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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Schlachtgeschwader_16
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Junkers_Ju_87
Approximately 50
Intensive
Dive bomber
Ju 87 A, Ju 87 B, Ju 87 D
Designed for ground attack
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gptkbp:arrangements
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Thousands
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Axis_Powers
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Eastern_Front
Luftwaffe airfield
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gptkbp:casualties
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Few aircraft remained
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gptkbp:command_structure
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Part of Luftwaffe command
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_Hans-Ulrich_Rudel
Major Hans-Ulrich Rudel's leadership
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gptkbp:deployment
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Deployed in various campaigns
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945
End of World War II
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater
Eastern Front and Western Front
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gptkbp:formation_date
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Well-documented
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Influenced air combat strategies
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gptkbp:historical_period
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1939-1945
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Significant in early war air operations
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sturzkampfgeschwader 16
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gptkbp:insignia
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Stuka emblem
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:battle
Not reactivated after disbandment
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:losses
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gptkb:High
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Multiple
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gptkbp:mission
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Close air support
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Stuka is our weapon”
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gptkbp:nickname
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Stuka squadron
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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Extensive
Influence on dive bombing tactics
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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1945
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gptkbp:operational_area
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Western and Eastern Europe
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gptkbp:operational_status
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Disbanded
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Luftwaffe
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gptkbp:recognizes
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Recognized for dive bombing effectiveness
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gptkbp:reputation
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Feared by ground troops
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gptkbp:role
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Dive bomber squadron
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Key in early air superiority
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Sturzkampfgeschwader_77
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gptkbp:supports
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Provided air support for ground forces
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gptkbp:tactics
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Dive bombing
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gptkbp:unit_history
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Part of Luftwaffe history
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