page_title: Luftwaffe
section_title: The Cold War  and afterwards
hierarchical_section_title: Luftwaffe / The Cold War  and afterwards
caption_attribution_description: Beschreibung: Eurofighter in Laage, ca 2000
context_page_description: The Luftwaffe is the name for the air force of Germany.
  This was the name for the air force of Germany during the Third Reich when Adolf Hitler was in power. It has also been the name for the air force since it was re-established in 1955 during the era of the Cold War. Luftwaffe means Air weapon in English.
context_section_description: Once again, the Allies prohibited Germany from having an air force. The Russians were in the eastern half of Germany, and this half became East Germany. The British, French and Americans were in the western half, and this half became West Germany. These became countries in their own right, and East Germany became a Russian puppet state. In case a new war started with Russia and East Germany as enemies, the Western Allies finally allowed West Germany to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), an organization of western countries which wanted there to be peace throughout the world. NATO allowed West Germany to have an air force because the country was right next to East Germany.
caption: The Eurofighter Typhoon
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