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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 squadron wing of World War II. It was named after the World War I aviator Max Immelmann...
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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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  • Tapferkeits-Medaille German Cross in Gold on 5 June 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 Citations The Aerodrome website's page on Karl Christ http://www...
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    Richthofen, Commanding: II.(Schlacht)/ Lehrgeschwader 2, I./ Sturzkampfgeschwader 76, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, I./ Zerstörergeschwader 2 Luftgau-Kommando VIII...
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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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    of the Knight's Cross. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader...
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    committed two Sturzkampfgeschwader (dive bomber wings) to the assault, flying 300 sorties against French positions, with Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 alone flying...
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    the Luftwaffe units stationed here just before the war were the Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Kampfgeschwader 76, and Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg". It was...
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    full Squadrons and detachments of three others were alerted by 06:15. No. 151 was protecting a convoy in the Thames, No. 111 was protecting RAF Hawkinge...
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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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    Grenadier-Regiment 501. According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2. According to Scherzer as commander of Heeres-Sturmartillerie-Brigade...
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    Wettererkundungsstaffel 26. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann". According to Scherzer on 24 January 1945 as Feldwebel...
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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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    Fairey Albacore aircraft at the time. These targets were given to Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 (StG 77 or Dive Bombing Wing 77). The Geschwader committed 109...
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  • had given orders to Hartmann's unit to support the dive bombers of Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, led by Hans-Ulrich Rudel in a counter-attack. The flight of eight...
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    /SS-Panzer-Regiment 2. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77. According to Scherzer as leader of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment...
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    According to Scherzer as pilot and technical officer in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" According to Scherzer 148th Oak Leaves on 28 November...
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    /Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1548. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Oak Leaves on 25 April 1944. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant...
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    splinters. Frondeur was hit and disabled by Stuka dive bombers of I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Orage was scuttled and the British destroyer Whitshed was damaged...
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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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  • KG 51—4th, 51st Bomber Wing), as well as Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 (StG 1—1st Dive Bomber Wing) to their target areas. That day, I...
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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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  • 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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    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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    Jagdgeschwader (fighter wing), two Kampfgeschwader (bomber wings) and one Sturzkampfgeschwader (Dive-bomber wing). Sperrle's air fleet was used to threaten the...
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    Leutnant of the Reserves (Scherzer) As Staffelkapitän of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 (Scherzer) As Hauptmann (war officer) and Staffelkapitän of the...
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  • 1942 1. and 4. Staffel formed 10 Bf 109s to escort 15 Ju 87s from I.Sturzkampfgeschwader 3. P-40s from 2 SAAF and 80 Squadron RAF were scrambled to intercept...
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    with the Italians but the operations were independent. I Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 (StG 3) had transferred from Trapani to Elmas and at 17:30 hrs...
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