German Air Force

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air force military branch

The German Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Germany’s armed forces, responsible for national air defense, air operations, and support of NATO missions.

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Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
alliance	NATO →
conflict	Cold War →
country	Germany →
garrison	Büchel Air Base → Holzdorf Air Base → Laage Air Base → Laupheim Air Base → Neuburg Air Base → Nörvenich Air Base → Schleswig Air Base → Schönewalde → Wittmundhafen Air Base → Wunstorf Air Base →
headquartersLocation	Berlin → Cologne NERFINISHED →
historicalPredecessor	Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany →
inception	1956 →
language	German →
legalForm	branch of the armed forces of Germany →
mission	aerial refueling → air policing → air reconnaissance → airspace surveillance → strategic airlift → support to ground forces →
nativeLabel	Luftwaffe →
operatesIn	German airspace → NATO airspace →
partOf	Bundeswehr →
role	aerial warfare → air operations → national air defense → support of NATO missions →
sharesBorderWith	German Army → German Navy →
subordinateUnit	Air Transport Wing 62 → Air Transport Wing 63 → German Air Operations Command → German Space Situational Awareness Centre → Surface-to-Air Missile Wing 1 → Surface-to-Air Missile Wing 3 → Surface-to-Air Missile Wing 5 → Tactical Air Force Wing 31 "Boelcke" → Tactical Air Force Wing 33 → Tactical Air Force Wing 71 "Richthofen" → Tactical Air Force Wing 73 "Steinhoff" → Tactical Air Force Wing 74 →
uses	Airbus A310 MRTT → Airbus A330 MRTT → Airbus A400M Atlas → CH-53G helicopter → Eurofighter Typhoon NERFINISHED → H145M helicopter → IRIS-T missile → Meteor missile → Panavia Tornado NERFINISHED → Patriot air defense system → Sidewinder missile →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2 → Fighter Wing 52 ("German Air Force (Luftwaffe)") → Friedrich Obleser ("Bundesluftwaffe") → Johannes Steinhoff ("Bundeswehr Luftwaffe") → KG 53 → MG 81 → Walter Krupinski ("West German Air Force") →	militaryBranch
Airbus A310 → Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 → General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper → Grob G 120 → Meteor →	usedBy
BMW 801 ("German Air Force (Luftwaffe)") → Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 → Freya radar ("German Air Force (Luftwaffe)") → MiG-29 ("German Air Force (Luftwaffe)") →	operator
Bundeswehr ("Luftwaffe") → Daimler-Benz DB 601 → Sturmvogel → Training Wing 1 →	serviceBranch
Baltic Air Policing → German occupation of Dunkirk →	participant
Erich Hartmann ("West German Air Force") → Gerhard Barkhorn ("Bundesluftwaffe") →	servedIn
Friedrich Obleser ("German Luftwaffe") → Friedrich Obleser ("West German Air Force") →	serviceIn
Erla Maschinenwerk → WNF (Austria) ("German Luftwaffe") →	suppliedTo
Erprobungskommando 262 ("German Luftwaffe") →	airForce
Komet ("German Luftwaffe") →	airForceBranch
High Command of the Armed Forces →	appliesToJurisdiction
Jericho-Trompete siren →	developedForUser
Panavia Tornado →	enteredServiceWith
Bundeswehr →	hasPart
Wilhelm Batz ("West German Air Force") →	laterServiceBranch
Günther Rall ("Bundesluftwaffe") →	memberOf
Junkers Jumo 211 →	militaryBranchUser
Luftwaffe Museum of Military History →	operatedBy
Panavia Tornado →	operators
Eurofighter Typhoon →	primaryUser
Airbus A400M Atlas →	primaryUsers
Joint Medical Service (Germany) →	serves
Streitkräftebasis →	supports
Joint Support Service (Germany) →	supportsBranch
Taurus KEPD 350 →	user