German Air Sports Association

The German Air Sports Association (Deutscher Luftsportverband, or DLV e. V.) was an organisation founded in March 1933, shortly after the Nazi Party came to power. Officially, it served as the national umbrella organisation for air sports in Nazi Germany. In reality, it functioned as a covert means of developing military aviation in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, which prohibited Germany from having an air force. The DLV provided training for future Luftwaffe pilots and personnel under the guise of civilian aviation activities. Its chairman was Bruno Loerzer, a World War I flying ace, while Hermann Göring, the Reich Minister of Aviation, played a key role in overseeing its operations.

In 1937, the DLV was succeeded by the National Socialist Flyers Corps (Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps, NSFK), which continued to promote and oversee air sports and aviation training within the framework of the Nazi military apparatus. The NSFK played a key role in preparing Germany for aerial warfare and advancing the country's military aviation capabilities.

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