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The Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte (, German Air Force)—known before October 1916 as the Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches (Imperial German Flying Corps) or simply Die Fliegertruppe—was the World War I (1914–18) air arm of the German Army, of which it remained an integral part. In English-language sources it is usually referred to as the Imperial German Air Service, although that is not a literal translation of either name. German naval aviators serving with the Marine-Fliegerabteilung remained an integral part of the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). Both military branches, the army and navy, operated conventional aircraft, balloons and Zeppelins.
Luftstreitkräfte is a German word which literally means air force. In particular it may refer to:
- Luftstreitkräfte, the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I (only called the Luftstreitkräfte from 1916)
- Luftstreitkräfte der NVA, the air force of the German Democratic Republic (1956 to 1990)
- Austrian Air Force, known in German as the Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte