THE LUFTWAFFE: The German Air Force - 24/7 Combat Ready | Full Documentary 

The Eurofighter is a collaboration between the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy.

@@tomasinacovell4293 Yes, stupidity on someone part!

Thank you for your service.

Sometimes - have you seen a Trabant? ;) 😂

@@tomasinacovell4293 it’s WW1 fighter ace Max Immelmann not Hitler lol

Until they came up against the British Spitfire that shot the Nazis Luftwaffe out of the sky and save Britain and Europe.

Don't go over the top. We beat them in the Battle of Britain with better pilots, better planes and better infrastructure technology. Also, the Germans have never been world leaders in aviation technology or in the aviation industry.

@@adielstephenson2929 and yet where is the British automotive industry? Owned by Germany and India. Cope harder Bong

@@adielstephenson2929 You guys could not survive without help from the USA

@@edcerna2226 What help?

If you refer to 59:35, it is a General of the Luftwaffe Uniform - the gold on red oakleave patches are reserved for generals, so the boss can be spoted from distance.

I cannot believe the man of colour praising a German as if Germany had succeeded during World War 2 there would be no dark skinned humans have you thought about that they are a bunch of rac*st I would like to put you back into those days your eyes would definitely be glowing white with fear.

It's almost like they put education up as something important and not just cater to the lower socioeconomic class as cannon fodder

@@commissarlorax3406 that's all of lower classes are cannon fodder never fight for your country because you are only extendable so why bother let the leaders fight it out themselves if that's all we are we should do nothing to each other we are not enemies governments are enemies

When they have spend a billion euros rebuilding their forces and impoverished their population while doing so, who will then vote for the biggest right wing extremist fascist or nazists out there, Europe will once again learn how ready Germany is for warfare. It is time to practise stretching our right arms again now we have allowed Germany to break with their neutral status.

True, they never really had to worry, America will take care of it. I'm glad to see they finally got off their asses

Well that´s not really the true picture. German Airforce has already been fighting on many places. But that´s what had to be hidden a lot for some good reasons sometimes in the past. However GAF Combat Wing 1 already took some main roles (first in, last out etc.) for recce missions and to make gap in the enemy ground to air defence (what was key for all following allied forces for f.x. airstrikes) in for example UNPF, IFOR, SFOR, KFOR missions. I know cause I was part of that squadrone. So we got "our asses off" for loooong time already. And our fighting buddys from all the other allied nations incl. USAF, RAF, ..... will agree 100%. At the end of the Balkan war they (especially the USAF) statet they never want to attack without the GAF RECCE´s and ECR´s again ..... wherever it may be in the future. Then came Afghanistan and so on and so on....

After the kicking they got and deserved from the British and the mighty Spitfire and the courage and tenacity of the British people that wer vastly Outnumbered but still conquered Germany and the Skies Over Britain and Europe made the Luftwaffe look like a bunch of lost school boys totally defeated them out class them out engineered them and out thought them in every possible way imaginable 2 Hitler's horror and America was never attacked by Germany this is why you people are sympathetic towards them there is nothing to admire about Germany in World War 2 and to this day they were the last people to join in and help Ukraine Britain was the first to help as usual bravest and toughest people on the face of the earth second to no one

@@Bok2022st What in the world are you talking about? HAHAHAHAHAHA. Imagine pinning the victory of the allies on Britain who only survived because of its navy. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Fought against them in Europe and lost. Fought against them in Africa and almost lost if not for the assistance of others. Fought against them near Greece and lost. Sent troop to the USSR to assist allies and lost right up until Winter came and bailed both militaries out. Come back here when the UK can actually defend itself and/or its allies without relying 100% of the time on the fact that there is water to between them and the rest of Europe. I mean even in the Falklands war where they admittedly performed well they only survived because of the issues that were already going on in Argentina in addition to the fact that there was water between Argentina and the islands. I mean...even Napoleon would have conquered Britain if not for that water...what are you even thinking 😂😂😂😂😂 As for the thing with Ukraine, Germany has valid reasons for not going against Ukraine. Unlike Britain who has the Americans to bail them out if they fk up, Germany is screwed if Russia cuts all exports to them. Sure, the closer summer gets the less of an issue this becomes but you seem to not understand that Europe experiences winter and winter = cold and cold = dead people without adequate heating and that heating comes from electricity which is substantially being provided through the use of gas, Russian gas. So no. Additionally, Germany has no strategic reasons (other than supporting what America wants) to align with Ukraine. They have nothing to gain from it outside of politics but have everything to lose by opposing Russia. In any case, they have taken a bold step forward so far and only time will tell how things go. However, I bet you won't be laughing if Germany remilitarises as you seemingly want only to conquer Europe again 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

As a german guy I'm with you. Hope we will stay friends forever 🤝🏻😎

@@Sunbiker1974, for sure. The Germans are great and good people and I have always admired them, particularly when I worked in Germany on two occasions. As nations, we make a very good team and have a lot in common. Leaders on both sides come and go. Let the people always work together and remain good friends for all time :)

Yes MINDFUL OF HISTORY ….. NO MORE BROTHERS WARS EVER AGAIN !!

@@oceanhome2023 agree. We are now brothers and sisters 😊

If you read the industry accord after WW 1 there was a major collaboration initiative with regards to steelworks industry plans between German, France and England, it was headed by several developers who wanted to focus on trade routes and railway developments, Poland, Romania and Ukraine would have been the granaries of Europe that would have fed this massive scale project, Even Junker was on the accords, but then the Great Depression happen

Iron cross

@@kevin-parratt-artist Oh you think we in the USA don’t speak multiple languages? There are numerous languages spoken here. French, Korean, Deutsch and English by many of my friends and family. USAF 21 years.

@@kevin-parratt-artist Why did you feel compelled to throw in that little insult? How many languages do you speak? I am reasonably versed in 4 and know the basics of another 6.

@@theclephane2914 I don't understand why that ass-clown you responded to, chose to throw in that snide little comment about languages. BTW, thanks for your service, US AFRES here 1982-1988.

Yeah because you guys have the terrain and laws to do so. Its clearly not because you guys have the experience...🤣

@@NickTheQuick82 Let me remind you which air force won the war over Europe in WWII again...

Go cry elsewhere....this isn't what this documentary is about

Britain deserves to be nuked

@@sanynava9160 go cry somewhere else Nazi don't think the world as forgotten. German atrocities

Maybe if the britts kept letting Hitler take more and more there would have been no ww2 so thanks

You miss the point. WELT is about German engineering. The guys who do these documentaries are engineering nerds. I congratulate them.

... for now. Their military budget is about to blow up. They'll be the 3rd largest military spender behind only the US and China.

Your also wrong about the luftwaffe but the guy above me is right

You are correct....this other guy is caught up in his feelings...however with the recent commitment in funding they can be great again

@@sanynava9160 with that recent budget increase luftwaffe will buy additional 35 pieces of F35 from the US.

They had, it was called Japan

sag das als Deutscher und alle nennen dich Nazi. Ich finde nicht dass wir Deutschen wieder Kriege führen sollten, nur weil wir das wohl gut können/konnten. Gruß von einem ehemaligen Panzergrenadier.

We need another strong military western country to protect democracy. If we have another Trump that becomes a Xi or Putin, we will need help to self neutralize.

@@HenryAusLuebeck the German peoples are better people then they once were. I think Germany has show they can be trusted and won't repeat history.

هذه الدولة هي الوحيدة من تردع التفوق العسكري الروسي في المستقبل.لذي لا يجب على الاوربيين أن لا يخافوا من ضهور هتلر رقم 2لان الألمان استفادوا من التجارب التاريخية السابقة

Ss

Is it cuz you knew them differently from back then?

@@RoseRose-nt4ju no its because they were giving out candy in ww2

Z , for mother land

I'm with you on that! My Grandfather fought the Germans at the battle of the bulge!

Apparently not, over half their planes aren't flightworthy

Scary to know that they COULD have won WW2 with their advanced technology.

@@MrMJmusicLover people say that was due to reverse engineering of alien technology…just like the US does.

@@raevj Aliens crash landed in Germany? 🤔

@@pottierkurt1702 they are great engineers they just rather not spend money on defense they've been skimping on it since the 1990s it wasn't until the 2014 they hiked they're spending to meet NATO's 2% of GDP Target

@Shawn 🏴‍☠️ Stafford Yes they are evocative along with the 'bullseye' of the British I suppose and I wasn't ever a part of that time! So I'm surprised that it's emotional for me in a good way, like seeing the cavalry coming over the horizon. . . . Goodness WTF. is that all about?

@@johnzuijdveld9585 Those who advocate you lived before or memories passed down in your genes! I have strange things like that also!

The blood is strong

i agree !!!! glad to see that cross and germany has joined us. hope it is always that way. We are indeed brothers, cousins, kin.

@@johnzuijdveld9585 i think the bullseye is not a good idea. after all it is just like a TARGET.

it is funny to me this especially when freedom of speech , it is used by M T G on her witness stand defending herself .

Did the British teach you those words it was when you attacked us and we beat you we will always look at you the same as we always have make no mistake

*90,000 Ft./ 30 KM or it can zoom Climb to 120,000 Ft/ 40 KM

Also SR-71 uses Pratt & Whitney J 58 Producing 32,500 Lbs Thrust Vs. F-104 uses General Electric J 79 Producing 11,900 Lbs Dry / 17,900 Lbs W/Afterburner.

Allot of American pilots died in the 104 bc Lockheed new it was junk they got caught paying congress off to vote there planes in many times

Do you drive German car, Sir?

Doesn't do much sitting in the hangar when Ukranians are being slaughtered.

Their exceptional engineering cost them dearly in WW2. Designing a tank to last 100,000 miles when Russia was mass producing the crude, but effective T-34 overwhelmed the superior but slowly produced Panzers and Tigers.

@@misterbig9025 no I go not I drive a Chevy Silverado 2001 she works well after all these years, my friend drives a foreign car with problems big time.

USA and Germany Allies from now forever 💪

Yes, prior to reunification....

@A p Yes, but can they now come to their senses & move from warlike to a peaceful society? All the world's people should help in this movement.

@@healinghumanity1782 They have too much testosterone

@@misterbig9025 When the house is on fire, there is no time to play!!

war is a bisness engin.

Duuuh, how else are you supposed to start one?

i personally prefer keys to start things.

@@chaowingchinghongfingshong3109 and i support kalergi plan

Ah yes. Jerry planes since WW2

This is just bullshit from the finest. Why you tell people such an utterly crap? Photos from 45 look the same as 89...yeah sure. You probably never seen pictures from what you talking about. And I take every bet that you're a west german! People like you are the problem with the unification of Germany and probably still have a Wall in the Head! We build it by ourselves and all the example city's you talked about were already restored before the wall was build and Germany was divided. Thanks to the Marshall Plan and not thanks to west Germany 🤦‍♂️ Grow up Dude and become adult! Sheessshh

Oh if u slept in a cave the peak of nato commitment was within the 80s beginning 90s. Blame the 90s and the british resentiment to cut the the german army up to 340k members in the 2+4 treaty. because they still feared us. with the gdr army we were the second largest army well trained on both west and east block fighter jets.

only 30 years???

You are right. The Luftwaffe will get F-35s... we just don't know how long this will take. And as far as I understood it, they're also planning to purchase more Typhoons/Eurofighters. But it is going to take time. You simply cannot fix something in a short amount of time that has been broken for close to twenty, maybe even thirty years.

It's propaganda video

Correction they are NOT maintained at all that is why less than Half are available and less than a Third of Helicopters are available. That is why the Germans asked for the UK to GIVE Germany, Free of Charge, its retiring Tornadoes because Germany BOUGHT NO SPARES. Uranus Von Der Liaring, as German defence Minister, did not see any need for "spare parts". Now she wants to Head Up an EU Armed Forces without any spare parts to save money????

A few Germans..soon to be brand new Americans invented the jet.

@@kellytourigny4228 No. The Germans did. Messerschmitt Me 262 The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft.

@@MrMJmusicLover He's ESL. I think he's saying the Germans will now be flying Yankee jets against common threats.

Yes and we Americans invented the airplane in 1903

Have you been dreaming 1. STOPPING the Baltic States sending military aid to Ukraine is GUTLESS and sign of cowardice 2. Still donating Billions to Russia by Oil and Gas purchases 3. Sending HELMETS is NOT military aid OR any form of support for Ukraine 4. Spending SO LITTLE on Defence is betrayal That is NOT standing up to EVIL, that is complicate behaviour?

This is a German perspective on the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). I don't think WELT has the resources, desire or access to the Swedish Airforce. Germany is cultivating its martial culture once more, as is Japan. German citizens will become more interested in the military again, and the Luftwaffe is the most important branch of their armed forces. If nothing else, it's the nuclear-sharing that is critical for German security and the enforcement of NATO's Mutual Defense Clause (Article 5). If you're curious, the B-61 is the ordnance that can carry a nuclear warhead. Nuclear weapons are always a part of modern warfare calculus

Then their asses got handed to them. Without nuclear weapons.

not really they lost air superiority to britain during the battle of britain germany's strength during both world wars was always its army

its not a copy. france just dropped out of the programm and dont wanted to build a fighterjet from the scratch.

In fight simulations only the F-22 has a slightly higher win-ratio against the Typhoon.., as well against the Rafale. But beside the F-22, the Typhoon & Rafale rule the skies, even against the Su-57. Russian fighters may look the part, or like copies, but inside, mechanically & electronically they are almost 2 decades behind.

Dont fear little Baby. This time we will fight together.

They went to Harvard?⚡⚡☠❓

100% agree with your comment this video made me quite sick but never forget the mighty Spitfire massively Outnumbered by the Luftwaffe but nevertheless Britain made them look like Missguided school boys🇬🇧 all the way

It's not an Iron Cross, it's the cross of the Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum, or Teutonic Knights, & goes back to the 12th century. In 1813 it was recommissioned as the symbol on the Prussian war flag, & has been in use in the German Army ever since. It has nothing to do with Nazism. The Nazis just loved their ancient mystical symbols, like runes, the solar wheel, the swastika, & o/c the mythical Teutonic Knights, etc..

You are wrong the symbol the Nazi symbol actually was reversed and actually came from India

@@raboratory the chuek Knights cross bears no resume no resemblance to the German Iron Cross whatsoever but I do agree they were obsessed we're trying to discover the old ways but got too big for their boots and were simply smashed to rubble and may I add right and so

Do not wet your panties, little girlies. The Iron Cross is "the" German emblem and will remain forever! Even 3 crying girls here in the chat won't change anything... lol

Well the Eurofighter is a Gen 4 Jet and the latest Russian is a Gen 5 jet. So the Russian would be better. You need a F-35 to compete with the latest Russian Jet, greetings from Germany btw

@@rage_scorpio5494 Perhaps now, in light of Ukraine situation, missile technology is a bigger decider? Greetings from New Zealand.

@@andrewrobertson3894 Yes let´s put it that way. I watched a docu about our German Bundeswehr and one of the fighter Pilots said, that today it´s not like in the Top Gun movies anymore with all the dog fighting and cool stunts. Today it´s more like how fast can I go in there, drop a bomb and get out. So if we consider that, than you are completely fine with a Gen 4 fighter Jet, you just need one of the best bombs and Germany has the tech to back it up. Our bombs and missiles are extremely advanced, laser guided missiles with 2 systems to back one up if the other system fails. I don´t know if Russia has this kinda stuff but if not, then not even a Gen 5 Jet would be helpful.

@@rage_scorpio5494 interesting. What do you think about the complete absence of the T14 Armata tank in this current conflict?

@@andrewrobertson3894 Well....The T14 Armata is on paper and extremely good tank but I think Russia just showed off with it and did not have the resources to build a huge amount of these tanks, since it was still in development after they showed it to the public. But if it would be finished, I think the latest Leopard 2 tank could deal with it as well.

They don't.

If you study the losses of German Luftwaffe units in WW2, you will find that the number of fatal accidents, that had nothing to do with damage from enemy contact, was incredibly high. Some units even lost more pilots to accidents than to enemy action. So I'd say it is worth the additional effort 😉

@@codiersklave I'm talking about the statistic about having a modern warplane not the very history. Thinking how much for the maintenance for one fight plane , no wonder we only buy 12 fighter jet. 4 or 8 are for operational the other are for inventory. I don't know if single engine fighter low maintenance cost would work.

They took a mean L twice 😂😂😂

Frightend?ha ha🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@@andrewharvey9157 Definitely respected but not feared.

They lost two world wars!

There's a reason the US turned everything around in WWII. They outproduced every military in the world several times over. Guns, plains, bullets, ships, tanks, and soldiers. You name it; they had more than you. Most US tech is under wraps; give them a reason to show all of their cards like in WWII, and then you'll see some REAL shit.

turbo props are younger than jets...

Default NATO interceptor scramble time is 15 minutes. 5 minutes at DEFCON 3. What you are referring to is DEFCON 2, but I'd say it doesn't make much sense to keep pilots at this alert level year after year without the situation demanding it.

The Cold War is over. 5 minutes is totally fine

@@morlin985 To be successful, the military must train for war, not peace. If I was running things, there would be a combat air patrol orbiting 24/7 and a two-minute scramble time. When I was a soldier, we did not train for peace. That is how to lose a war.

Both engines can be swapped out in 45 minutes.

No fly zone means total war with Russia. That gives Russia the go ahead to use nuclear weapons.

@Black George lol yeah that’s not why, NATOs tech makes Russian forces laughable.

No Fly Zone is WW3. In a no fly zone,Nato air force must takedown Russian aircrafts that fly over Ukraine and bomb air defence missile locations inside of Russia that could target them while flying in Ukraine's air space. It would escalate to a nuclear war in hours.

Grrrreat idea! If you're impressed by that, you will be even more impressed by the nuclear missiles that will start flying then.

Could imagine Neville Chamberlain saying something like that - the last time a European leader was cowed by a bully with an overestimated sense of invincibility.