German air force, largely ineffective on D-Day thanks to Allied air superiority.
The German Air Force from the German words Lufte meaning "air" and Waffe meaning "weapon"
was name of German air force and Kreigsmarine was Geman navy.
The Deutsche Luftwaffe or (German: air force, literally "Air Weapon" ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. In German usage the word Luftwaffe can also be a generic term, so "die Britische Luftwaffe" would mean "the British Air Force."