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Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) was a German fighter wing during World War II. JG 51's pilots won more awards than any other fighter wing of the Luftwaffe, and operated in all major theatres of war. Its members included Anton Hafner, Heinz Bär, Karl-Gottfried Nordmann, and Günther Schack.
Apr 22, 2024 · I. Gruppe: I./JG 51. 3./JG51. Gruppenkommandeure: Maj Ernst Freiherr von Berg, 1 May 1939 - 31 Oct 1939; Hptm Hans-Heinrich Brustellin, 1 Nov 1939 - 17 Oct 1940; Olt Richard Leppla (acting), 17 Aug 1940 - 23 Sep 1940; Hptm Hermann-Friedrich Joppien, 18 Oct 1940 - 25 Aug 1941; Hptm Wilhelm Hachfeld, 26 Aug 1941 - 2 May 1942
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Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) Mölders was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II, named after the fighter ace Werner Mölders in 1942. JG 51's pilots won more Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes than any other Jagdgeschwader, and flew combat from 1939 in all major theatres of war. Flying Bf 109s and then FW 190s, the wing claimed over 8,000 air victo...
Formed in August 1939, and commanded by 48-year-old World War I ace Onkel Theo Osterkamp, JG 51 was based in the early months of the war in the West, fighting in the French campaign and in the Battle of Britain. From late June to mid July JG 51 was the only fighter Geschwader engaged continuously against the RAF. During the battle JG 51 lost 68 pilots, the highest casualty rate of the Luftwaffe fighter units engaged. JG 51 was one of the two Geschwader that had four Gruppen, the other being JG 1.
On 12 July 1940, JG 51 moved to Saint-Inglevert, Stab JG 51 was at Saint-Inglevert until November. Whilst based at the Belgian airfield at Mardyik in late 1940, the German ace Josef "Pips" Priller was a Staffelkapitän with JG 51, flying Bf 109-E "Yellow One". Priller went on to score over 100 victories, the third highest among Luftwaffe day fighters on the Western Front, fighting solely against the Western Allies.
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•Oberst Theo Osterkamp, 25.11.39 - 23.7.40 •Oberstleutnant Werner Mölders, 27.7.40 - 19.7.41 •Oberst Theo Osterkamp (acting), 28.7.40 - 7.8.40 •Oberstleutnanat Friedrich Beckh, 19.7.41 - 10.4.42 •Major Günther Lützow (acting), 9.41 - 8.11.41 •Oberstleutnanat Karl-Gottfried Nordmann, 10.4.42 - 30.3.44 •Major Fritz Losigkeit, 1.4.44 - 31.3.45 •Major Heinz Lange, 2.4.45 - 8.5.45
•Aders, Gebhard & Held, Werner. Jagdgeschwader 51 'Mölders' Eine Chronik - Berichte - Erlebnisse - Dokumente. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag, 1993. ISBN 3-613-01045-3.
•Bergström, Christer. Barbarossa - The Air Battle: July–December 1941. London: Chervron/Ian Allen, 2007. ISBN 978-1-85780-270-2.
•Das Jagdgeschwader 51 (Mölders): ein Bilddokumentation über die Jahre 1938-1945. Nickel, 1996. ISBN 3-92548-017-X
•Weal, John. Jagdgeschwader 51 'Mölders' Osprey Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-84603-045-5, 128 pages.
•Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II
(fighter wings) of the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe
Named and numbered
•1 "Oesau"
•2 "Richthofen"
•3 "Udet"
Apr 18, 2020 · Home. Persons. Mölders, Werner 'Vati' (JG 51) Date of birth: March 18th, 1913 (Gelsenkirchen/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Date of death: November 22nd, 1941 (Breslau/Lower Silesia, Germany) Buried on: Invalidenfriedhof. Nationality: German. Biography. Werner "Vati" Mölders was born on 18 March 1913, at Gelsenkirchen.
Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) was a German World War II fighter Geschwader that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit originally formed near Munich in November 1938, then moved to a base near Stuttgart.
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Sep 21, 2018 · Much has been made of Galland’s rivalry with JG.51 commander Werner Mölders, though they were friends. Their careers were inextricably linked, even in death. When Mölders was killed in an accident on November 22, 1941, Galland succeeded him as Inspector of Fighters. To Galland, the year was an unmitigated disaster.
