The Luftwaffe’s Last Morning — How One Mission Destroyed Germany’s Air Power...

Описание: On the morning of January 1st, 1945, the Luftwaffe launched its final gamble.
Operation Bodenplatte was designed to cripple Allied air power in a single, massive surprise attack. Hundreds of German fighters skimmed treetops, crossed enemy lines at dawn, and struck airfields across Belgium and the Netherlands.
For a few hours, the plan seemed to work.
Runways burned. Aircraft exploded on the ground. Allied bases were caught off guard.
But behind the smoke lay a catastrophe.
German anti-aircraft guns—kept in the dark for secrecy—shot down their own aircraft. Navigation errors scattered formations. Fuel margins vanished. And when the morning ended, the Luftwaffe had lost what it could never replace: its pilots.
Veteran commanders died leading formations. Teenagers with minimal training faced modern air defenses for the first time. Many survived enemy fire only to be shot down returning home.
The Allies replaced destroyed aircraft in days.
Germany could not replace the men.
This video tells the full story of Operation Bodenplatte—the last major offensive of the Luftwaffe, and the mission that ended it as a fighting force.
Not with defeat in the air.
But with a decision made in desperation.
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