Kampfgeschwader 54

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1939–1945
gptkbp:awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (to some members)
gptkbp:branch Luftwaffe
gptkbp:category Military units and formations established in 1939
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
German World War II bomber units
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:emblem Skull and crossbones
gptkbp:formed 1 May 1939
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Delmenhorst
gptkb:Crailsheim
Lechfeld Air Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kampfgeschwader 54
gptkbp:nickname Totenkopf
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Heinkel_He_111
gptkb:Junkers_Ju_88
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Me_262
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Robert_Fuchs
gptkb:Friedrich_Körner
gptkb:Friedrich_Kless
Walter Marienfeld
gptkbp:notableEvent First operational use of Me 262 as bomber unit
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkb:Bombing_of_Rotterdam
Battle of Britain
Eastern Front operations
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Luftflotte_4
gptkb:Luftflotte_2
gptkb:Luftflotte_5
gptkb:Luftflotte_6
gptkbp:role Strategic bombing
Tactical bombing
Jet bomber operations
gptkbp:type Bomber wing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luftflotte_2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6