• Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) Immelmann was a Luftwaffe dive-bomber wing of World War II. It was named after Max Immelmann, the first German pilot to earn...
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    Schlachtgeschwader 1 (originally abbreviated Schl.G. 1 and latter SG 1) was a German Luftwaffe wing during World War II. It operated the Henschel Hs 123...
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    Schlachtgeschwader 3 (SG 3) was a Luftwaffe close air support Geschwader during World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1943 in Eleusis from Sturzkampfgeschwader...
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  • (Bundeswehr) Unit Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Schlachtgeschwader 1 Schlachtgeschwader 101 Commands held II./SG 1 II./StG 1 II./101 Battles/wars World War II Invasion...
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  • Schlachtgeschwader 77 (SG 77) was a Luftwaffe close air support Geschwader during World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1943 in Wassilkow from...
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  • Schlachtgeschwader 10 (SG 10) was a close air support wing in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Geschwader was formed on 18 October...
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    /Infanterie-Regiment 426. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 77. Hermann Fegelein was sentenced to death by Hitler and executed...
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    Flak-Abteilung 314 (deployable). According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann". Hans Heiland's nomination by his unit was received...
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    date by Fellgiebel. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Stab III./Schlachtgeschwader 77. According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment...
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    /SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Thule". According to Scherzer as a pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann". According to Scherzer his name is spelled Max Buchholz...
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    active until October 1943, when it was renamed and reorganised into Schlachtgeschwader 1 (SG 1). It operated the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber exclusively...
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    approved on 9 May 1945. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann". According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung...
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    the Eastern Front, owing to its versatility, the Fw 190 was used in Schlachtgeschwader (Attack Wings) which were specialised ground attack units. The units...
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    in service with 4./Schlachtgeschwader 1 received the upgraded cannon pack using a 30 mm MK 103 cannon instead of the earlier MK 101. These guns both fired...
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  • victories were claimed on the Eastern Front as a ground attack pilot in a Schlachtgeschwader, not as a fighter pilot in a Jagdgeschwader. He is the highest scoring...
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    1945 — — Erich Axthammer Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel Pilot in the Stab/Schlachtgeschwader 10 28 April 1945 — — Walther von Axthelm Luftwaffe 18-LGeneralmajor...
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  • with various training units, he flew his first combat missions with Schlachtgeschwader 1 (SG 1—1st Ground Attack Wing) on the Eastern Front during the Battle...
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    Paul-Friedrich Darjes Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 1 14 October 1942 — — Erich Darnedde Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves...
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    other Luftwaffe personnel. Henschel Hs 129 "Tank Killer" aircraft of Schlachtgeschwader 1 (SG 1) were assigned, with the pilots moving mostly to the Eastern...
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    the Fw 190F and G (ground attack versions) and began to be renamed Schlachtgeschwader (attack wings). In the face of overwhelming air opposition, the dive-bomber...
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    much success in fighter wings and specialised ground attack units (Schlachtgeschwader – Battle Wings or Strike Wings) from October 1943. The Fw 190A series'...
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    the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" and adjutant of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 30 December 1942 — — Gerhard Czernik Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant...
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    success in Spain, the Luftwaffe considered the Hs 123 obsolete and the schlachtgeschwader (close-support wings) had been disbanded with only one gruppe, II...
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    D3 dive-bombers were available for close air support. I. Group of Schlachtgeschwader 3 flew from their base in Megara and II. Group from Argos and later...
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    Gruppe was redesignated as III. Gruppe Schlachtgeschwader 10, the remaining groups renamed and sent to Schlachtgeschwader 77. The dive-bomber has often been...
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    the Dodecanese campaign in autumn 1943. The wing redesignated to Schlachtgeschwader 3 (Battle Wing) on 18 October 1943. The Luftwaffe possessed several...
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    German Reich (Luftflotte Reich) to hand over seven Jagdgeschwader and Schlachtgeschwader to Air Command West (Luftwaffenkommando West) for a future offensive...
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    /Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 4./Schlachtgeschwader 10. According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves and combat commander...
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    Royal Air Force on German targets. In 1943, a dive bomber school, Schlachtgeschwader 103 (SG 103) was established at the base, training pilots with Arado...
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    number it had at the beginning of the battle on 12 July. On 12 July, Schlachtgeschwader 1 of the 8th Air Corps reported 11 aircraft damaged, all by Soviet...
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