• Jagdgeschwader 132 (JG 132) was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe before World War II. Formed in 1934 under the cover of Reklamestaffel Mitteldeutschland...
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    Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1) "Oesau" was a German World War II fighter wing created in 1939. Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western...
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    Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter-wing of World War II. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran, Freikorps...
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  • Jagdgeschwader III (Fighter Wing III, or JG III) was a fighter wing of the Imperial German Air Service during World War I. It was founded on 2 February...
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  • completed his fighter pilot training in 1942. He was posted to the veteran Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) on the Eastern Front and placed under the...
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    According to Scherzer on 27 July 1944 as Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 27. According to Scherzer in the Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2...
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    completed his fighter pilot training in 1941, after which he was posted to Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz" (JG 54) on the Eastern Front. Nowotny was the first pilot...
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  • Following flight training, he was posted to Jagdgeschwader 334 (JG 334—334th Fighter Wing) and then to Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing) on 1 May...
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    Scherzer as adjutant in the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter". According to Scherzer as adjutant in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111. According to Scherzer as...
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    battalion adjutant in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54. No evidence of the award can be found...
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    Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" was a German fighter wing during World War II. JG 2 operated the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 single-seat...
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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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    defending the Greater German Reich (Luftflotte Reich) to hand over seven Jagdgeschwader and Schlachtgeschwader to Air Command West (Luftwaffenkommando West)...
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    the Luftwaffe from 1934 until his death in 1944. He rose to command Jagdgeschwader 1, which was named in his honor after his death. He served with the...
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    1944 as Staffelführer in the I./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen". According to Scherzer as pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet". According to Scherzer...
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    According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 14.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet". According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Sturmbrigde "Reichsführer...
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    onwards). With his tally standing at 68 victories, Mölders and his unit, Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51), transferred to the Eastern Front in June 1941 for the opening...
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  • success of Manfred von Richthofen's preceding Jagdgeschwader I wing, Jagdgeschwader II and Jagdgeschwader III were founded on 2 February 1918. JG II was...
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    the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52. The Knight's Cross presentation to Otto Wagener was unlawfully made...
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    the Battle of Britain without shooting down any aircraft. Flying with Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing), he claimed his first victory in July 1941...
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  • War. In November 1940, Eichel-Streiber was posted to III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77th—77th Fighter Wing) where he served as an adjutant to his...
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  • Jagdfliegerführer 2 (Generalmajor Theodor "Theo" Osterkamp), Wissant Jagdgeschwader 3 (Oberstleutnant Viek) Samer I. Gruppe Messerschmitt Bf 109 Colembert...
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    II./Zerstörergeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment...
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  • Girbig, Werner (1994) [1971]. Jagdgeschwader 27 Die Dokumentation über den Einsatz an allen Fronten 1939–1945 [Jagdgeschwader 27 The Documentation on the...
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    (motorized). According to Scherzer on 26 March 1944 as pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves. According to...
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    of 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...
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    War II began with the German invasion of Poland. Rall was assigned to Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) and flew combat patrols in the Phoney War...
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    of Nazi Germany in 1937. Following flight training he was posted to Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" (JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing) in 1939. He fought in the Battle...
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  • airfield were: II./Jagdgeschwader 1 Oesau from Drope near Lingen. III./Jagdgeschwader 1 from Rheine-Bentlage AB. Stab and I./Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter from...
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  • ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7. Schreier, Hans (1990). JG 52 Das erfolgreichste Jagdgeschwader des 2. Weltkriegs [JG 52 The Most Successful Fighter Wing of World War...
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