Kampfgeschwader 100

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Kampfgeschwader 100 was a specialized bomber wing of the German Luftwaffe in World War II, noted for pioneering the use of advanced radio navigation and precision-guidance systems in aerial bombing.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
III./KG 100 1
Kampfgeschwader 100 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Luftwaffe bomber wing ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Wehrmacht ⓘ
branch Luftwaffe bomber force ⓘ
classification specialized bomber formation ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
doctrine precision bombing using electronic aids ⓘ
historicalEra Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
innovationArea aerial navigation technology ⓘ
guided air‑to‑surface weapons ⓘ
militaryBranchType bomber wing of the Luftwaffe ⓘ
notableFor pioneering use of radio navigation in bombing ⓘ
precision-guided bombing techniques ⓘ
notableOperation attacks on Allied shipping in the Mediterranean ⓘ
precision attacks on warships using guided bombs ⓘ
operatedBy Luftwaffe High Command ⓘ
operationalPeriod World War II ⓘ
operationalTheater European theater of World War II ⓘ
Mediterranean theater of World War II ⓘ
partOf Luftwaffe ⓘ
role bomber operations ⓘ
serviceBranch German Air Force (1935–1945) ⓘ
linked to: Luftwaffe
specialization long‑range bombing ⓘ
pathfinder bombing ⓘ
target marking ⓘ
tactics night bombing with radio guidance ⓘ
use of electronic navigation beams ⓘ
targetType naval vessels ⓘ
ports and harbors ⓘ
strategic land targets ⓘ
type Kampfgeschwader (bomber wing) ⓘ
linked to: Kampfgeschwader
usedAircraft Dornier Do 217 ⓘ
Heinkel He 111 ⓘ
Junkers Ju 88 ⓘ
usedFor anti‑shipping strikes ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
support of naval operations ⓘ
usedNavigationAid airborne radio receivers ⓘ
beam‑riding guidance systems ⓘ
ground‑based radio beacons ⓘ
usedTechnology Funknavigation (radio navigation) ⓘ
Knickebein radio navigation system ⓘ
X‑Gerät radio navigation system ⓘ
Y‑Gerät radio navigation system ⓘ
usedWeapon Fritz X guided bomb ⓘ
Hs 293 guided missile ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Y-Gerät → operator → Kampfgeschwader 100 ⓘ
Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X → deployedBy → III./KG 100 ⓘ
linked to: Kampfgeschwader 100