No. 83 Group RAF

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No. 83 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force formation that played a key operational role in providing air support to Allied ground forces in Northwest Europe during the later stages of the Second World War.

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No. 83 Group RAF canonical 3
No. 83 Group (historical) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force group
military formation
alliance Allies of World War II
surface form: Allies
areaOfOperations Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
branch Royal Air Force
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
militaryBranchType air force formation
notableFor key operational role in Northwest Europe
partOf RAF Second Tactical Air Force
surface form: Second Tactical Air Force
role air superiority
close air support
interdiction
tactical air support
subordinateTo Allied Expeditionary Air Force
supported Allied ground forces
British Army
Canadian Army
supportedOperation Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy campaign

Operation Overlord
advance across Northwest Europe
theatre Northwest Europe
timePeriod later stages of the Second World War
typeOfSupport air cover for ground operations
armed reconnaissance
fighter-bomber missions
interdiction of enemy communications

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2nd TAF component No. 83 Group RAF
Royal Air Force operational commands hasCurrentRepresentative No. 83 Group RAF
this entity surface form: No. 83 Group (historical)