Air Fleet 3

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Air Fleet 3 was a major Luftwaffe air fleet of Nazi Germany that operated primarily on the Western Front during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Air Fleet 3 canonical 1
Luftflotten (air fleets) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Luftflotte
Luftwaffe formation
allegiance Germany (1933–1945)
linked to: Nazi Germany
alsoKnownAs Luftflotte 3
branch air force
category German military units and formations of World War II
Luftwaffe air fleets
linked to: Luftflotte
commandStructure under Luftwaffe High Command
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
government Third Reich
historicalEra World War II era
historicalPeriod 20th century
involvedIn air operations against Western Allies
languageOfName German
militaryFunction operational air control
strategic air command
notableFor major Luftwaffe air operations on the Western Front
notableOpponents Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
operatedBy Luftwaffe
partOf German Air Force high command structure
primaryAreaOfOperations Western Europe
Western Front of World War II
region Western theater of operations
role air fleet
side Axis Powers
linked to: Axis powers
status disbanded
theater Western Front
type operational air formation

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Luftflotte 3 meaningOfName Air Fleet 3
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe commanded Luftflotten (air fleets)
subject linked to: OKL
linked to: Air Fleet 3