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Originally Posted by Kurfürst
From: The Luftwaffe in the Polish Campaign in 1939, by General der Flieger Wilhelm Speidel.
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Please excuse my my derision but I'd be about as apt to believe Herr Spiedels' assessment of the facts as I would the 1940 Telegraphs' claims for RAF aerial victories.
If you're going to cite a source then at least find one who doesn't have a vested interest in the issue and doesn't stem from one of the most notoriously censored and propagandist regimes to have ever existed.
I'm not saying that the Luftwaffe was laughable, just pointing out that they didn't enjoy the superiority which they are often misconceived as having. They were fortunate in being spared a prolonged campaign by some very poor French leadership and some very excellent Wehrmacht soldiering. The Luftwaffe fared quite indifferently considering their advantages and the facts reflect this if you care to examine them.
That said I'm out of this topic, check out the book I posted if you would like to read about some exceptional German airmanship.