” The First Battle Fought Only in the Sky Began 75 Years Ago 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But despite everything that was done to protect people and to confuse the Luftwaffe - from mass evacuations to the blackout - the German bombing campaign on the UK from late 1940 into 1941 was devastating. When the UK was bombed nightly for eight months in a row - BBC News 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The Luftwaffe was not trained for the low-level, hit-and-run attacks which might have worn down Britain's defences. What does it take to restore a World War Two Spitfire? - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z “He told me that he was drafted into the Luftwaffe on his 16th birthday,” Scott recalled. Medic survived combat in days after D-Day 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Instead, the curators depict the bombing of Dresden as part of a wider picture of horror encompassing many European cities, including those bombed by the Luftwaffe, such as Rotterdam, Coventry, Stalingrad and Warsaw. Two ways of coming to terms with wartime tragedy - BBC News 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The RAF became stronger, while the Luftwaffe became weaker. The First Battle Fought Only in the Sky Began 75 Years Ago 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z They were signing away the Germany Army and the Luftwaffe and the submarines. Read an Eyewitness Account of the German Surrender in World War II 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Eventually the Luftwaffe gave up and Hitler turned his attention towards Russia. What does it take to restore a World War Two Spitfire? - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z In a bizarre twist, a batch of women's sandals was recently seized from a shop in the city of Voronezh after activists complained the pattern on them resembled the Luftwaffe chevron. Russia unleashes anti-swastika purge ahead of WW2 parade - BBC News 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Germany's Luftwaffe began bombing civilian targets early in the war before the Allies responded with aerial attacks that destroyed many German towns and cities. Dangerous WW2 bombs still litter Germany's landscape 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Hermann Goering became responsible for the Luftwaffe, the German air force, in 1935. 'Goering' Nazi uniform in Plymouth shop 'should be burnt' 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The Royal Air Force recorded a famous victory over the German Luftwaffe in the battle over south-east England and the English Channel in the summer and early autumn of 1940. Battle of Britain pilots meet Queen at Capel-le-Ferne 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Churchill was right; three weeks later the German Luftwaffe began bombing England. Top 10 Anniversaries in 2015 The Luftwaffe did not get this information from torture, but from long and sympathetic interviews with hundreds of Allied fliers. Amid Details on Torture, Data on 26 Who Were Held in Error 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Lewis is late for their appointment because the trains are being commandeered to help empty London’s schools, hospitals and jails ahead of the expected Luftwaffe bombing raids. A Review of 'Freud’s Last Session,' a Play by Mark St. Germain 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The uniform is on sale for £85,000 at Parade Antiques in Plymouth - a city that Goering's Luftwaffe planes bombed extensively in World War Two. 'Goering' Nazi uniform in Plymouth shop 'should be burnt' 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z So Hitler thought, when he sent the Luftwaffe night after night over London, in order to break the morale of the British people. Air Strikes Are Not Enough To Defeat ISIS 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z And the Battle of Britain started: the Luftwaffe bombed London, Sheffield, Coventry, Plymouth and other cities in southern England. Ten of the worst years in British history 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z In the Second World War, the Luftwaffe gained mountains of intelligence on Allied air forces order of battle, equipment, technology, operational procedures, problems and plans. Amid Details on Torture, Data on 26 Who Were Held in Error 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z It may be a land where tabloid newspapers frequently invoke the Luftwaffe in coverage of German affairs. Grocery Games: The Battle For British Supermarket Supremacy 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z During World War II, Mr. Franz was a radio operator for the German Luftwaffe and later repaired precision machines for the German post office. Werner Franz, one of the last survivors of the 1937 Hindenburg crash, dies at 92 Unexploded bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe still turn up surprisingly often, as do interesting medieval bodies. Bodies, bombs and bureaucracy 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z His account remains unverifiable as Luftwaffe records show no records of such an event. IWC's New Pilot's Watch Marks The 70th Anniversary Of Antoine De Saint-Exupéry's Last Flight 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The Luftwaffe interrogators were themselves pilots fluent in English who immersed themselves in the life of the RAF and the USAAF, coming to know squadrons and their personnel, their aircraft, problems at base. Amid Details on Torture, Data on 26 Who Were Held in Error 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z He had joined the Luftwaffe because he had flown gliders before the war, but his daughter Gertrude Nowak says he never spoke about his role and in later life became a pacifist. Smelly job of saving a unique bomber 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z First the German air force, the Luftwaffe, revealed the destructive potential of aircraft on ships. The menace under the sea 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Built by the pre-war Lithuanian republic, it was occupied by Stalin’s forces, then by Hitler’s Luftwaffe and then yet again by the Soviets. On a wing and a prayer 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z In a military capacity, it flew with the Luftwaffe as a troop and cargo transport plane and briefly as a medium bomber. IWC's New Pilot's Watch Marks The 70th Anniversary Of Antoine De Saint-Exupéry's Last Flight 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z "We now know that the bodies of the crew were treated with the utmost respect by the Luftwaffe and buried with full military honours." Search for family of war bomber crew 2013-11-22T19:18:38Z The idea was the decoys, which became known as "starfish", were placed near to areas at risk of being bombed by the Luftwaffe. The role of the film industry in WWII 2013-08-24T08:18:43Z As commander-in-chief of the German Luftwaffe, he was humiliated by the RAF's destruction of cities such as Cologne and Hamburg. Goering's cigars to go under hammer 2013-08-21T05:16:56Z Der Landser, named for a term describing common soldiers in World War II and founded by a German Luftwaffe veteran in 1957, has already survived numerous frontal assaults by critics over the years. German Magazine Accused Over Historical Views 2013-07-29T15:23:49Z Coventry's medieval cathedral was razed by Luftwaffe bombs during World War II. In pictures: Sites caught in conflict 2013-04-25T13:19:42Z "It was wonderful to learn they were laid out in the village hall and buried in the local cemetery with full military honours by the Luftwaffe and treated with respect." Search for family of war bomber crew 2013-11-22T19:18:38Z By the time Thatcher came to power in 1979, it was a semi-derelict ghost town that still bore the scars of bombs dropped by Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Second World War. Thatcher's legacy: citadel of finance atop once-derelict docks 2013-04-16T14:51:28Z When World War II broke out, her hometown was one of the early targets for Luftwaffe bombs. Former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Dies 2013-04-08T13:35:27Z The first two held captured U-Boat submarine crews and Luftwaffe pilots, who were bugged for a week or two before being moved on to conventional captivity. Secret listeners who bugged the Nazis 2013-01-18T01:47:10Z Mr Fripp spent almost all of World War II in captivity after his plane was shot down by the Luftwaffe in 1939. Oldest British PoW dies aged 98 2013-01-03T14:02:40Z Despite being outnumbered by the Luftwaffe, the RAF pilots showed resilience and determination. Battle of Britain hero, 99, dies 2012-10-23T12:50:12Z German bombs are not once more falling on Birmingham, the U.K.’s second city, violently reconfigured by the Luftwaffe during World War II, but Europe’s turbulence is waging a Blitzkrieg on Britain’s economy. Defining 'Conservative' in Britain and the U.S. 2012-10-10T20:05:39Z Using the Mustang, the fighting power of the Luftwaffe was broken in a matter of weeks. The engine that saved the world? 2012-08-08T07:06:53Z The initial American interest in Libya centered on something else: a former Italian and Luftwaffe air field now known as Mitiga International Airport, located just outside Tripoli, the capital. At War Blog: American White Phosphorous Shells in Libya: A Challenge to a Pentagon Chestnut 2012-08-01T17:22:58Z During World War II, the area was extensively bombed by the Luftwaffe, eliminating factories and warehouses, and many of the remaining businesses closed up or moved in the ensuing decades. Going to the Olympics? The First Event Is Mall Walking 2012-07-28T16:08:06Z The Battle of Britain began between the Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940, at the beginning of World War II. Battle of Britain hero, 99, dies 2012-10-23T12:50:12Z One of the images released by the National Archives showing unidentified spots around a helicopter A spectral Luftwaffe World War II jet over Gower, questions about Anglesey's nuclear plant, and terrified Flintshire motorists. Files shed new light on UFO Wales 2012-07-12T07:32:35Z By preventing the Luftwaffe from gaining air supremacy over southern England, the two legendary fighters destroyed the Reich's hopes of mounting an invasion. The engine that saved the world? 2012-08-08T07:06:53Z With Kiev under Nazi occupation during World War II, a group of Ukrainian players defeated a military team of Germans thought to be from artillery and perhaps Luftwaffe units. A Soccer Match in Ukraine During World War II Echoes Through Time 2012-06-23T17:54:29Z The housing minister dismissed what he described as an "incomprehensible rant" and accused the previous Labour government of being second only to the Luftwaffe in destroying homes. Deconstructing the housing row 2012-06-13T07:21:40Z He was drafted into the Luftwaffe youth corps when World War II started. Friedrich Hirzebruch, Mathematician, Dies 2012-06-11T00:38:08Z It was home to the massive shipping docks that Adolf Hitler's Luftwaffe bombed ferociously because they handled one-third of Britain's imports. Column: Damn the money, Olympics renew east London 2012-05-28T17:26:09Z Buckingham Palace took a bomb in the courtyard, and the girls’ lodging at Windsor Castle was actually right on the line of Luftwaffe bombing from London to Bristol. The Greatest Day of Her Life 2012-05-28T05:00:00Z It is a fusty anachronism, a grim set of converted barracks built on a disused airfield once developed by Hitler’s Luftwaffe. After Chicago, How Long Can NATO Stay Relevant? 2012-05-23T19:35:13Z And eventually in October the Luftwaffe withdrew and Britain survived. India Ink: Dravid, the Hurricane Man 2011-09-20T10:45:36Z We might react differently if the Luftwaffe had called its fighter planes "Jew" and "Gypsy." What we should have done after 9/11 2011-09-06T13:10:00Z Mr Jones described being in Cardiff during the war - which saw more than 500 people killed during air raids by the Luftwaffe - as pretty surreal. Welshman graduates - 66 years late 2011-07-18T05:47:55Z German sailors from destroyed U-boats and Luftwaffe aircrew also found themselves interned. Strange world 2011-06-28T02:50:14Z The Dornier 17, known as the flying pencil, were employed by the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain The discovery of a unique German warplane off the Kent coast left experts "incredulous". Warplane wonder 2011-04-08T02:01:49Z Hundreds of Luftwaffe bombers targeted local shipyards and munitions factories on the 13 and 14 March 1941. Clydebank marks blitz 70 years on 2011-03-12T01:07:14Z The centre of Swansea was re-shaped by the Luftwaffe bombing raids Swansea is marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the World War II three-day Blitz which killed 270 people and injured hundreds. City marks blitz 70th anniversary 2011-02-20T08:56:29Z The German air force, the Luftwaffe, was targeting Allied shipping in the Channel in an attempt to lure the RAF into combat. The Millionaires who flew to war 2010-12-14T00:14:48Z They would drink at different bars, and the British once complained vigorously when the Luftwaffe internees turned up to a dance they had organised. Strange world 2011-06-28T02:50:14Z The Luftwaffe is already strafing strategic investment banks. Obama's invasion of Poland 2010-08-16T16:30:00Z During the evacuation - described by Winston Churchill as a "miracle of deliverance" - the Luftwaffe attacked whenever the weather allowed and at least 5,000 soldiers were killed. Ships to recreate Dunkirk journey 2010-05-27T01:08:00Z The bombing raids from 19 - 21 February 1941 devastated the centre of Swansea as the Luftwaffe targeted the docks. City marks blitz 70th anniversary 2011-02-20T08:56:29Z The following weeks saw intense raids on southern England as the Luftwaffe attempted to destroy the RAF and seize control of the skies to allow an invasion. The Millionaires who flew to war 2010-12-14T00:14:48Z You could argue that the country's fiscal deficit and ebbing confidence in the British economy threaten to flatten the bulldog spirit just as the Luftwaffe redrew British cityscapes. Cameron-Clegg Coalition: Time to Reconnect with Voters 2010-05-14T22:50:00Z "We never, ever, want another world war," stresses the old Luftwaffe paratrooper. Bert Trautmann: from Nazi paratrooper to hero of Manchester City 2010-04-10T23:10:00Z However, those two were crafty veterans of the Luftwaffe, and they had not been wasting time. Dave Dawson at Casablanca Seventy years ago Swansea was a major target for the aircraft of the Luftwaffe as the Nazis wanted to attack our industry and demoralise the residents of the town. City marks blitz 70th anniversary 2011-02-20T08:56:29Z After heavy losses, the squadron was pulled back to Essex, only to find themselves in the front line again as the Luftwaffe targeted London. The Millionaires who flew to war 2010-12-14T00:14:48Z He was sure that at least one of the men hanging around watching him was a Luftwaffe pilot. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin We were lucky in that these camps contained only American and British airmen and the camp was run by the German Luftwaffe. The Biography of a Rabbit They have had two major objectives: to destroy German war industries which maintain the German armies and air forces; and to shoot the German Luftwaffe out of the air. The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt But by the time the Luftwaffe called off its assault and the invasion of Britain was cancelled, the RAF had lost 544 pilots. The Millionaires who flew to war 2010-12-14T00:14:48Z |
| 随便看 |
|
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。