War over Germany Hermann Göring



göring hitler , albert speer, 10 august 1943


meanwhile, strength of , british bomber fleets had increased. based in britain, began operations against german targets. first thousand-bomber raid staged on cologne on 30 may 1942. air raids continued on targets further england after auxiliary fuel tanks installed on fighter aircraft. göring refused believe reports american fighters had been shot down far east aachen in winter 1943. reputation began decline.


the american p-51 mustang, combat radius of on 1,800 miles (2,900 km) when using underwing drop tanks, began escort bombers in large formations , target area in 1944. point onwards, luftwaffe began suffer casualties in aircrews not sufficiently replace. targeting oil refineries , rail communications, allied bombers crippled german war effort late 1944. german civilians blamed göring failure protect homeland. hitler began excluding him conferences, continued him in positions @ head of luftwaffe , plenipotentiary of 4 year plan. lost hitler s trust, göring began spend more time @ various residences. on d-day (6 june 1944), luftwaffe had 300 fighters , small number of bombers in area of landings; allies had total strength of 11,000 aircraft.








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