RAF Germany

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RAF Germany was the Royal Air Force’s forward-deployed command in West Germany during the Cold War, operating combat aircraft and supporting NATO’s air defense and strike missions in Central Europe.

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Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force command ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
alliance NATO ⓘ
commanderTitle Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Germany ⓘ
conflict Cold War ⓘ
cooperatedWith Allied Air Forces Central Europe ⓘ
British Army of the Rhine ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ
United States Air Forces in Europe ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateDissolved 1993 ⓘ
dateFormed 1954 ⓘ
disbandedAs RAF Germany and Second Tactical Air Force combined into No. 2 Group RAF in 1993 ⓘ
followedBy No. 2 Group RAF ⓘ
formedFrom British Air Forces of Occupation ⓘ
garrison RAF Ahlhorn ⓘ
RAF Brüggen ⓘ
RAF Celle ⓘ
linked to: RAF Ahlhorn

RAF Fassberg ⓘ
RAF Geilenkirchen ⓘ
RAF Gutersloh ⓘ
RAF Gütersloh ⓘ
linked to: RAF Gutersloh

RAF Jever ⓘ
RAF Laarbruch ⓘ
RAF Oldenburg ⓘ
RAF Sylt ⓘ
RAF Wahn ⓘ
RAF Wegberg ⓘ
RAF Wildenrath ⓘ
Rheindahlen ⓘ
hadComponent No. 11 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 2 (Bomber) Group RAF ⓘ
linked to: No. 2 Group RAF

No. 4 Group RAF ⓘ
Second Tactical Air Force (early lineage) ⓘ
headquarters Joint Headquarters Rheindahlen ⓘ
historicalNote evolved from the RAF Second Tactical Air Force in occupied Germany ⓘ
location Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
linked to: West Germany

West Germany ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
mission provide strike capability against Warsaw Pact targets ⓘ
support British Army of the Rhine ⓘ
support NATO air defence in Central Europe ⓘ
operatedAircraft Canberra B(I).8 ⓘ
Canberra PR.7 ⓘ
English Electric Canberra ⓘ
Gloster Meteor ⓘ
Harrier GR3 ⓘ
Harrier GR5 ⓘ
Hawker Hunter ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II ⓘ
Panavia Tornado ⓘ
SEPECAT Jaguar ⓘ
de Havilland Vampire ⓘ
de Havilland Venom ⓘ
operatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
partOf Royal Air Force ⓘ
precededBy British Air Forces of Occupation ⓘ
role air defence ⓘ
close air support ⓘ
conventional strike support ⓘ
forward-deployed air command ⓘ
nuclear strike support ⓘ
offensive air operations ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
tactical air support ⓘ
subordinateTo Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Germany ⓘ
RAF Strike Command ⓘ
theatre Cold War ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Celle Air Base → formerOperator → Royal Air Force Germany ⓘ
linked to: RAF Germany
British Army of the Rhine → cooperatedWith → Royal Air Force Germany ⓘ
linked to: RAF Germany
British Army of the Rhine → includedUnit → Royal Air Force Germany liaison units ⓘ
linked to: RAF Germany
British Army of the Rhine → supportedBy → Royal Air Force Germany ⓘ
linked to: RAF Germany
No. 79 Squadron RAF → partOf → RAF Germany ⓘ
FGR.2 → usedBy → RAF Germany ⓘ
RAF Brüggen → garrison → Royal Air Force Germany ⓘ
linked to: RAF Germany
RAF Brüggen → partOf → RAF Germany ⓘ
RAF Gutersloh → garrison → Royal Air Force Germany ⓘ
linked to: RAF Germany
RAF Wildenrath → partOf → RAF Germany ⓘ
RAF Wildenrath → garrison → RAF Germany ⓘ
BAOR → supportedBy → Royal Air Force Germany ⓘ
linked to: RAF Germany
BAOR → supportedBy → RAF Germany ⓘ
RAF Laarbruch → usedBy → Royal Air Force Germany ⓘ
linked to: RAF Germany
RAF Laarbruch → partOf → RAF Germany ⓘ