• Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5) was a German Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It was created to operate in the far north of Europe, namely Norway, Scandinavia...
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  • first aerial victory in August 1941. Bartels was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing) on the Eastern Front where he was awarded the...
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    Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1—1st Fighter Wing) in January 1942. Over the course of 1942, he also commanded 9. Staffel and 10. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th...
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    1944 as Staffelkapitän of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52. According to Scherzer on 30 July 1941 as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77. According to Scherzer as adjutant...
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    /Nachtjagdgeschwader 5. According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 121. According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet". Max...
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  • 1941. Carganico commanded the II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing) and later I. Gruppe of JG 5 fighting in Defense of the Reich. On 27 May...
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    to the 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77–77th Fighter Wing), and later reassigned to 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5–5th Fighter Wing). Scapegoated...
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    Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) "Afrika" was a fighter wing of the Luftwaffe during World War II. The wing was given the name "Africa" for serving in the North...
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    pilot, he received the German Cross in Gold and was then posted to Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing) in September 1942. There he received the Knight's...
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  • including four four-engined bombers. Born in Koblenz, Dahmer served with Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26th—26th Fighter Wing) during the Battle of France...
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    Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 5.(F)/122. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52. According to Scherzer as leader of the...
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    the Iron Cross was awarded. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter". According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon...
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  • Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 132 "Schlageter" on 11 September 1938 after his return from Spain. This unit then became I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"...
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    Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing that was founded in late 1936 and operated from 1939, the entire length of the Second World War...
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    Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/122. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52. According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941. According to Scherzer as...
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    down a Soviet Air Forces Polikarpov I-16 fighter. In January 1942, Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing) was newly created and placed under the command...
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    as leader of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders". According to Scherzer as Stabsarzt. According to Scherzer as leader of the 5./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung...
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  • of Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1—1st Fighter Wing) which was located in Norway. On 21 March, the squadron was re-designated 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th...
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  • transferred, serving with Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing) and was then given command of II. Gruppe (2nd group) of Jagdgeschwader 11 (JG 11—11th Fighter...
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    criticised after her loss. Major Heinrich Ehrler, the commander of III./Jagdgeschwader 5 (3rd Wing of the 5th Fighter Group), was blamed for the Luftwaffe's...
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  • before advanced training with Jagdfliegerschule 5 in late 1940. Arnold was then posted to Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing) on the Arctic Front. On 15...
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  • War. He later participated in the Battle of Britain and commanded Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing) during World War II. He had accumulated at least...
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  • training at various pilot and fighter pilot schools, he was posted to Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing), operating on the most northern section of the...
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  • sisters, Josephine and Hertha. Döbrich, as a member of 6. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing), participated in battles on the northern flank...
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    the 21st century served at one time with the Luftwaffe fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 5, more than with any other Axis military aviation unit of World War...
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    was made after 8 May 1945. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen". According to Scherzer as chief of the 17.(Pionier)/Jäger-Regiment...
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    Squadron RAF were intercepted by twelve Focke-Wulf Fw 190s of Jagdgeschwader 5 (Fighter Wing 5) of the Luftwaffe. The Allies damaged at least two of the German...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) Herz As ("Ace of Hearts") was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It served in all the German theaters of war, from...
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  • 10 March 1942, he was posted to the 8. Staffel (8th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5–5th Fighter Wing), at the time holding the rank of Unteroffizier...
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