• 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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    and III. Gruppe were transferred to Schlachtgeschwader 4 in October 1943, IV. Gruppe was posted to Schlachtgeschwader 10. In December 1942 III./ZG 2 was...
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    killed. The total Spitfire losses were perhaps 32. Schlachtgeschwader 4 and Jagdgeschwader 2 (SG 4 and JG 2) were to strike at Sint-Truiden airfield....
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    Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklärungsstaffel 4.(H)/31. According to Scherzer as commander of the 4. Flieger Division. Hermann Plocher's nomination...
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    fliers school) at Prossnitz. In early May 1944 he took command of Schlachtgeschwader 4 (SG 4—4th ground attack wing) stationed in Italy as Geschwaderkommodore...
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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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    bombers from various fighter squadrons and 36 fighter-bombers from Schlachtgeschwader 4 (SG 4) were within range of the combat area. In order to better coordinate...
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    According to Scherzer as Hauptmann and deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./Führer-Panzer-Regiment...
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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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  • Mediterranean theater where it was redesignated and became the 4. Staffel of Schlachtgeschwader 4 (SG 4—4th Combat Wing) and based at Viterbo Airfield, Italy....
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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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    Soviet Union. When on 13 January 1942 II.(Schl)/LG 2 was renamed to I./Schlachtgeschwader 1 (Schl.G.1), Druschel was promoted to Gruppenkommandeur and in June...
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  • Italian partisans until U.S. troops arrived. Downing two Fw 190s of Schlachtgeschwader 4 in May, Duke scored his final kills on 7 September 1944, becoming...
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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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    on 15 May 1940. According to Scherzer as Staffelführer in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer name is spelled Paul Jancke. According to...
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  • III. Schlachtgeschwader 4; Stab, I., II., III. und 10. Schlachtgeschwader 77; Stab, II., III. und 10. Schlachtgeschwader 2; 3. Nachtschlachtgruppe 4; Stab...
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  • December 1943 – 6 April 1944 Junkers Ju 88A (Fuselage code: 2F+) Schlachtgeschwader 4 (SG 4) December 1943-February 1944 Focke-Wulf Fw 190F/G Nachtjagdgeschwader...
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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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    230 transport gliders. Later, in November and December 1943, Schlachtgeschwader 4 (SLG 4) operated Focke-Wulf Fw 190F/Gs as a ground-attack unit. Beaumont...
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    Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 103. According to Scherzer on 18 October 1944 as leader of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 77. Karl Thieme's nomination...
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    1978. German Cross in Gold on 20 March 1944 as Leutnant in the III./Schlachtgeschwader 4 Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 279. Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit...
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  • Western Front, 1944/45, New York: Hippocrene Books, ISBN 978-0-88254-360-4. Girbig, Werner (1989), Start im Morgengrauen, Germany: Pietsch-Verlag Paul...
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    as a pilot in the Stab I./Jagdgeschwader 3. According to Scherzer in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen". According to Scherzer on 24 June 1944 in the...
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    Known units assigned (all from Luftlotte 3, Fliegerkorps IV): Schlachtgeschwader 4 (SG 4) February-6 June 1944 Focke-Wulf Fw 190F/G Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG...
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    claimed two Focke-Wulf Fw 190s of Schlachtgeschwader 4 on 2 October 1943. His last claims were three Fw 190s (again of SG 4) damaged on 3 November. Wade was...
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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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    According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 77. According to Scherzer as chief of the 4./leichte Flak-Abteilung (deployable) 753. According...
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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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  • October 1943 he was promoted to Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander), Schlachtgeschwader 3 (SG 3). On 9 June 1944 the Soviet Union launched a major offensive...
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    twin-engined heavy fighters such as the Bf 110 or Me 410 Hornisse. Schlachtgeschwader (SchlG, since 1943 SG) – Schlacht (German: "strike") These were ground...
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