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 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-engine fighters | 787 | 898 | 945 | 980 | 1063 | 1469 | 1305 |
| Twin-engine fighters | 219 | 105 | 58 | 114 | 151 | n/a | n/a |
| Night fighters | 63 | 148 | 203 | 378 | 572 | 808 | 485 |
| Fighter-bombers | 119 | 124 | 40 | 216 | 278 | ||
| Anti-shipping aircraft | 83 | n/a | |||||
| Ground attack aircraft | n/a | n/a | 19 | 61 | 352 | 613 | 712 |
| Dive-bombers | 294 | 260 | 249 | 413 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Night harassment aircraft | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 305 | 302 | 215 |
| Twin-engine bombers | 960 | 931 | 1119 | 1269 | 841 | ||
| Four-engine bombers | 7 | 4 | 41 | 33 | 97 | ||
| Multi-engine bombers | 294 | 37 | |||||
| Reconnaissance aircraft | 185 | 282 | 188 | 215 | 153 | 176 | 143 |
| Army cooperation aircraft | 135 | 388 | 209 | 251 | 210 | 293 | 309 |
| Coastal aircraft | 162 | 76 | 64 | 149 | 123 | 60 | 45 |
| Transport aircraft | 226 | 212 | 365 | 414 | 719 | 269 | 10 |
| Kampfgeschwader 200 (misc. aircraft) |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 65 | 206 | 70 |
| Total: | 3157 | 3428 | 3500 | 4493 | 4929 | 4573 | 3331 |
See also
References and links
- Price, Alfred (1997). The Luftwaffe Data Book. Greenhill Books. ISBN 1853672939.