The German losses were considerable and near-irrecoverable. The Luftwaffe had more than 2,500 aircrew killed or missing plus nearly 1,000 taken prisoner. The great cohort of combat experience gained in Spain, Norway and France had been severely diminished. The material losses were also high – nearly 2,000 fighters and bombers destroyed. Fighter Command suffered too, with 544 dead, and the RAF losing 1,744 aircraft.
