Soviet 16th Air Army

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air army formation of the Soviet Air Forces

The Soviet 16th Air Army was a major formation of the Soviet Air Forces that played a key role in World War II and later served as a principal air component of Soviet forces stationed in Germany during the Cold War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
16th Air Army (Soviet Union)	1
Soviet 16th Air Army canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air army ⓘ formation of the Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
alliance	Warsaw Pact ⓘ
areaOfOperations	Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ surface form: Soviet–German front in Eastern Europe territory of Germany ⓘ
branch	Air Force ⓘ
conflict	Cold War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
formedIn	1942 ⓘ
frontAssignment	1st Belorussian Front ⓘ Belorussian Front ⓘ Red Army Bryansk Front ⓘ surface form: Bryansk Front Central Front ⓘ Western Front ⓘ
garrisonDuringColdWar	East Germany ⓘ German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherCommandDuringColdWar	Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
historicalImportance	key Soviet tactical air formation on Eastern Front ⓘ principal Soviet air component in Germany during the Cold War ⓘ
notableAircraftType	bomber aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ
notableOperation	Battle of Berlin ⓘ Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ Operation Bagration ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponentInWWII	Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf	Soviet Air Forces ⓘ surface form: Red Army Air Forces Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
primaryMission	air defense of Soviet forces in East Germany ⓘ air support for Soviet ground forces in Germany ⓘ
role	operational-strategic air formation ⓘ tactical air force ⓘ
service	Soviet armed forces ⓘ surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
statusAfterColdWar	withdrawn from Germany ⓘ
successorStateContext	Russian Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: Russian Federation Armed Forces
theater	Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
timePeriod	Cold War ⓘ surface form: Cold War era Second World War era ⓘ
type	operational-level air formation ⓘ

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Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany → hasPart → Soviet 16th Air Army ⓘ

Eastern Front air operations → notableUnit → Soviet 16th Air Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: 16th Air Army (Soviet Union)