Defence of the Reich
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The Defence of the Reich is the name given to the strategic defensive aerial campaign fought by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany over German-occupied Europe and Germany during World War II against the Allied strategic bombing campaign. Its aim was to prevent the destruction of German civilians, military and civil industries by the Western Allies. The day and night air battles over Germany during the war involved thousands of aircraft, units and aerial engagements to counter the Allies bombing campaigns. The campaign was one of the longest in the history of aerial warfare and with the Battle of the Atlantic and the Allied naval blockade of Germany was the longest of the war. The Luftwaffe fighter force defended the airspace of German-occupied Europe against attack, first by RAF Bomber Command and then against the RAF and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the Combined Bomber Offensive.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-680-8274A-15A, Funkleitstelle für Nachtjäger | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 141-1327, Stade, Gefechtsstand mit Jägerleitpulten | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 141-1341, Stade, Gefechtsstand mit Jägerleitpulten | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 141-1318, Gefechtsstand für Jäger, Karte | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Flak-Batterien im Großraum Bremen 1941 bis 1945 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-113-04, Jägerleitstelle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-668-7168-05A, Reichsgebiet, Leitstand der 4. Flakdivision | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-668-7168-15A, Reichsgebiet, Leitstand der 4. Flakdivision | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-668-7168-16A, Reichsgebiet, Leitstand der 4. Flakdivision | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-668-7168-26A, Reichsgebiet, Leitstand der 4. Flakdivision | Commons | ||










