The Luftwaffe of the Third Reich officially existed from 1933 -- 1945 .
Training had started in the 1920s , before the Third Reich election , and many aircraft made in the inter-war years were used during World War II .
The Luftwaffe of the Third Reich officially existed from 1933 -- 1945 but training had started in the 1920s , before the Nazi election , and many aircraft made in the inter-war years were used during World War II .