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    Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 (StG 77) was a Luftwaffe dive bomber wing during World War II. From the outbreak of war StG 77 distinguished itself in every Wehrmacht...
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    Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 (StG 1 - Dive Bomber Wing 1) was a Luftwaffe dive bomber wing during World War II. StG 1 was formed in May 1939 and remained active...
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    Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 (StG 3—Dive Bomber Wing 3) was a Dive bomber wing in the German Luftwaffe during World War II and operated the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka...
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    Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) Immelmann was a Luftwaffe dive bombing wing of World War II. It was named after the World War I aviator Max Immelmann. It...
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  • Jagdgeschwader 21 Jagdgeschwader 1 (I.) Sturzkampfgeschwader 76 (I.) Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (Stab., I., III.) Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 (Stab., I, II.) Lehrgeschwader...
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    /Grenadier-Regiment 53. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 7./Flak-Regiment...
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    SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves. According to Scherzer as adjutant in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves. According to...
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    2's IV.(St), Sturzkampfgeschwader 1's III. Gruppe and Sturzkampfgeschwader 2's III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 51 and Sturzkampfgeschwader 3's I. Gruppe...
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    (Learning Wing 2), was based at Nieder-Ellguth, while the bulk of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 (Dive Bombing Wing 77 or StG 77), which operated the Junkers Ju...
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    than twenty Axis aeroplanes (including an entire group belonging to Sturzkampfgeschwader 3), shot up buildings, supply dumps and caused several casualties;...
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    /SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2. According to Scherzer his name is Rudolf Reußner who received...
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    (JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing) from Charleville-Mézières. Stab/JG 27 with Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 (StG 77—77th Dive Bomber Wing) moved on 16 May. Richthofen ordered...
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    27 April, it was attacked by a Staffel of nine Junkers Ju 87s of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, damaging Slamat and setting her on fire. The destroyer HMS Diamond...
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  • Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" was formed on 18 October 1943 from Sturzkampfgeschwader 2. I./SG 2 was I./StG 2, II./SG 2 was created from the II./Schlachtgeschwader...
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    phases were carried out by Lehrgeschwader 1, III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2. Collishaw noted the aggression shown by Axis aviation...
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  • Második kötet (in Hungarian). Budapest: Zrínyi Kiadó. ISBN 978-963-327-163-6. Peart, Alan (2008). From North Africa to the Arakan. Grub Street Publishing...
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    fighter-bomber variants of Bf 109, and ground-attack variants of Fw 190. Sturzkampfgeschwader (StG; Stuka Geschwader) – dive bomber Geschwader equipped mainly...
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  • left the Army with the simple task of mopping up survivors. The Sturzkampfgeschwader alone dropped 388 tonnes of bombs during this battle. The expenditure...
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    Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 163 in Divisions-Gruppe 52. According to Scherzer as commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon...
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  • October 1935 Hirschold was promoted to Oberleutnant. He moved to the Sturzkampfgeschwader (Dive-bomber wings) I./StG 162, then II. and III./StG 162. On 1 October...
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    with a 'half share' of a Bf 110 on III./ZG 26 and 2 Ju 87s of II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2—Dive Bomber Wing 2) on 30 June. On 4 July 1941, Caldwell...
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    day) escorted Junkers Ju 87 Stukas of II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 51 (StG 51, renamed II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 StG 1, the next day). At 08:15 the Stukas...
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    Poling was bombed accurately by Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77. At one point, she was asked if she knew where the bombers were...
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    Scherzer on 16 August 1942. According to Scherzer as leader of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann". According to Scherzer as Inspekteur der Nachtjagd...
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    during World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1943 in Eleusis from Sturzkampfgeschwader 3. A special detachment was formed 13 June 1944 to 13 August 1944...
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    Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Gruppen (Groups). The first was I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (I and II Group Dive Bomber Wings 1 and 2). The...
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    ground. The wing was reformed as SG 1 simultaneously, absorbing Sturzkampfgeschwader 1. Oberstleutnant Gustav Pressler took command. Stab./SG 1 was formed...
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    October, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 and Sturzkampfgeschwader 5 were renamed Schlachtgeschwader 1, 3 and 5. Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 and...
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  • /Schnellkampfgeschwader 10 and III. Gruppe (III./SG 10) from II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77. Oberstleutnant Helmut Viedebantt, December 1943 – July 1944 Oberstleutnant...
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    distant escort for Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers from Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 and Sturzkampfgeschwader 3. The bench-mark for the Knight's Cross of the Iron...
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