Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif" (KG 55 or Battle Wing 55) was a Luftwaffe bomber unit during World War II. KG 55 was one of the longest serving and well-known...

Kampfgeschwader 200 (KG 200) ("[Air] Combat Squadron 200") was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit during World War II. The unit carried out especially...

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...

Kampfgeschwader 1 (KG 1) (Battle Wing 1) was a German medium bomber wing that operated in the Luftwaffe during World War II. KG 1 was created in 1939...

to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Eisenbahn-Staffel in the III./Kampfgeschwader 55. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves. According to Scherzer...

Military offices Preceded by — Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55 1 May 1939 – 6 March 1940 Succeeded by Oberst Alois Stoeckl...

operator in the 14.(Eisenbahnbekämpfungsstaffel/Nachtkampftauglich)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke". According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon...

Kampfgruppe [Knight's Cross for his services as a pilot in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 3] (Scherzer) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1944...

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 16...

fighter plane G-1 military flight jacket, a type of flight jacket Kampfgeschwader 55 (historic Geschwaderkennung code G1), with the Luftwaffe in World...

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...

Fliegerhorst Giessen was militarised, and became home to a Combat Wing (Kampfgeschwader 55 (KG-55) "Greif"). The airfield was enlarged and more hangars were built...

'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...

attacks in particular devastated morale. On 15 September Heinkels of 3./Kampfgeschwader 55 destroyed eight locomotives in a single sortie. But the drive toward...

J.M Dent and Sons Ltd. 1980. ISBN 0-460-04370-6 Dierich, Wolfgang. Kampfgeschwader "Edelweiss": The history of a German bomber unit, 1935–45. Allan; London...

Leutnant (war officer). According to Scherzer as observer in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 26. According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment...

General der Flieger Alfred Keller, Commanding: I./ Kampfgeschwader 26, Kampfgeschwader 27, Kampfgeschwader 55 Luftgau-Kommando VI (Münster) - Generalmajor August...

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...

Hitler". According to Scherzer as pilot in the Eis-Staffel of the III./Kampfgeschwader 55. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 9. According...

15 fighters destroyed while 21 were damaged. From 15:00, III./Kampfgeschwader 55 (KG 55) took off from Villacoublay led by Major Schlemell. It headed...

Kampfgeschwader 40 (KG 40) was a Luftwaffe medium and heavy bomber wing of World War II, and the primary maritime patrol unit of any size within the World...

Generalmajor chargiert (brevet). According to Scherzer as observer in the I./Kampfgeschwader 55. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant des Beurlaubtenstandes (of...

Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of Kampfgeschwader 55 Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. – http://www.volksbund...

Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz" (KG 3) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II . KG 3 was created in 1939 as the Luftwaffe reorganised and expanded...

Hermann Göring Winston Churchill Units involved Luftwaffe Kampfgeschwader 55 Kampfgeschwader 51 Civil Defence Service  British Army Home Guard Casualties...

Staffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55 655th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55 Conversino, Mark...

Cross on 14 October 1940 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55 German Cross in Gold on 12 January 1943 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab...

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...

Kampfgeschwader 54 "Totenkopf" (German pronunciation: [kampfɡəʃvaːdɐ fiːɐ ʊntfʏnftsɪç], KG 54) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. It served...

assembled six Kampfgruppen (Bomber Groups) originating from six different Kampfgeschwader (Bomber Wings): KG 51 Edelweiß, KG 76, KG 100, and III.Gruppe/LG 1...