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from wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_…
The Defence of the Reich (German: Reichsverteidigung) is the name given to the strategic defensive aerial
campaign fought by the Luftwaffe over German-occupied Europe and Germany itself during World War II.
Its aim was to prevent the destruction of German civilians, military and civil industries by the Western Allies.
The day and night air battles over Germany during war involved thousands of aircraft, units and aerial engagements
to counter the Allied strategic bombing campaign. The campaign was one of the longest sustained in the history of
aerial warfare. Along with the Battle of the Atlantic and the Allied blockade of Germany, it was the longest
campaign during 1939–45. The Luftwaffe's fighter force (Jagdwaffe) defended the airspace of German-occupied
territory against attack, first by RAF Bomber Command, and then Bomber Command and
the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
