The twin-engined He 111 was the mainstay of the Luftwaffe's bomber arm at the start of World War ll. Accompanied by the Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber it provided the aerial striking power for all the early Blitzkrieg campaigns sweeping all before it throughout the first 12 months of hostilities. Although it was found wanting when faced by the RAF during the Battle of Britain it gained new renown on the Eastern Front. The He 111 bomber was in action against the Russians from the first day of the war until the last. It played a part in all the major battles & was employed in a wide variety of roles including operating as a strategic bomber torpedo-bomber (over both the Arctic Ocean & the Black Sea) train-buster interim nightfighter & latterly as an auxiliary transport.