English: Items from Wehrmacht Luftwaffe, the Air Force of Nazi Germany, on display in the World War II exhibition at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base northeast of Dayton, Ohio. Photo taken by Logan Rickert in January 2022, originally published on Flickr.

• LUFTWAFFE – DEFENSE OF THE REICH – see WWII Luftwaffe Aircrews

By the fall of 1944, Luftwaffe (German Air Force) pilots faced the impossible task of defending Germany against the huge, escorted bomber formations of the USAAF by day and the Royal Air Force by night. By this time, many of its best fighter aces had been killed and replaced with inexperienced, poorly trained pilots.

• • German Fighter Pilot Service Dress; The right mannequin represents the service dress for a Luftwaffe fighter pilot with the rank of Hauptmann (or captain). The "day fighter clasp" above the left breast pocket identifies him as a fighter pilot. On his left breast pocket is a pilot's badge (an eagle over a laurel wreath), an Iron Cross First Class, and a black wound badge.

For further information, see uniforms and rank insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) at English Wikipedia