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Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" was a German fighter wing during World War II. JG 2 operated the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 single-seat, single-engine interceptor aircraft. Named after the famed World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, the origins of the wing can be traced to 1934.
Jagdgeschwader II (Fighter Wing II, or JG II) was the Imperial German Air Service's second fighter wing. Established because of the great success of Manfred von Richthofen 's preceding Jagdgeschwader I wing, Jagdgeschwader II and Jagdgeschwader III were founded on 2 February 1918.
Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter - wing of World War II. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Western Allies.
But as the I/JG 26 and III/JG 54 German planes flew over the German-occupied Netherlands, they came under fire from trigger-happy Luftwaffe flak emplacements protecting V-2 launching sites around Rotterdam.
Jagdgeschwader 2, JG2, Luftwaffe. * 1./JG2 at Lyck, 10.9.39 - 13.9.39 ** Detachments at Bassenheim, Wengerohr and Trier-Euren
La Jagdgeschwader 2 [1] (JG 2) (2 e escadre de chasse), surnommée Richthofen, est une unité de chasseurs de la Luftwaffe pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, baptisée en l’honneur de l'as de la Première Guerre mondiale Manfred von Richthofen.
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The Jagdfliegergeschwader 2 (JG-2) carried the name of honor Yuri Gagarin and was a flying unit in regimental strength of the NVA air forces in direct subordination of the 3rd Air Defense Division.
