Why The Luftwaffe Made Allied Bombing Easy

Published at : 17 Dec 2025

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Bibliography/Sources - Quotes from:
Hans Umbreit, “Der Kampf um die Vormachtstellung in Westeuropa”, in Klaus A. Maier, Horst Rohde, Bernd Stegemann and Hans Umbreit, Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg - Band 2: Die Errichtung der Hegemonie auf dem Europäischen Kontinent, DVA, Stuttgart: 1979.

Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt, The Bomber Command War Diaries - An Operational Reference Book, 1939-1945, Penguin Books Ltd, 1985.

Timecodes
00:00 - Luftwaffe Helps the RAF?
01:22 - The Problem for the RAF/USAAF
04:44 - 1939-1940: Applying RAF Airpower in Practice
07:58 - The Luftwaffe's Perspective
13:16 - Observing Neutrality?!
15:12 - War Thunder [Sponsored]
16:36 - Changes in Policy for RAF
18:02 - May 1940 onwards
19:23 - Airpower: Not Just About Planes

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