Luftwaffe Airfield

Articles on the WW2 German Airfield called Flugplatz and on the Fliegerhorst – the Luftwaffe Air Bases used during the war.

The Deelen Air Base Museum offers a compelling insight into one of the Netherlands’ most historically significant military …

Posted January 11, 2026 (updated January 12, 2026) by Patrick

Flugplatz Oranienburg was an airfield north of Berlin. It was built between 1936 and 1939 and was one …

Posted February 18, 2024 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

The German Luftwaffe started to take over and build airfields as soon as the German forces invaded Denmark …

Posted October 10, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Already in 1939 the first operational jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, was tested on the almost circular …

Posted July 23, 2023 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

The airfield, Fliegerhorst Gatow, was officially opened by Adolf Hitler in September 1935 and housed two of most …

Posted February 12, 2023 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

When the Second World War broke out, the airfield was officially closed in 1940 and the hangar blown …

Posted May 9, 2021 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 or I./NJG 1 was stationed on this Luftwaffe base, not only Night fighters were stationed here. …

Posted November 3, 2020 (updated January 16, 2026) by Patrick

Grey concrete buildings rise out the sea in the Gulf of Danzig, at first glance it looks like …

Posted May 4, 2020 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

Stutzpunktgruppe Katwijk is a defensive strongpoint from the North sea inland to airport Valkenburg near Den Hague in …

Posted February 16, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick