Wall, the wing was redesignated a fighter wing (Jagdgeschwader 72) with the honorary name "Westfalen" to emphasize the bond between unit and the region...
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1953, p. 181. "Fluglehrzentrum F-4F JG 72, JBG 36" [F-4F Flight Training Center Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen" Fighter-Bomber Wing 36]. etnp.de (in German)...
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(Bundeswehr) Unit StG 3, SG 3 Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen" Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke" Commands held Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen" Jagdbombergeschwader...
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to various fighter units, Obleser was appointed wing commander of Jagdgeschwader 72 in Leck, later known as Jagdbombergeschwader 43, and then commander...
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52 (AG 52) Jagdgeschwader 71 (JG 71 "Richthofen") Jagdgeschwader 72 (JG 72 "Westfalen") Jagdgeschwader 73 (JG 73 "Steinhoff") Jagdgeschwader 74 (JG 74...
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was in 1945 when yet another fell to 2809's guns. By January 1945, Jagdgeschwader 7 (JG 7) had been formed as a pure jet fighter wing, partly based at...
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