Following the untimely death of Wever in early June 1936 in an aviation-related accident, by the late 1930s the Luftwaffe had no clear purpose. The air force was not subordinated to the army support role, and it was not given any particular strategic mission. German doctrine fell between the two concepts. The Luftwaffe was to be an organisation capable of carrying out broad and general support tasks rather than any specific mission. Mainly, this path was chosen to encourage more flexible use of air power and offer the ground forces the right conditions for a decisive victory. In fact, on the outbreak of war, only 15% of the Luftwaffe's aircraft were devoted to ground support operations, counter to the long-held myth that the Luftwaffe was designed for only tactical and operational missions.
Following the untimely death of Wever in early June 1936 in an aviation-related accident by the late 1930s the Luftwaffe had no clear purpose The air force was not subordinated to the army support role and it was not given any particular strategic mission German doctrine fell between the two concepts The Luftwaffe was to be an organisation capable of carrying out broad and general support tasks rather than any specific mission Mainly this path was chosen to encourage more flexible use of air power and offer the ground forces the right conditions for a decisive victory In fact on the outbreak of war only 15% of the Luftwaffe's aircraft were devoted to ground support operations counter to the long-held myth that the Luftwaffe was designed for only tactical and operational missions