Kampfgeschwader 2 Holzhammer (KG 2/Battle Wing 2) was a Luftwaffe bomber unit during the Second World War. The unit was formed in May 1939. The unit operated...
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Operation Steinbock (section 2–15 January)
ordered that Luftflotte 2 transfer control of two gruppen (groups) of Kampfgeschwader 30, one from Kampfgeschwader 54, and Kampfgeschwader 76 to Luftflotte 3...
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Kampfgeschwader 200 (KG 200) ("[Air] Combat Squadron 200") was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit during World War II. The unit carried out especially...
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when he was selected or applied for a field role. He joined Kampfgeschwader 2 (Bomber Wing 2) and commanded its III. Gruppe during the Battle of France...
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Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss" (KG 51) (Battle Wing 51) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. The unit began forming in May 1939 and completed...
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transfer to the Fliegertruppe. The next month, Manfred joined Kampfgeschwader 2 ("No. 2 Fighter Squadron") flying a two-seater Albatros C.III. Initially...
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damage and were subsequently written off. On the German side, Kampfgeschwader 2 (KG 2) and KG 3 suffered the heaviest casualties. German losses amounted...
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Eprobungsstaffel (test squadron) Kampfgeschwader 30. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the III./Kampfgeschwader 2. According to Scherzer as Unteroffizier...
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Commanding: I./ Kampfgeschwader 1, II./ Kampfgeschwader 26, Kampfgeschwader 27, I./ Kampfgeschwader 53, I./ Kampfgeschwader 152, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, IV.(Stuka)/...
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Dornier Do 217 (section Basic design (Do 217 E-2))
Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 Kampfgeschwader 2 Kampfgeschwader 6 Kampfgeschwader 40...
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Luftwaffe Wolf Harnisch as Generalmajor Johannes Fink, Commander of Kampfgeschwader 2 Malte Petzel as Oberst Beppo Schmid, Head of Luftwaffe's Military...
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Kampfgeschwader 30 (KG 30) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. Formed on 15 November 1939 in Greifswald. I Gruppe formed 1 September, II...
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attack on Norwich. Involved were 43 aircraft from Kampfgeschwader 2 (KG 2) under the command of KG 2's Geschwaderkommodore Walter Bradel, which took off...
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(Eisenbahnbekämpfungsstaffel/Nachtkampftauglich)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke". According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon of the SS-Division...
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Walter Rubensdörffer, commanding Erprobungsgruppe 210. 18 Do 17s from Kampfgeschwader 2 supported them. Not many of the Spitfires got airborne. Alongside...
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/Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves. According...
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The Hardest Day (section KG 2 raid)
1918–1940. Kansas University Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0-7006-0836-2 Dierich, Wolfgang. Kampfgeschwader "Edelweiss": The history of a German bomber unit, 1935–45...
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Wing 26), II.(S). and 10.(S)./Lehrgeschwader 2 (Learning Wing 2). I, Kampfgeschwader 2 and III Kampfgeschwader 3 with Do 17s were also used for ground support...
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/Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland". According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 51. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Füsilier-Regiment...
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Dornier Do 17 (redirect from Dornier Do 17Z-2)
17Z-2s flew with Kampfgeschwader 2 Holzhammer (Wooden mallet), Kampfgeschwader 3 Blitz (Lightning), Kampfgeschwader 76 and Kampfgeschwader 77". The upgrades...
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Cross was awarded. According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 55. According to Scherzer as chief of the 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment...
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According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 76. No evidence of the award can be found...
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'Kampfgeschwader' 27 Boelcke was a Luftwaffe medium bomber wing of World War II. Formed in May 1939, KG 27 first saw action in the German invasion of...
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Kampfgeschwader 54 "Totenkopf" (German pronunciation: [kampfɡəʃvaːdɐ fiːɐ ʊntfʏnftsɪç], KG 54) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. It served...
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Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2 German Cross in Gold on 1 October 1944 as Generalleutnant in the 2. Flieger-Division Fellgiebel 2000...
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Kampfgeschwader 100 (KG 100) was a Luftwaffe medium and heavy bomber wing of World War II and the first military aviation unit to use a precision-guided...
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the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2 German Cross in Gold on 27 July 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab (in...
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Dieppe Raid (section 2 Group)
Kampfgeschwader 2 and the specialist anti-shipping bombers of III./Kampfgeschwader 53 (KG 53), II./Kampfgeschwader 40 (KG 40) and I./Kampfgeschwader 77...
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Kampfgeschwader 76 (KG 76) (Battle Wing) was a Luftwaffe bomber Group during World War II. It was one of the few bomber groups that operated throughout...
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