Zerstörergeschwader 26 (ZG 26) "Horst Wessel" was a Luftwaffe heavy fighter wing of World War II. Formed on 1 May 1939, ZG 26 was initially armed with...

to the Bf 109 wing Jagdgeschwader 76. Zerstörergeschwader 76 was formed on 1 May 1939 from Zerstörergeschwader 144. I. Gruppe and II. Gruppe formed without...

September 1939. The invasion began World War II. The Bf 110 Zerstörergeschwader, Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76—76th Destroyer Wing) and ZG 26 distinguished...

Zerstörergeschwader 1 (ZG 1—1st Destroyer Wing) (lit. destroyer wing) was a Luftwaffe zerstörer or ‘destroyer’ (heavy fighter) wing of World War II. Zerstörergeschwader...

The vessel was commissioned on 2 May 1970, and was added to the 1. Zerstörergeschwader (first destroyer squadron), based in Kiel. She operated for 28 years...

Mölders. Mölders was commissioned on 23 February 1969 into the 1. Zerstörergeschwader (first destroyer squadron) based in Kiel. During her 33 years in...

(8 in) Werfer-Granate 21 infantry barrage rockets. Two Geschwader, Zerstörergeschwader 26 and 76, were thus equipped with the Me 410 by late 1943.[citation...

greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial...

(fighter wings) mostly equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109E, four Zerstörergeschwader (destroyer wings) equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighters...

Messerschmitt Bf 109, for home defense, and heavy fighter wings called Zerstörergeschwader flying the Messerschmitt Bf 110, for offensive operations, based...

his training, he was assigned to the 1. Squadron, or Staffel, of Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76), a wing flying the Messerschmitt Bf 110 twin-engine heavy...

I./Kampfgeschwader 2 (KG 2), III./Kampfgeschwader 3 (KG 3) and Zerstörergeschwader 26 (ZG 26). Initially his force supported Army Group Centre, under...

Albrecht-Lemke. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 6./Zerstörergeschwader 1. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives...

operate the C-6. The aircraft of V./KG 40 (which was redesignated I./Zerstörergeschwader 1 in 1943) were a significant threat to antisubmarine aircraft and...

to Scherzer as pilot in the 9./Zerstörergeschwader 26. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Stab./Zerstörergeschwader 76. According to Scherzer name...

November 1938 when the unit was detached and became the II. Gruppe of Zerstörergeschwader 141 (ZG 141—141st Destroyer Wing). IV. Gruppe of JG 132 was also...

to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel". Hans Thiessen's nomination by the troop was received...

single-engine fighter force in late July 1944. The gruppen were created from Zerstörergeschwader 26 (Heavy Fighter Wing 26) which had flown the Messerschmitt Bf 110...

operation Operation Weserübung, the invasion of Denmark and Norway. Two Zerstörergeschwader, (1 and 76), were committed, with 64 aircraft. The Bf 110s destroyed...

regiment before being trained as a pilot. Meurer then served with Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76—76th Destroyer Wing), flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy...

February 1941, Drewes was posted to 4. Staffel (4th squadron) of Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76—76th Destroyer Wing). 4. Staffel was a squadron of II....

greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial...

the threat posed by British air power. Wolfgang Falck commanded I./Zerstörergeschwader 1 (ZG 1) during the German invasion of Denmark. Immediately after...

Geschwader was recreated in July 1944 at Salzburg from the Stab/Zerstörergeschwader 76. From 22 July 1944 to August the gruppe was based at Rotenburg...

for JG 27 or the subordinated gruppen; Zerstörergeschwader 26 (ZG 26—26th Destroyer Wing), Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76—76th Destroyer Wing), JG 26,...

first day of the invasion, when a flight of Bf 110s of 1./ZG 1 (Zerstörergeschwader 1) shot down one Fokker CV taking off on a reconnaissance mission...

outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939, Radusch served with Zerstörergeschwader 1 and was appointed a squadron leader in June 1940. This unit became...

"shark's mouth" logo painted on some German Messerschmitt Bf 110s of Zerstörergeschwader 76 earlier in the war. (This practice was later followed by P-40...

On 20 August 1942, he became Group Commander of I. Gruppe I of Zerstörergeschwader 1 ("Wespengeschwader" because of the wasp emblem on the nose section...

countermeasures against the Jagdverbände. This strategy fatally disabled the Zerstörergeschwader heavy fighter wings, consisting of Zerstörer twin-engine Bf 110Gs...