The following table summarizes the operational strength of the German air force, the Luftwaffe, by general category of aircraft.
The period covered is World War II from 1940 to 1945, starting at part way through of the Battle of Britain which started on 10 July, 1940 to near end of the war and the German unconditional surrender on 8 May, 1945.
Class: 17 August 1940 24 June 1941 27 July 1942 17 May 1943 31 May 1944 10 January 1945 9 April 1945Single-engine fighters 787 898 945 980 1063 1469 1305Twin-engine fighters 219 105 58 114 151 n/a n/aNight fighters 63 148 203 378 572 808 485 Fighter-bombers 119 124 40 216 278 Anti-shipping aircraft83n/aGround attack aircraft n/a n/a 19 61 352 613 712Dive-bombers 294 260 249 413 n/a n/a n/aNight harassment aircraft n/a n/a n/a n/a 305 302 215Twin-engine bombers 960 931 1119 1269 841 Four-engine bombers 7 4 41 33 97Multi-engine bombers29437Reconnaissance aircraft 185 282 188 215 153 176 143Army cooperation aircraft 135 388 209 251 210 293 309Coastal aircraft 162 76 64 149 123 60 45Transport aircraft 226 212 365 414 719 269 10Kampfgeschwader 200 (misc. aircraft) n/a n/a n/a n/a 65 206 70Total: 3157 3428 3500 4493 4929 4573 3331
See also Luftwaffe World War II
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