What does LW stand for?

Luftwaffe (German: air force)

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Mr Logan's pregnant mother Florence, father Michael, and brother Frank, aged just five, were all killed by the German Luftwaffe who struck their shelter in Henry Street.

City in need of new memorial; LIVING HISTORY: Preserving Blitz ...

COVENTRY faced the might of the German war machine on November 14, 1940, when the Luftwaffe caused terrible destruction during an air raid that lasted more than ten hours.

RememberWhen? 1940

The aircraft has entered service with the British Royal Air Force, the German Luftwaffe, the Italian Aeronautica Militare, the Spanish Air Force and the Austrian Air Force.

United Arab Emirates: Military order likely to steal limelight at ...

Schoolchildren were sent from their parents to ensure survival from the German Luftwaffe and often were out of contact with them for months and sometimes even years at a time.

Sent to place of safety

9781591143604 Night fighters; Luftwaffe and RAF air combat over Europe, 1939-1945.

Night fighters; Luftwaffe and RAF air combat over Europe, 1939-1945

STALAG Luft II and its predecessor Stalag Luft I, at Barth on the Baltic coast, were under the direct control of the Luftwaffe headed by Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering.

The great survivors

Many people believe that the age of jet aviation began in the final days of World War II when the German Luftwaffe produced a few new jet-fighter aircraft to patrol the skies over central Europe in a final, desperate effort to hold off the massive bomber raids of the Allies.

Roaring Thunder: A Novel of the Jet Age

Gaunt was one of 2,936 RAF pilots who took part in dogfights against the German Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940.

Time to honour 'The Few' September 15 is the day when we officially ...