EARLY AIR POWER

THEORISTS

by

S Q N L D R W A S H I R A S A K P O O S I T

MAJOR GENERAL

WALTHER WEVER

L U F T W A F F E

AIM

BACKGROUND

AIRPOWER IMPORTANCE

STRATEGIES & DOCTRINE

MAJGEN WALTHER WEVER

WW I Army Officer

Early Hitler Devotee

First Flight Age 46

LUFTWAFFET h e E a r l y D a y s

LUFTWAFFET h e E a r l y D a y s

HERMAN GOERING

Air Minister / Commander In Chief

INDEPENDENT SERVICE ARM 1933

WEVER, DEFACTO CHIEF OF STAFF

LUFTWAFFE GENERAL STAFF 1936

WALTHER

WEVER

HERMAN WALTHER

GOERING WEVER

HERMAN WALTHER ERHARD

GOERING WEVER MILCH

DOCTRINE & STRATEGIES

DOCTRINE & STRATEGIES DR ROBERT KNAUSS REPORT

Borrowed from Douhet

DOCTRINE & STRATEGIES DR ROBERT KNAUSS REPORT

Borrowed from Douhet

WEVER

Strategic Bomber High Priority

DOCTRINE & STRATEGIES DR ROBERT KNAUSS REPORT

Borrowed from Douhet

WEVER

Strategic Bomber High Priority

Aircraft Industry

Lacked Capacity

DIELUFTKRIEGFUHRUNG(1935) Conduct Of The Air War

LUFTWAFFE

Complement Other Services

National Strategy

Will Determine Battle Form

DOCTRINE & STRATEGIES

CRITICAL TASKS Air Superiority

Army / Naval Support

Strategic Attack

Interdiction

STRATEGIC ATTACK Quickly Affect War’s Course

Army / Naval Preparations

Stalemate

Economic Destruction Needed

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS Specialist Training

Air War Academy

Air Technical Academy

Luftwaffe General Staff

Formed 1 August 1936

CONCLUSION

QUESTIONS

WHAT IFWever Had Lived Through WW II

and

Wever’s Strategic Plans For The Luftwaffe Had Been

Implemented