"Sonderkommando \"Elbe\""@en . "300 fighter pilots" . . . "Black and White"@en . "\"Treu, Tapfer, Gehorsam\"" . . "1945Z"^^ . . "Sonderkommando \"Elbe\" was the name of a World War II Luftwaffe task force assigned to bring down heavy bombers by ramming aircraft into them mid-air. The tactic aimed to cause losses sufficient to halt or at least reduce the western Allies' bombing of Germany.The pilots were expected to parachute out either just before or after they had collided with their target."@en . "(\"loyal, valiant, obedient\")" . "special attackinterceptor" . . "2000 aircraft" . "1945Z"^^ . "2000 volunteers" . . "Balkenkreuz" . .