Luftwaffe

English Etymology en de Luftwaffe an air-weapon. Pronunciation en /ˈlʊftvafə/ /ˈlʊftwɑfə/ Proper noun en military The German air force, especially during the Second World War. en 2020-04-19 Neal Ascherson After the crisis, a new world won’t emerge as if by magic. We will have to fight for it w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/19/after-the-crisis-a-new-world-wont-emerge-as-if-by-magic-we-will-have-to-fight-for-it Politicians insist that lockdown under coronavirus is like the experience of wartime. It’s not – except in one way, which I’ll come to. It’s so quiet, for one thing. War is noisy. Sirens, soldiers tramping past singing, Luftwaffe engines in the night sky. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225033706/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/19/after-the-crisis-a-new-world-wont-emerge-as-if-by-magic-we-will-have-to-fight-for-it en 2021 September 8 Dr Joseph Brennan Electric tramways at the heart of our seaside story RAIL 939 57 Owing to its location at the entrance to the River Tyne, South Shields was of strategic importance in the Second World War, especially to the merchant navy, and the town was heavily hit by a Luftwaffe strike in October 1941. Derived terms en Leftwaffe Translations (military) the German air force, especially during the Second World War Belarusian: be Люфтва́фэ n Bulgarian: bg Луфтвафе n German: de Luftwaffe f Russian: ru люфтваффе n Ljuftváffɛ Люфтва́ффе Ukrainian: uk Люфтва́ффе n German Etymology de :af Luft<t:air> Waffe<t:weapon> From de Luft air Waffe weapon. Pronunciation de /ˈlʊftˌvafə/ de De-Luftwaffe.ogg Noun f air force de Luftstreitkräfte Luftstreitmacht de Die amerikanische Luftwaffe teilte mit, sie habe bei dem Angriff mehrere militärische sowie geheimdienstliche Ziele zerstört. The U.S. airforce informed that it had destroyed several military as well as intelligence targets in the strike. Declension f Proper noun f.article de historical The air force of the Third Reich. The air force of the Federal Republic of Germany. The air force of Switzerland. Usage notes The air force of Austria is called de Luftstreitkräfte, as was that of the German Democratic Republic. Further reading de de Military