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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Luftwaffe air corps
military unit
allegiance Wehrmacht
category Luftwaffe corps
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
engagedIn bombing operations
close air support missions
historicalEra 20th century
historicalSignificance major Luftwaffe formation in Eastern Front operations
languageOfCommand German
militaryAlliance Axis
militaryBranch Luftwaffe
militaryFormationOf Germany
notableFor supporting German Army operations on the Eastern Front
operatedOnFront Eastern Front of World War II
operationalPeriod World War II
partOf Luftwaffe
primaryFunction air support for ground forces
role close air support
ground attack operations
tactical bombing
sideInConflict Axis powers
subordinateTo Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
theater Eastern Front
type air corps
usedAircraftType bombers
dive bombers
ground-attack aircraft

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
VIII. Fliegerkorps ("Luftwaffe corps")
category
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
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