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Originally Posted by Broncazonk
I am beginning to believe that Luftwaffe losses in Poland set the stage for Luftwaffe losses during the Battle of France which set the stage for Luftwaffe losses during the Battle of Britain which set the stage for...
Bronc
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All true but it's also worth considering the intervals between campaigns: Poland in September 1939, then a six month gap until Denmark and Norway in April 1940, which overlapped with the Low Countries/France in May. French Armistice on 25 June, two week pause until the »
Kanalkampf« starts on 10 July, then the "intensified air war against England" opens on 13 August.
(Disclaimer: of course there was always something going on, even in the "gaps").
They did have a lot of time to replenish losses after Poland and absorb any tactical or technical lessons but that wasn't really true in the fighting from April 1940. I really don't know how you balance losses in combat against valuable experience gained by the survivors.