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Germany

Contents

  1. Key Facts
  2. The Country
    1. Geography
    2. National History
    3. Further National Information
  3. Aviation
  4. Markings
    1. Civil Aircraft Registrations
  5. Aircraft Operators
    1. Military Air Arms
    2. Central Government Agencies
    3. Public Service Aviation
    4. Commercial Aviation
    5. Private Aviation
  6. Industry
    1. Aircraft Manufacturers
    2. Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
  7. Airfields
    1. Civil Airports & Airfields
    2. Military Air Bases & Airfields
  8. On Show
    1. Aviation Museums
    2. Airshow Dates
  9. More Information
    1. Aviation-Related Magazines
    2. Aviation Bibliography
    3. Web Links
 


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Federal Republic of Germany

(Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Key Facts

Date of Independence: 18 January 1871
Total Area Ranking: 62nd in the World
Population Size Ranking: 14th in the World
GDP Ranking: 4th in the World

The Country

Geography

Germany is located in the northern part of Western Europe, with coastlines on both the Baltic and North Seas. It is bordered by nine states – Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. The most populous state in Europe after Russia, Germany is also the leading industrial power and includes some of the most fertile farmland and richest coalfields in Europe.

The country is made up of three main areas – the Northern Plain, the Central Uplands and the Bavarian Alps. The Northern Plain extends inland for about 160 km (100 miles) from the coast, and has an average height of only 90 m (295 ft) above sea level. The rolling hills of the Central Uplands are home to the major urban and industrial concentrations. The rugged Bavarian Alps are densely forested in the lower-lying regions. The total land area is 349,520 sq km (134,910 sq miles).

The Population of 82.4 million (2000 figure) is 92% German, 3% other European, 2% Turkish and 3% other ethnic groups. 35% of the population is Roman Catholic, 36% Protestant, 2% Muslim and 27% other faiths. The capital city is Berlin.

Between 1949 and 1990, the country was formally partitioned into two nations: East Germany and West Germany. Aviation in East Germany will be covered on a separate page.

National History

Summary Narrative History

Timeline – Key Dates in German History

Further National Information

BBC News Profile: Denmark
Yahoo Germany page
wikipedia: Germany
wikipedia: History of Germany

Aviation

Text to be added on the development of aviation in Germany.

Markings

Civil Aircraft Registrations

German civil aircraft were registered in the series D-xxxx onwards from 1919, with the registration in numbers not letters, but this changed to letters in 1934, i.e D-AAAA onwards. Civil aircraft used by the military swapped the D- registration prefix for a WL- prefix, 1934-1945. After 1945 the D-xxxx letter sequence was resumed.

Aircraft Operators

Military Air Arms

Current military air arms-
Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Naval Aviation (Marineflieger)
Army Aviation (Heeresfliegertruppen)

Historical military air arms-
Naval Aviation (Marine-Fliegerabteilung) [1910-1920]
Army Aviation (Luftstreitkräfte) [1910-1920]