XXIX Tactical Air Command | |
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Active | 1944-1945 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
Role | Command of ground support units |
Part of | Ninth Air Force |
Engagements | European Theater of Operations[1] 35 |
Decorations | Belgian Fourragère[1] |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Richard E. Nugent[2] |
The XXIX Tactical Air Command (Provisional) was a provisional United States Army Air Forces unit, primarily formed from units of IX Fighter Command. Its last assignment was with Ninth Air Force at Weimar, Germany, where it was inactivated on 25 October 1945. The command was formed as a counterpart to IX Tactical Air Command and XIX Tactical Air Command to support the United States Ninth Army throughout its easterly advance from its formation on 15 September 1944, until VE-Day. Following the end of the war, the unit was converted from a provisional unit to a regular unit.