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THE LUFTWAFFE ON D-DAY

By 1944, the Luftwaffe had been driven from North Africa and the Mediterranean but still fought in Russia, Italy, and Western Europe. Spread thin and sustaining horrific losses (as much as 25 percent of fighter pilots per month), Goering’s forces

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