Military Aviation in Germany
The history of military aviation began already shortly after the invention of the first aeroplanes in the 19th century. Many aviation pioneers hoped that aviation would unite people and bring peace.
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Blick in die Ausstellung "Zwischenlandung"
Blick in die Ausstellung "Zwischenlandung"
Trümmerstück nach dem Angriff auf Rotterdam 1940, Portal des Rotterdamer Waisenhauses,
Blick in die Ausstellung "Zwischenlandung"
Blick in die Ausstellung "Zwischenlandung"
Plakat zur Ausstellung "Zwischenlandung"
Jacke und Hose des Zwangsarbeiters Jacobus Sanger
But the employment of aeroplanes and airships in military conflicts even prior to World War I proved the opposite. Within just a few decades, humans had developed range and destructiveness of weapon systems to such an extent that they were able to destroy entire cities.
