Authors: Samuel W. Mitcham
at the Meuse River,
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morale fades,
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most of its warplanes were obsolete by end of 1942,
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naval support,
111
negative effects of experiences in Spanish civil war,
50
officially announced by Hitler,
13
outdated tactics,
43
outnumbered 20 to one on the eastern front by the fall of 1944,
221
outnumbered seven to one by Russian aircraft in early 1941,
135
outnumbered three to one on the eastern front in mid 1942,
183
over-reliance on Stuka,
43
pilot training neglected by Jeschonnek,
222
,
223
pilots and crews at Stalingrad were inexperienced in winter operations,
194
played a decisive role in conquest of Norway,
83
poor fighter tactics in invasion of Britain,
100
poor pilot training,
51
provided close air support in invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands,
84
,
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a strategic failure,
148
tactical doctrine of close air support led to its failure,
174
tactics for WWII were developed in Spain,
34
unprepared for war with Poland,
56
veteran pilots’ kill statistics,
243
,
261-62
victorious at Crete over British ships without air cover,
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weaknesses in spite of image of strength,
53
,
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Mahnke, Lt. Gen. Alfred,
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Manstein, Col. Gen. Erich von,
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Marquardt, Engineer-General,
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Martini, Maj. Gen. Wolfgang,
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,
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Meindl, Maj. Gen. Eugen,
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Meister, Gen. Rudolf,
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Messerschmitt Aircraft Works
bombed at Regensburg,
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bombed at Wiener Neustadt,
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Milch, Field Marshal Erhard,
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aircraft production drastically slowed due to drought and energy shortage,
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alarmed at American production statistics,
202
birth certificate altered by Goering to cover up Jewish ancestry,
8
bitter enemy of Jeschonnek,
27
bitter enemy of Udet,
150
career,
5
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6
,
7
cultivated relationship with Hitler,
20
desperately ordered mass production of Fi-103 flying bomb,
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director of Lufthansa,
8
favored aid to Franco,
31
first meeting with Hitler,
8
forced to resign,
247
friction with Goering,
20
gained power at Udet’s expense,
155
halted development of four-engine bomber,
17
,
18
his career was wrecked over Me-262 incident,
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his influence diminished,
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injured in car accident,
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Jewish ancestry,
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9
opposed the invasion of Soviet Union,
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paid bribes to Goering,
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personality,
5
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21
raises aircraft production in 1942,
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reorganized the aircraft industry,
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reorganized Udet’s office,
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ruthless ambition,
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and Stalingrad airlift,
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Mitchell, Gen. Billy,
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Model, Col. Gen. Walter,
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Moelders, Werner,
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career,
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Condor Legion pilot; career,
47
died in plane crash en route to Udet’s funeral,
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distinguished himself in French campaign,
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invents “Finger Four” formation,
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mourned by entire nation,
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tactics adopted by RAF,
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