“Allied air power was the greatest single reason for the German defeat.”

Quoted in "Tail-End Charlies: The Last Battles of the Bomber War, 1944-45" - by John Nichol, Tony Rennell - History - 2006.

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German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II 1885–1960

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