VIII. Fliegerkorps
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VIII. Fliegerkorps was a Luftwaffe air corps of Nazi Germany that played a major role in close air support and bombing operations on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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| instanceOf |
Luftwaffe air corps
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military unit → |
| allegiance |
Wehrmacht
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| category |
Luftwaffe corps
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Nazi Germany
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| engagedIn |
bombing operations
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close air support missions → |
| historicalEra |
20th century
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| historicalSignificance |
major Luftwaffe formation in Eastern Front operations
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| languageOfCommand |
German
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| militaryAlliance |
Axis
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| militaryBranch |
Luftwaffe
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| militaryFormationOf |
Germany
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| notableFor |
supporting German Army operations on the Eastern Front
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| operatedOnFront |
Eastern Front of World War II
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| operationalPeriod |
World War II
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| partOf |
Luftwaffe
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| primaryFunction |
air support for ground forces
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| role |
close air support
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ground attack operations → tactical bombing → |
| sideInConflict |
Axis powers
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| subordinateTo |
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
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| theater |
Eastern Front
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| type |
air corps
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| usedAircraftType |
bombers
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dive bombers → ground-attack aircraft → |
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VIII. Fliegerkorps
("Luftwaffe corps")
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category |
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Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
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commanded |