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...
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he became the commander of Kampfgeschwader 1 during the invasion of Poland, and later was the chief of staff for Luftflotte 1 and X Fliegerkorps. In 1944...
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December 1944 – 16 April 1945 II, III/Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" (Ju 88A) Kampfgeschwader 76 (Ju 88A) Kampfgeschwader 77 (Ju 88A) K.Fl.Gr. 806 (Ju 88A)...
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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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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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Luftwaffe 1/VI Ratingen-Düsseldorf. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 26. According to Scherzer as group leader in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment...
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Junkers Ju 88 (redirect from Junkers Ju 88 G-1)
This resulted in severe losses from ground fire. Kampfgeschwader 1, Kampfgeschwader 76 and Kampfgeschwader 77 reported the loss of 18 Ju 88s over enemy territory...
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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...
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characterised the campaign. 65 Squadron engaged Heinkel He 111 bombers from Kampfgeschwader 1 downing one of their number. On 28 August, the squadron was moved...
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Grauert, Commanding: I./ Kampfgeschwader 1, II./ Kampfgeschwader 26, Kampfgeschwader 27, I./ Kampfgeschwader 53, I./ Kampfgeschwader 152, Sturzkampfgeschwader...
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just before the war were the Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Kampfgeschwader 76, and Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg". It was operated briefly by Soviet forces...
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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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after the submarine attack, four Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 bombers of Kampfgeschwader 1/30 led by group commander Hauptmann Fritz Doench raided Scapa Flow...
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Generalmajor in Kampfgeschwader 1 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 November 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"...
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/Zerstörergeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 51. According...
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which subsequently crashed in the Netherlands. The bomber, V4+DA of Kampfgeschwader 1, had been damaged by French fighters at Maubeuge, France, and chased...
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initially served as an observer and then as a pilot in Kampfgeschwader 1 (KG 1) Hindenburg and Kampfgeschwader 51 (KG 51) Edelweiss. He saw action with these...
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in airfields to the north of Paris, was to attack RAF Kenley. The Kampfgeschwader (bomber wing) could muster 48 Dornier Do 17s and Junkers Ju 88s. The...
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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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ammunition were brought in. Some supply drops were attempted (by II./Kampfgeschwader 1), but most of the remaining signals, FlaK, transport and administrative...
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Leutnant (war officer). According to Scherzer as observer in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 26. According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment...
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technical officer of the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor". According to Scherzer as pilot and observer in the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 3. The suffix...
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/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 76. No evidence...
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approximately 1,176 from modified Heinkel He 111 H-22s of the Luftwaffe's Kampfgeschwader 3 (3rd Bomber Wing, the so-called "Blitz Wing") flying over the North...
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operator in the 14.(Eisenbahnbekämpfungsstaffel/Nachtkampftauglich)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke". According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon...
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Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" (KG 4) (Battle Wing 4) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. The unit was formed in May 1939. The unit operated...
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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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Scherzer as pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 2. According to Scherzer as pilot and observer in the I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever". According to...
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Fernkampfgeschwader 50 Kampfgeschwader 1 Kampfgeschwader 4 Kampfgeschwader 10 Kampfgeschwader 40 Kampfgeschwader 100 Kampfgeschwader 200 Flugzeugführerschule...
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the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 173. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant (war officer). According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 53...
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