8th Air Army (Soviet Union)

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air army formation of the Soviet Air Forces

The 8th Air Army was a major Soviet Air Force formation that played a key role in supporting Red Army ground operations on the Eastern Front during World War II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
8th Air Army	1
8th Air Army (Soviet Union) canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air army ⓘ formation of the Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
allegiance	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure	operational-level formation ⓘ
conflict	Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
garrisonCountry	Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCapability	air interdiction ⓘ fighter escort ⓘ ground-attack operations ⓘ tactical reconnaissance ⓘ
hasDoctrine	combined arms cooperation with ground forces ⓘ
hasDomain	military aviation ⓘ
hasLanguage	Russian ⓘ
hasTypeOfUnit	assault aviation division ⓘ bomber aviation division ⓘ fighter aviation division ⓘ night bomber regiment ⓘ reconnaissance aviation regiment ⓘ transport aviation unit ⓘ
historicalEra	20th century ⓘ
locationOfActivity	Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ territory of the Soviet Union ⓘ
militaryBranch	Air force ⓘ
militaryFunction	air cover for ground troops ⓘ interdiction of enemy supply lines ⓘ operational-tactical air support ⓘ
notableFor	contribution to Soviet victories on the Eastern Front ⓘ large-scale coordination with Soviet ground forces ⓘ supporting major Red Army offensives on the Eastern Front ⓘ supporting offensive and defensive operations of the Red Army ⓘ
operatedBy	Red Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ
partOf	Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	air superiority operations ⓘ close air support ⓘ support of Red Army ground operations ⓘ tactical bombing ⓘ
subordinateTo	Soviet High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
theater	Eastern Front ⓘ
timePeriod	World War II ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	military aviation formation ⓘ
usedAircraftClass	bomber aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Front air operations → notableUnit → 8th Air Army (Soviet Union) ⓘ

4th Ukrainian Front → hadComponent → 8th Air Army (Soviet Union) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 8th Air Army