I recently found a WWII Nazi Luftwaffe helmet with a name inside, this sparked a journey; are there any sort of public-knowledge lists of all soldiers involved in the Luftwaffe? I’m trying to put his backstory together and simply cannot find the soldier based solely off of his name. Any advice?

Hello there! As your question is related to looking for identification/information regarding military personnel, our Guide on Military Identification may be of use to you. It provides a number of different resources, including how to request service records from a number of national agencies around the world, as well as graphical aids to assist in deciphering rank, unit, and other forms of badges or insignia. While the users here may still be able to lend you more assistance, hopefully this will provide a good place to start!