World War 2 German Weapons - Aircraft, Armor, Guns and Warships
The Germans in World War 2 maintained the battlefield advantage until about 1944 when their fortunes changed for the worse.
For much of the fighting in World War 2, the Germans held a certain mastery of the battlefield. The Luftwaffe fielded two of the best fighters in the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and were the first service in the world to introduce a jet-powered fighter operationally. On land, their prowess in tank design was limited only by available resources and general reliability. The Navy proved another matter as the focus fell to the underater 'U-boat' fleet as opposed to development of mighty capital ships and aircraft carriers. In the end, the Germans found themselves on the losing side of yet another World War and were furthermore divided into an East and West state during the ensuing Cold War. Its military industry would require decades in a return to prominence.