A pep talk from the Reichsmarschall

17th November 1943: The head of the Luftwaffe meets some of the fighter pilots defending the Reich

Luftwaffe Me 110 nightfighter.

The Allied bombing of Germany was now an almost daily event, whether by the USAAF by day or the RAF at night. They were both sustaining significant losses - but so too was their principal adversary, the Luftwaffe. The technological race between the two sides would continue until the end of the war, with constant improvement…