luftunterstützten
Luftunterstützten is a German term used to describe ground forces, units, or operations that receive air power in support of their activities. The word comes from Luftunterstützung (air support) and uses the participle form luftunterstützten to qualify the affected troops or actions. In military writing, it signals that air operations are directly contributing to the effectiveness of ground maneuvers.
The scope of luftunterstützten operations includes close air support, where aircraft deliver precision fire or other
Historically and in contemporary doctrine, luftunterstützten operations are part of integrated combined-arms warfare. German-language sources routinely
Etymology and usage notes: lu ftunterstützten is the attributive or predicative form of the verb lu ftunterstützen;