In the freezing winter of 1945, St. Trond airfield became a target in one of Germany’s most desperate air operations. As ...
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Luftwaffe dump pit yields rare WWII relics and live grenade

A wartime dump pit turns into a major discovery as the team uncovers Luftwaffe porcelain, complete battery packs, belt buckle ...
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It was also the official name for the Nazi air force founded in 1935. Led by Hermann Goering, it became the largest and most powerful in Europe by ...
THE FIRST AND THE LAST: THE RISE & FALL OF THE GERMAN FIGHTER FORCES, 1938-1945 (368 pp.]—Adolf Galland—Holf ($4.95). War memoirs fall generally into two classes—front-line yarns and headquarters ...
NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for fifty years, using resources that span the globe. This book, 'The ...
The Luftwaffe deployed a small contingent of Eurofighters to Japan between 28 and 30 September for joint drills. The deployment reflects Japan's role as an important partner for Germany in the region.
A Luftwaffe Eurofighter departs a dedicated stretch of highway in Finland as the service and the wider NATO alliance look to revamp their ACE off-base capabilities. (Luftwaffe) Germany's Luftwaffe has ...
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Sydney during the G-20 summit in Australia in 2014. European nations recently started to formulate military cooperation angles for their strategies toward the ...