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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 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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  • Sturzkampfgeschwader 151 17 May 1943 – 18 October 1943 Succeeded by Schlachtgeschwader 151 Preceded by Sturzkampfgeschwader 151 Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 151 18 October...
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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 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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  • Oberstleutnant Manfred Mossinger Preceded by Oberst Karl Christ Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 151 7 December 1944 – 1 April 1945 Succeeded by Major Karl Henze...
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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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  • Lambert served as an instructor with Schlachtgeschwader 151. In March 1945, he was posted to Schlachtgeschwader 77 (SG 77—77th Ground Assault Wing) where...
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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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    /Sturzkampfgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann". According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel...
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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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    dropped, and in general, the Hs 129B-2/R2 planes in service with 4./Schlachtgeschwader 1 received the upgraded cannon pack using a 30 mm MK 103 cannon instead...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    5 April 1945 Erich Pätz Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" 29 February 1944 — — Georg Pagel Heer 13-HOberleutnant...
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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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    /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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    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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    Oberleutnant of the Reserves. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2. According to Scherzer as leader of the 28. Jäger-Division. According...
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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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    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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    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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    day, Barkhorn was escorting Ju 87 dive bombers from III. Gruppe of Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2—2nd Ground Attack Wing) headed by Major Hans-Ulrich Rudel...
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    dive-bombing role. In October 1943, the Ju 87 units were renamed Schlachtgeschwader, battle wings, with a mixed number of Ju 87s and Focke-Wulf Fw 190s...
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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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    Scherzer 2007, pp. 147–149. Scherzer 2007, pp. 149–151. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 282–299. Scherzer 2007, pp. 151–157. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 300–320, 498. Fellgiebel...
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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...
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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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