# Junkers Ju 87 — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [July 29, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/junkers-ju-87-whe-definition-discussion/3751 "2024-07-29T08:57:45Z")\
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The Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka' was a two-seater dive-bomber plane used by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) in various theatres of the Second World War (1939-45). The Stuka, with its distinctive angled wings, excelled when combined with armoured divisions in Germany's blitzkrieg ('lightning war') tactics in the early years of the war, but its inferior speed and manoeuvrability compared to single-seat fighters meant that it was ultimately restricted to hitting static targets where the Luftwaffe enjoyed air superiority.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Junkers\_Ju\_87/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Junkers_Ju_87/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/junkers-ju-87-whe-definition-discussion/3751/2 "2026-07-28T22:49:18Z")

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