Imperial German Army
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The Imperial German Army, officially referred to as the German Army, was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany und
German Army hussars on the attack during maneuvers, 1912
German infantry charging across open ground on the battlefield, 1914
Imperial and state cockades
Draftees of the German Army, 1898
Luftstreitkräfte
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The Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte – known before October 1916 as Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches – was the air arm of the Imperial German Army. In English-language sources it is usually ref
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…that attracted the best machinists. Apart from aircraft, the army's regulation of the rest of the war economy was largely inefficient. The Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte, known before October 1916 as Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches (The Air Corps of the German Empire), was the over-land air arm of the…
Ernst von Hoeppner
Leutnant Max Immelmann with his first Fokker Eindecker, E.13/15
Gotha G.V
Allbatros C.VII# C.1283/16