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Uniforms of the Luftwaffe 1944 (US poster) The Luftwaffe was the air force of Nazi Germany prior to and during World War II. Luftwaffe styles of uniform and rank insignia had many unique features between 1935 and 1945. By Hitler's decision on February 26, 1935, the Luftwaffe was to be officially the third branch of the Wehrmacht as of March 1 ...
Adolf Hitler posing with his field marshals at the ceremony. Hermann Göring is wearing the white uniform. The 1940 field marshal ceremony refers to a promotion ceremony held at the Kroll Opera House in Berlin in which Adolf Hitler promoted twelve generals to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall ("field marshal") on 19 July 1940.
Luftwaffe colonel of the general staff, 1941/1942. Corps colours, or troop-function colours (ge: Waffenfarben) were worn in the German Luftwaffe from 1935 until 1945, in order to distinguish between several branches, special services, corps, rank groups, and appointments of the ministerial area, the general staff, and the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW).
Hermann Göring (1st Paratroop Panzer Division Hermann Göring - abbreviated Fallschirm-Panzer-Div 1 HG) was a German elite Luftwaffe armoured division. The HG saw action in France, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and on the Eastern Front during World War II. The division began as a battalion-sized police unit in 1933.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946) "Göring" and "Goering" redirect here. For other uses, see Göring (disambiguation). Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring Göring on trial, c. 1946 16th President of the Reichstag In office 30 August 1932 – 23 April 1945 President ...
The trousers sold for 62,000 euros, the jacket - made from "finely-woven field-grey cloth" - went for 275,000 euros, the watch for 42,000 euros and some silk underwear owned by Goering for 3,000 ...
I Luftwaffe Field Corps, planned during the winter of 1942–1943 on the basis of the 13th Air Corps (German: XIII. Fliegerkorps), but never really established.; II Luftwaffe Field Corps, October 1942–1 November 1943: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th Luftwaffe Field Divisions (Alfred Schlemm)
Reichsmarschall (German: Reichsmarschall des Großdeutschen Reiches; lit. ' Reich Marshal of the Greater German Reich ') was a military rank that held the highest position in the office of the Wehrmacht specially created for Hermann Göring during World War II.