P-47 Thunderbolts during the occupation of Germany[note 1]
Active
1942-1947
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Command of tactical units
Engagements
Mediterranean Theater of Operations[1]
Insignia
Patch with unofficial XII Tactical Air Command emblem[2]
Military unit
The XII Tactical Air Command was a formation of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe at Bad Kissingen, Germany, where it was inactivated on 10 November 1947.
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^See Maurer, Combat Units, p. 450 (no approved emblem).
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