Air army, the Glossary
Air army is a term used in several countries, notably France, as the equivalent term to air force.[1]
Table of Contents
13 relations: Air army (Soviet Union), Air force, Corps, Division (military), Empire of Japan, France, Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, Military organization, Pacific War, Russia, Russian Air Force, Soviet Union, World War II.
- Air force units and formations
Air army (Soviet Union)
An air army was a type of formation of the Soviet Air Forces from 1936 until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Air army and air army (Soviet Union) are air force units and formations.
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Air force
An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare.
Corps
Corps (plural corps; from French corps, from the Latin corpus "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization.
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 25,000 soldiers.
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Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
The Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS) or Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF; lit) was the aviation force of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).
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Military organization
Military organization (AE) or military organisation (BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a national defense policy may require.
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Pacific War
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.
Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force (Voenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, VVS) is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.
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Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
See also
Air force units and formations
- Air army
- Air army (Soviet Union)
- Balbo (aircraft formation)
- Flight (military unit)
- Group (military unit)
- Groupe de Chasse
- Squadron (aviation)
- Staffel (unit)