Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2
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Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2 was the senior command post of a major German Luftwaffe air fleet responsible for key air operations in multiple World War II campaigns.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2 canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Luftwaffe command post
ⓘ
air fleet headquarters ⓘ military command ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Axis military operations in Europe
ⓘ
German strategic air warfare ⓘ |
| campaign |
Balkan Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkans Campaign
Battle of Britain ⓘ Battle of France ⓘ Invasion of Poland ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Luftflotte system ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 ⓘ |
| function |
coordination of fighter and bomber units
ⓘ
directing air campaigns ⓘ planning air operations ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | headquarters ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key Luftwaffe operational command in multiple campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | German Air Force ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Albert Kesselring
ⓘ
Bruno Loerzer ⓘ Hugo Sperrle ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Luftwaffe High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Luftwaffe high command
|
| partOf |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | major Luftwaffe air operations ⓘ |
| role |
operational air fleet command
ⓘ
senior air command ⓘ |
| service |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
surface form:
German Luftwaffe
|
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
surface form:
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Reich Air Ministry ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
North Africa ⓘ Western Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| typeOfUnit | air fleet ⓘ |
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