Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Jagdgeschwader 51 |
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Squadron badge |
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active | May 1, 1939 to May 1945 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Wehrmacht |
Armed forces | air force |
Branch of service | Air force |
Type | Jagdgeschwader |
structure | Squadron staff and 4 groups |
Installation site | Bad Aibling , air base |
Nickname | "Jagdgeschwader Mölders" |
Patron saint | Werner Mölders |
Aircraft type | Messerschmitt Bf 109 , Focke-Wulf Fw 58 , Focke-Wulf Fw 190 |
Second World War |
Invasion of Poland Western campaign Air battle for England Eastern campaign African campaign Balkan campaign |
Squadron commodors | |
First commodore |
Theo Osterkamp Lieutenant Colonel |
Last commodore | Heinz Lange Major |
insignia | |
Sleeve stripes |
The Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" (JG 51) was a traditional squadron of the Luftwaffe in World War II , named after its second commodore Werner Mölders . On June 30, 1941, it was the first Luftwaffe squadron to achieve its 1,000th kill since the start of the war.
From November 22, 1973 to March 10, 2005, Jagdgeschwader 74 of the Bundeswehr was nicknamed "Mölders" and was thus one of the traditional squadrons of the Bundeswehr Air Force .
history
When it was set up on May 1, 1939, Jagdgeschwader 51 was only called JG 51; Only after Werner Mölders died on November 22, 1941, the squadron was given the nickname "Jagdgeschwader Mölders" by order of December 24, 1941.
Lineup
- The I. Group of Jagdgeschwader 51 was created on May 1st, 1939 in Bad Aibling by renaming the I. Group / JG 233 as the only group of JG 51.
- The II. Group of Jagdgeschwader 51 was set up in Fürstenfeldbruck on October 3, 1939, by order of October 16, 1939 .
- The III. Group of Jagdgeschwader 51 was created on July 4, 1940 by renaming the I. Group / JG 20.
- The IV. Group of Jagdgeschwader 51 was created on November 21, 1940 by renaming the I. Group / JG 77 .
- The staff of Jagdgeschwader 51 was created on November 25, 1939 when the staff of JG 27 was split up .
- On November 20, 1940, a supplementary squadron for the Jagdgeschwader 51 was set up in Cazaux . This squadron was for the final training of pilots coming from the aviation schools.
resolution
- The first group moved to Brüsterort on March 24th and to Junkertroylhof in April, where they disbanded on April 23rd, 1945.
- Group II was in Imely at the beginning of 1945. In January the group moved to Veszprém and in February to Raab . The relocation to Fels am Wagram followed in March . In March 1945 the formation of an 8th squadron began. However, the list was not completed until the group was dissolved on April 12, 1945.
- The III. The group was in Insterburg at the beginning of 1945 . In January the group moved to Pillau-Neutief. On January 15, the 11th squadron began to be deployed in Danzig-Langfuhr , and this was not completed by the end of the war. In April the group moved to Brüsterort , where they stayed until the end of the war.
- The fourth group was in Modlin at the beginning of 1945 . On January 23, she moved to Danzig-Langfuhr and from there to Anklam on March 20 . In April she was moved to Garz auf Usedom and on April 15 to Eggersdorf , where she stayed until the end of the war.
Commanders
Squadron commodors
- Lieutenant Colonel Theodor Osterkamp , September 19, 1939
- Lieutenant Colonel Werner Mölders , July 27, 1940
- Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Beckh, July 19, 1941
- Major Günther Lützow (i. V.), October 1941
- Lieutenant Colonel Karl-Gottfried Nordmann , April 10, 1942
- Major Fritz Losigkeit, April 1, 1944
- Major Heinz Lange, April 2, 1945
- Lieutenant Colonel Helmut Eckrich, November 12, 1940
Group commanders
- I. group
- Major Ernst Freiherr von Berg, May 1, 1939
- Captain Hans-Heinrich Brustellin, September 23, 1939
- Captain Hermann-Friedrich Joppien, October 18, 1940
- Captain Wilhelm Hachfeld, August 26, 1941
- Captain Josef Fözö, May 3, 1942
- Captain Heinrich Krafft, June 1, 1942
- Captain Rudolf Busch, December 15, 1942
- Major Erich Leie, January 18, 1943
- Captain Günther Schack , December 29, 1944
- II group
- Major Kramer, October 1939
- Major Ernst Günther Burggaller , October 26, 1939
- Captain Günther Matthes, February 3, 1940
- Captain Josef Fözö, February 21, 1941
- Captain Hartmann Grasser, 9.41
- Major Karl Rammelt, June 6, 1943
- Oberleutnant Otto Schultz, December 24, 1944
- III. group
- Captain Johannes Trautloft , July 4th 1940
- Captain Walter Oesau , August 25, 1940
- Captain Richard Leppla, November 11, 1940
- Captain Karl Heinz Schnell, August 8, 1942
- Captain Fritz Losigkeit, June 26, 1943
- Captain Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber, May 1, 1944
- Captain Joachim Brendel , September 1, 1944
- IV. Group
- Captain Johannes Janke, November 21, 1940
- Major Friedrich Beckh, March 1, 1941
- Captain Karl-Gottfried Nordmann, July 20, 1941
- Captain Hans Knauth, April 10, 1942
- Major Rudolf Resch, March 1, 1943
- Major Hans Ekkehard Bob, August 1, 1943
- Major Heinz Lange, May 9, 1944
- First Lieutenant Günther Josten , April 12, 1945
- Major Heinz Lange, April 29, 1945
Known squadron members
- Johannes Trautloft (1912–1995), 1961 Deputy Inspector of the Air Force and Chief of Staff and 1970 Commanding General of the Air Force Group Command South
- Herbert Wehnelt (1918–2007), from 1971 to 1974 as Lieutenant General Commander of the Air Force Command
literature
- Wolfgang Dierich (Hrsg.): The associations of the air force. 1935-1945. Outlines and short chronicles. A documentation . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-87943-437-9 .
- Gebhard Aders , Werner Held: Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders". A chronicle. Reports, experiences, documents . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-613-01045-3 .
Web links
Commons : Jagdgeschwader 51 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Cajus Bekker : Attack Height 4000: a war diary of the German Air Force , Pavillon-Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-453-87098-0 , pp. 273/274
- ↑ The traditional squadron of the Wehrmacht Bundesarchiv Online ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.