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    Jagdgeschwader 6 (JG 6) Horst Wessel was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. Created late in the war as one of the last Jagdgeschwader, JG 6...
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  • 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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    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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    In January 1945, he left JG 52 on the Eastern Front and joined Jagdgeschwader 6 (JG 6—6th Fighter Wing) as Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander), defending...
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  • Jagdgeschwader I (JG I) of World War I, was a fighter wing of the German Luftstreitkräfte, comprising four Jastas (fighter squadrons). The first unit of...
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    Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) Grünherz was a Luftwaffe fighter wing that was founded in late 1936 and operated from 1939, the entire length of the Second World...
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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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    Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) was a German World War II fighter Geschwader (wing) that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit...
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    fighter unit Jagdgeschwader 6, which was similarly named the "Horst Wessel" wing. The Jagdgeschwader 134, formed in 1936, and Jagdgeschwader 142 were also...
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    target of Jagdgeschwader 6 (JG 6) was Volkel. I. and III./JG 6 were to attack while II./JG 6 was to provide cover against Allied fighters. I./JG 6 got 29...
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  • (JG 4—4th Fighter Wing). In April 1945, he was appointed commander of Jagdgeschwader 6 (JG 6—6th Fighter Wing). At the end of the war, he became a Soviet prisoner...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 142 Horst Wessel was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe in World War II. v t e...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 138 was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe in World War II. v t e...
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    killed in the crash of a Junkers Ju 88 in August 1940. As a member of Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) in North Africa as well as Europe, and of the Jagdverband...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 7 (JG 7) Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II and the first operational jet fighter unit in the world. It was created...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 300 (JG 300) was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. JG 300 was formed on June 26, 1943 in Deelen as Stab/Versuchskommando Herrmann...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 333 was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe in World War II. v t e v t e...
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    Jagdgeschwader 50 (JG 50), sometimes erroneously referred to as Jagdgruppe 50, was formed at Wiesbaden-Erbenheim Airfield in the early June 1943 as Jagdgruppe...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 133 was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe in World War II. v t e...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 334 was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe in World War II. v t e...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 135 was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe in World War II. v t e...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 331 was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe in World War II. v t e...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 104 (JG 104) was a Luftwaffe fighter-training-wing of World War II. It was formed at Fürth-Herzogenaurach from Stab/Jagdfliegerschule 4...
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    Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) was a German fighter wing during World War II. JG 51's pilots won more awards than any other fighter wing of the Luftwaffe, and...
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    Jagdgeschwader 400 (JG 400) was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. JG 400 was formed on 1 February 1944 in Brandis with Stab only for the Messerschmitt...
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    Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) "Udet" was a Luftwaffe fighter wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 232 was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe in World War II. v t e...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 143 was a fighter wing of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe in World War II. v t e...
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  • Thumbnail for Wilhelm Schepmann
    the army (Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle), Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe (Jagdgeschwader 6 Horst Wessel) given SA honour titles, and even a Waffen-SS division...
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