Fighter Bombing Squadron 37

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Jagdbombenfliegergeschwader 37
"Klement Gottwald"
(JBG-37)

GDR Air Force plane marking

Cockade of the GDR LSK aircraft
active October 1971 to October 1990
Country Flag of NVA (East Germany) .svg GDR
Armed forces NVA
Armed forces Air Force
Branch of service Aviation forces
Type Genus frontal aviation
Strength approx. 600 soldiers and 100 civilian employees
Insinuation FO FMTFK
Squadron location Drewitz
Web presence www.jbg37.de
Last commander
Squadron commander Colonel Joachim Hoffmann
insignia
squadron III
Aircraft
Fighter aircraft /
helicopter 		MiG-17F
MiG-23BN
MiG-23BN of the JBG-37 (1990)

The Jagdbombenfliegergeschwader 37 (JBG-37) carried the honorary name Klement Gottwald and was a flying unit in regimental strength of the NVA air forces directly subordinate to the leadership body Front- u. Military transport air forces .

JBG-37, JG-7 Drewitz (GDR)
JBG-37, JG-7 Drewitz
JBG-37, JG-7 Drewitz

history

The fighter-bomber squadron was officially set up on October 1, 1971, initially as JBG-31 at the Drewitz site. It was the beginning of the 1st Air Defense Division of the air forces of the NVA allocated. This was preceded by demands of the United High Command of the Warsaw Pact , based on the experiences of the previous Middle East wars, in the early 1970s to also set up their own bombing forces in the GDR. The squadron was initially equipped with three squadrons of MiG-17F . These came from freed stocks of the fighter squadron converted to MiG-21 . The MiG-17F were equipped with suspension points under the wings for containers with unguided rockets and free-fall bombs. MiG-15 UTI were available as school machines.

The squadron was given its traditional name " Klement Gottwald " on October 6, 1976 .

In 1979 the squadron began to be converted to MiG-23BN and MiG-23UB. The conversion only affected two squadrons. The former 3rd squadron with MiG-17F was relocated to the Laage airfield for the installation of the JBG-77 and converted there to Su-22M4 . Since losses were not replaced, the squadron never reached full strength in the 1980s.

From November 1, 1982, the squadron was part of the commanding body of the Front and Army Aviation Forces (FAFK) , which later became the commanding body of the Front and Army . Military Transport Air Force (FO FMTFK), subordinated. At this time the name was also changed to JBG-37. This submission was a peace structure to ensure flight training as well as material and technical security. With the triggering of corresponding levels of higher combat readiness , the JBG-37 was intended and ordered for operational subordination to the commander of the Soviet 16th Air Army .

Commanders JGB-37

Rank, name period of service comment
Colonel Klaus-Jürgen Baarß 1971-1973 later lieutenant general in the LSK / LV command
Colonel Gerhard Schumann 1973-1977 1976 Honored military pilot of the GDR
Colonel Manfred Jenichen 1977-1984 1984 Honored military pilot of the GDR
Colonel Joachim Hoffmann 1984-1990 1986 Honored military pilot of the GDR

See also

literature

  • Joachim Hoffmann (Ed.): JBG-37 - Chronicle of a Fighter Bombing Squadron 1971-1990. Reinhard Semmler, Cottbus 2019, ISBN 978-3-935826-01-3 .

Web links

Commons : Jagdbombenfliegergeschwader 37  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files