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List of flags of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945)

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This is a list of flags of the German Luftwaffe which were used in the years between 1933 and 1945. Most were based on the Prussian infantry regimental flags.

Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe

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Since the beginning of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Göring was its designated head. In 1933 he was called Reichsminister der Luftfahrt (Reich Minister for Aviation), when on 26 February 1935, he was instituted as Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe. He held this title until April 1945, when he was dismissed by Adolf Hitler and replaced by Robert Ritter von Greim.

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Literature

  • Davis, Brian Leigh (1984). Flags & standards of the Third Reich: Army, navy, & air force, 1933-1945. Arco Pub. ISBN 978-0668036207.
  • Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine (1992). Das große Flaggenbuch (in German). Mauritius Buch Verlag. ISBN 978-3980334204.

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