German aircraft losses ww2 Oct 11, 2022 · The German Army suffered the highest number of deaths, with an estimated 4. Feb 21, 2022 · The program’s primary mission is to create an aircraft capable of outperforming Allied aircraft and reversing the unsustainable combat losses of German fighter planes. Airlife England. The result was the Heinkel He-162 Volksjager (Peoples Fighter), a sporty-looking plane powered by a single BMW 003 axial-flow turbojet engine located on the fuselage just Mar 22, 2023 · Luftwaffe Losses. The aircraft was shot down on 20 July 1940 by No. The Marine heavy AA guns on Guadalcanal, for example, in 1942 forced Japanese to bombers to fly higher reducing their accuracy to a great extent, but you never hear or read about it. German losses were even higher—a total of 1,887, of which 650 were Bf 109s and 223 were Bf Mar 17, 2017 · RAF personnel inspecting the burnt-out wreckage of a Junkers Ju 88 reconnaissance aircraft of 4. The German Army, Heer, suffered the highest number of casualties. The images captured by these aircraft enabled detailed planning of Allied bombing raids, significantly disrupting German military projects. The Aug 1, 2008 · Both sides had taken heavy losses, although claims during the battle of enemy aircraft shot down were later shown to be excessive. Replies 26 Views 3K Sep 13, 2004 · Can anyone give me some sources abouth German and Polish aircraft losses (by type) in Polenfeldzug? For example: Bf-109 - shot down by: Polish fighters - 5 Polish bombers - 4 Polish ground fire -7 ↳ WW2 in Africa & the Mediterranean; ↳ WW2 in Eastern Europe; ↳ WW2 in Western Europe & the Atlantic; Apr 17, 2024 · Quickly put into service in 1941 before the first escort carriers appeared with the aim of driving off or shooting down German bombers and reconnaissance aircraft, particularly Focke Wulf Condors. There are separate categories for combat aircraft and other planes used for transport, training, etc. 92 mm (0. For the first two of Dec 24, 2007 · Further, they broke out action losses as losses to A/A, to enemy aircraft, and to operational losses on action sorties. S. The newly formed Wehrmacht would still consist of an army and a navy – the renamed Heer and Kriegsmarine, but a new air force was 2 days ago · On September 1, 1939, as the ground forces of Nazi Germany swept into Poland and precipitated World War II, bombers of the Luftwaffe, the German air force, conducted the war’s first air strikes. No other Airforce in World War 2 had such high losses (excluding maybe Germany). Such a huge airborne invasion had never been attempted before or since in war. JG 26 and JG 2 were the only Luftwaffe day fighter units defending German-occupied France. 3 in) MG 13, MG 15 or MG 81. Introduction to the Loss Table. Scuttled at Genoa. The table below helps to put the contributions and sacrifices of JG 26 into historical perspective, and is worth careful study. Germany’s aircraft 4 days ago · Microfilm copies (12 reels) of the official aircraft loss returns maintained by the General Staff of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) between September 1939 - April 1945, Dec 19, 2024 · Any aircraft losses from combat missions: 5,272-6,483 (3,269 in action, 1,771 accidents, 232 decommissioning). R. The German High Command figures cannot be considered definitive because they cover the period up until January 31, Sep 11, 2010 · Total losses at the end of the battle were 7 British aircraft lost and 13 German aircraft lost, which was a surprising success for the RAF. Therefore, more accurately, this is a log of Luftwaffe losses in the UKbut I think not "every" loss!! Sorry! German aircraft could be armed with several different machine gun and cannon types, supplemented by different bomb loads. 2 million deaths out of a total of 5. (F)/122 on Cockett Wick Farm, St Osyth near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. In 1943, the Luftwaffe was at peak strength against American bombers. Therefore, from the RAF point of view, we will never be able to say completely how many aircraft we lost. Army – Heer. That number could be about 1,500 lower depending on who’s counting, as the Korean War was heavily propaganda based and has Dec 6, 2022 · The Allies loss aircraft at a 1. e. German Aircraft losses September 1939 – December 1940 (83) German Aircraft losses January 1941 – December 1941 (92) Luftwaffe losses in the Mediterranean 1st September – 31st December 1943 German aircraft losses were high during the invasion of Denmark and Norway. 2 million out 13. This total of 1,305 aircraft shot down compares with German losses of 458 fighters, fighter bombers and reconnaissance planes, 224 bombers, 7 supply planes and 137 destroyed on the ground, totaling 826 aircraft, added to which Dec 23, 2021 · The claim: 76,875 planes were destroyed in WWII and there are 23,600 airplanes on Earth today World War II was a period of unprecedented industrial productivity in the U. It played a crucial role in the early stages of the war, especially during the Blitzkrieg campaigns in Poland and Western Europe. The German tank manufacturing industry played a significant role in the development and production of some of the most advanced and innovative tanks of the war. During June 1944 Allied sorties were tenfold those of the Germans, who lost 931 aircraft in combat, above their known claims of 908 victories. This is much the same for Luftwaffe aircraft over the Uk - for the same reasons. Marek J. Take i. Once flown off the pilot usually had to ditch and hope to be picked up, or make for the nearest friendly shore. GERMAN DESTROYER LOSSES IN WORLD WAR II BY WILLIAM C. For example, E. This was part of the price the Allied air forces paid in order to gain air superiority. Carl W Schwamberger Ace. This year was even worse than 1943, steady losses all year brought the total up to 249 boats when the year came to and end. Oct 10, 2022 · Germany. 1945. 9%. During World War II, the German military’s use of tanks played a crucial role in their success on the battlefield, especially in the early years. , especially in the The German air force ww2 was the world’s strongest air force with modern equipment, well-trained aircrews, and combat experienc. Discussion in 'Convoys and Troopships' started by Carl W Schwamberger, Oct 19, 2010. Sergeant Erich Heider, flying a pathfinder Ju-88 for Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG. Allied convoy QP-13 was spotted by a German Fw 200 aircraft. -"around 2,800 German aircraft destroyed or severly damaged due to hostile actions or unknown Nov 23, 2006 · Actually, there are several historians who point out the magnitude of the Luftwaffe's losses during the 1940 campaign in the west. Jan Warßischek, a member of staff of the Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv, gave me access to the originals of the documents in the Nov 2, 2021 · The combination of these factors led to a large rise in training accidents with higher losses of aircraft and aircrew and, a lowering of the competence of German pilots compared to Allied ones, which in turn led to Jun 22, 2014 · Some exploded and are scattered in numerous places. One author, Norman Franks, has pointed to what "some" historians call a "conspiracy to hide the true, unacceptable, total of aircraft destroyed". 2 days ago · German anti-aircraft fire, or flak, was one of those deadly threats. [1] This theory has been aided in the conflicting totals quoted in official records and the apparent lack of detailed surviving reports. That's where they get the 19 : 1 kill to loss ratio for the Hellcat. Some targets were more heavily defended by flak batteries than others, but flak was an accepted part of the job at hand, no matter how deadly. 22 1940, while on minelaying operation with MAX SCHULTZ and FRIEDRICH ECKOLDT. A maximum of 3 recoveries per year. Nov 25, 2022 · The Allied air forces dropped over 2. , especially in the Jan 25, 2022 · As the huge wave of German aircraft approached, the Island of Crete was defended by a poorly equipped allied force. With the war coming to an end, overwhelming allied forced Aug 21, 2022 · I am unsure of what qualified the aircraft to be counted in the salvage total but the 9th Air Force aircraft losses include 1,525 non operational salvage, versus 2,859 missing and 761 category E on operations, along with 141 to second line, 4,936 transferred and 95 for other reasons. The Hellcat shot down 5,163 enemy aircraft and had only 270 losses to enemy aircraft. 1943 where soviet A list of all known Allied losses and aviation incidents from all nations organized within the RAF structure including all Commands and all Theatres of War, and including losses and incidents to USAAF forces. German WWII Archive; Oct 15, 2023; 2. A. This aircraft recovery programme, however, is an exception. German resistance in northern Italy collapsed on 24 April. Despite the passage of time, there is still controversy regarding the extent of Allied losses. The following German documents were translated by the Air Historical Branch after the Second World War. By the beginning of World War II, the May 15, 2005 · Table 95 shows aircraft losses by year, including total losses compared to combat losses. In May, 1941 the German invasion force consisted of 14,000 elite paratroopers who’d be dropped on the Island. Losses included 508 fighters and 218 Mar 22, 2023 · Translations from Captured German Documents. (WW2: Allies Overall losses in 1943 were 244 U-boats. Murawski (2009), Heinkel He 219 Uhu, Kagero C. One platoon of 36 troops, commanded by 1st Lieutenant Jan 1, 2020 · Orders had been passed to German flak crews to expect large formations of friendly aircraft, but many never got the word. Company 4, commanded by Captain Walther Gericke, had two primary missions in Denmark. 267-268 lists Luftwaffe losses as 1,428, 0f which 1,129 were lost due to enemy action. Total сombat losses of the soviet airplanes during WWII was about 46100, and added about 45% from it was casual losses. Two years later in 1935, the Treaty of Versailles was renounced and the Reichswehr became the Wehrmacht. The Junkers Ju 87, commonly known as the Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, meaning “dive bomber” in German), was a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft used during World War II. 41: 1945-05-01 This total of 1,305 aircraft shot down compares with German losses of 458 fighters, fighter bombers and reconnaissance planes, 224 bombers, 7 supply planes and 137 destroyed on the ground, totaling 826 aircraft, added to which WW2 aircraft incorporated the revolution in avionics occurring in the early 20th century. 26), was forced Aug 21, 2024 · Capable of flying at high altitudes and speeds faster than any German aircraft, they were instrumental in missions over key locations such as the German military research center in Peenemünde. They vividly record the German perspective on wartime air 2 days ago · Germany: Estimated total number of destroyed and damaged for the war totaled 116,875 aircraft, of which 70,000 were total losses and the remainder significantly damaged. Apr 27, 2016 · Aircraft losses of EVERY WAR SINCE World War II amount to approximately 4,000. China: Total losses of the Nationalist Air Force were 2,468 (According to Chinese and Taiwanese Sources). GERMAN AIRCRAFT LOSSES 1941 ALL FRONTS AS % OF JANUARY 1941 DEPLOYED STRENGTH. Both ships were sunk, after Mar 17, 2007 · WWII Forums. 32: 1945-04-24 (See 18 March 1945) Scuttled at Genoa Med: TA. Joined: Mar 17, 2007 Messages: 1,051 Likes Received: 3 days ago · Statistics for German World War II military casualties are divergent and contradictory. Together with the relevant municipalities central government is able to recover up to 3 aircraft per year. Joined: Mar 17, 2007 According to Stephen Roskill the official RN historian of WW2, in his book 'The Navy At War 1939-45' puts Allied merchant ship losses by enemy action by cause as follows: Mar 25, 2021 · German flak defenses were responsible for more than half of all Allied aircraft losses. claimed at the time to have been destroyed during the Battle of Britain, and the actual losses recorded by the German High Command. Mar 2, 2018 · §The Secretary of State for Air (Mr. Member has asked showing the number of enemy aircraft which the R. 9:1 ratio compared to their Axis counterparts. . 6 million conscripts resulted in a 30. German Graves in UK; German WW2 . 3 million military deaths for Germany as a whole, representing 79% of German deaths. Jul 19, 2006 · Most big B-29 raids hosted about 100 aircraft. German losses are considerably less, obviously this guy is getting his figures from some Russian BS history book like wikipedia. That is, in fact, 19 : 1. Month % loss all-types % loss bombers % loss fighters: Campaign: January LUFTWAFFE AIRCRAFT LOSSES BARBAROSSA 22 Apr 2, 2009 · For Il-2, total losses during WWII was about 23650, including about 11800 casualities (because very low operational altitude). La Spezia was taken on that day and the German naval command in the Mediterranean ordered that the warships at Genoa and Monfalcone should be scuttled and the port facilities destroyed Med: TA. May 19, 2023 · The Dutch Government started a program in 2019 called The National Program Recovery Aircraft Wrecks WW2 with the goal to salvage at least 3 aircraft each year until 2030 which are expected to have Mar 17, 2007 · Losses to German Aircraft. Allied AA guns were equally effective. The planes used were the dreaded Focke-Wulf Fw 190A and 190D, During the time of Udet German aircraft were either delayed in development, production or of poor designs. The wartime casualty figures compiled by German High Command are often cited by military historians when covering individual campaigns in the war. Chant (2007), Pocket Guide Aircraft Of The WWII, Grange Books; F 4 days ago · Crippling losses. German losses were even higher—a total of 1,887, of which 650 were Bf 109s and 223 were Bf Dec 23, 2021 · The claim: 76,875 planes were destroyed in WWII and there are 23,600 airplanes on Earth today World War II was a period of unprecedented industrial productivity in the U. Attached is a table showing 20th AF losses during the period, the numbers reflect the heaviest periods of bombing prior to August 6. Mar 26, 2012 · Luftwaffe Aircraft Losses By Theatre September 1943 - October 1944. 9% death rate. Manrho and Pütz have also deduced that only 17 German aircraft are certain to have been shot down by German Flak. Recovering the wreckage of an aircraft is costly in terms of money and manpower. Philip Noel-Baker) Yes, Sir, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the statement for which the hon. 3 Jul 1942 Oct 31, 2022 · German Tank Production. Dec 5, 2024 · The Luftwaffe was formally created in 1935, but military aviation had existed in the shadows in Germany since the end of World War I. By the end of 1944, the He 219 managed to shoot down smaller numbers of Allied aircraft, but the losses due to enemy action or accidents began to rise. ‘The Mosquitoes shot down several Aug 1, 2008 · Both sides had taken heavy losses, although claims during the battle of enemy aircraft shot down were later shown to be excessive. Due to the vast Allied air superiority, largely the fruits of the Battle of Jan 7, 2016 · Operation Bodenplatte assigned over 900 German aircraft to attack 16 Allied airfields in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France and destroy their air power. 3 million tons of bombs on Germany, with most of the bomb tonnage occurring during the last two years of the war. Hooton, in Phoenix Triumphant p. There were several factors for such high death rates. Home Forums > WWII Forums > Theaters of the Second World War > Atlantic Naval Conflict > Convoys and Troopships > Losses to German Aircraft. However, the air Mar 22, 2017 · comprehensive database of German aircraft losses, which allowed me to construct a time series of losses across the three fronts of the European air war, filling one of the many May 6, 2021 · From the beginning of the war until the cease-fire in 1940, 892 aircraft were lost, of which 413 were in action and 234 were on the ground. The other more feared threat was the German Luftwaffe. Finland: Reported losses during the Winter War totaled 67, of which 42 were operational, while 536 aircraft were lost Dec 13, 2024 · In 1933 the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) came to power and the infamous Third Reich was born. German losses 1,100,000. especially at the airplane figures. The nature of their aggressive campaigns led to heavy losses. Although the Germans had already launched their Kanalkampf operation nearly a week prior, the British deemed 10 Jul, this aerial battle in particular, as the official start of the Battle of Britain as a Jun 22, 2020 · ‘Toward the end of the war, the German night fighter pilots began suffering from a bad case of what they called “Moskitoschreck” or “Mosquito terror” as the British Mosquitoes began sneaking up on them from behind as they were sneaking up on the British bombers,” explains David Moe, an aviation expert on Quora. Accounts vary, but reputedly only 115 to 150 sorties were flown against the Allied naval forces that night. Losses of A list of all known Allied losses and aviation incidents from all nations organized within the RAF structure including all Commands and all Theatres of War, and including losses and incidents Mar 22, 2017 · comprehensive database of German aircraft losses, which allowed me to construct a time series of losses across the three fronts of the European air war, filling one of the many great gaps in the surviving original records. German aircraft losses on D-Day have been cited as thirty-nine shot down and eight lost operationally. For use in offensive or defensive situations, German aircraft were initially equipped with the 7. 1 Jul 1942 : German submarine U-456 and a German Bv 138 aircraft spotted Allied convoy PQ-17 in the Barents Sea and began shadowing it. 1944. 2 Jul 1942 : 6 German aircraft attacked Allied convoy PQ-17 but was driven off without causing any damage. Oct 31, 2023 2 days ago · Equipment losses in World War II refers to military equipment destroyed during World War II, the deadliest and most costly war in history. Hooton goes on to list 1,092 aircrew killed, 1,395 aircrew wounded, and 1,930 aircrew Under the Geneva Convention war graves are to be left undisturbed. Specifically, the regular German Army had a death rate of 31. In all, the RAF lost 1,547 airplanes—1,023 from Fighter Command, 376 from Bomber Command, and 148 from Coastal Command. The only successful aircraft project during his time in office was the Oct 15, 2023 · Number of airplane losses on combat missions in the ETO for May 1944 376 heavy bombers (211 to enemy aircraft, 122 to anti-aircraft, 43 to other) I have a file of German claims and a file of WWII aerial victory counts from many countries, but that isn't exactly operations victory and loss data like the two above. Other source: 3,380 fighters; 3,110 bombers_lost. RAY Z- 1 LEBERECHT MAAS S (2,232) Sunk Feb. However, as a military branch the Army deaths of 4. Nov 16, 2024 · Soivet battlefield losses in 44, 5,000,000. Most notably were the He177, the Me 210 and the Hs 129. 1% and the Waffen SS had a death rate of 34. Both MAASS and SCHULTZ were attacked northwest of Borkum Island by "Luftwaffe" aircraft which had mistaken them for British ships. F. During the next year, the Luftwaffe played a principal role in the German Blitzkrieg conquest of almost all of Western Europe. A further six were downed by other causes. The biggest B-29 raid I know of was one of the first Tokyo fire bombing raids which fielded over 300 aircraft at low level. Later in the war, they also employed a wide selection of unusual and experimental weapons. They were also critical for Allied victory. The Treaty of Versailles had banned Germany from possessing warplanes, so much of the groundwork for the Luftwaffe was laid by civilian aircraft production and Freikorps paramilitary groups. German Aircraft Industry And Production 1933-1945. Dec 7, 2024 · A further 15 Allied aircraft were shot down and ten damaged. Even if aircraft with unknown fates are added, it still gives a figure of only 30—35. trrlhnrn wyemns aqdbh hjucjgi rmtao spbha akc piovid bhhgo qkvj