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Luftwaffe Geschwader (Wings)
Primary Luftwaffe Geschwader Types
Purpose |
Name |
Abbreviation |
Notes |
Fighter | Jagdgeschwader | JG |
Day fighter Geschwader typically equipped with Bf 109 or Fw 190 fighters or fighter-bombers. |
Bomber | Kampfgeschwader | KG |
Medium bomber Geschwader typically equipped with bombers such as He 111 and Ju 88. |
Bomber Training | Kampfschulgeschwader | KSG |
Bomber training school Geschwader. |
Advanced Training | Lehrgeschwader | LG |
Geschwader for training and testing new equipment and tactics. |
Glider | Luftlandegeschwader | LLG |
Glider Geschwader. |
Night Fighter | Nachtjagdgeschwader | NJG |
Night fighter Geschwader, typically equipped with radar-equipped fighters such as the Bf 110 or Ju 88. |
Ground Attack | Schlachtgeschwader | SchG or SG |
Ground attack or close air support Geschwader typically equipped with the Ju 87 or Fw 190. |
Single-Engine Fast Bomber | Schnellkampfgeschwader | SKG |
Single-engine ground-attack fast bomber wing predominantly used in tank-busting operations. |
Dive-Bomber | Sturzkampfgeschwader | StG or SG |
Dive-bomber Geschwader such as Ju 87 Stuka Geschwader; most re-designated Schlachtgeschwader. |
Transport | Transportgeschwader | TG |
Transportgeschwader (TG) — Transport Geschwader typically equipped with aircraft such as Ju 52 or Me 323. The "TG" designation began in 1943, previously these units were designated KG zbV (Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung). |
Heavy Fighter | Zerstörergeschwader | ZG |
Zerstörergeschwader (ZG) — Heavy fighter units typically equipped with twin-engined heavy fighters such as the Bf 110 or Me 410. |
Jagdgeschwader
- Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau"
Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
Jagdgeschwader 4
Jagdgeschwader 5 "Eismeer"
Jagdgeschwader 6 "Horst Wessel" (formerly ZG 26)
Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny"
Jagdgeschwader 11
Jagdgeschwader 20
Jagdgeschwader 21
Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
Jagdgeschwader 27 "Afrika"
Jagdgeschwader 28
Jagdgeschwader 50
Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Jagdgeschwader 52
Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As"
Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz"
Jagdgeschwader 70
Jagdgeschwader 71
Jagdgeschwader 72
Jagdgeschwader 76
Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As"
Jagdgeschwader 101
Jagdgeschwader 102
Jagdgeschwader 103
Jagdgeschwader 104
Jagdgeschwader 105
Jagdgeschwader 106
Jagdgeschwader 107
Jagdgeschwader 108
Jagdgeschwader 109
Jagdgeschwader 110
Jagdgeschwader 111
Jagdgeschwader 112
Jagdgeschwader 113
Jagdgeschwader 114
Jagdgeschwader 115
Jagdgeschwader 116
Jagdgeschwader 117
Jagdgeschwader 130
Jagdgeschwader 131
Jagdgeschwader 132
Jagdgeschwader 133
Jagdgeschwader 134
Jagdgeschwader 135
Jagdgeschwader 136
Jagdgeschwader 137
Jagdgeschwader 138
Jagdgeschwader 141
Jagdgeschwader 142
Jagdgeschwader 143
Jagdgeschwader 144
Jagdgeschwader 231
Jagdgeschwader 232
Jagdgeschwader 233
Jagdgeschwader 234
Jagdgeschwader 300 "Wilde Sau"
Jagdgeschwader 301
Jagdgeschwader 302
Jagdgeschwader 331
Jagdgeschwader 333
Jagdgeschwader 334
Jagdgeschwader 400
Jagdgeschwader 433
Jagdgeschwader z.b.V.
Kampfgeschwader
- Kampfgeschwader 1
Kampfgeschwader 2
Kampfgeschwader 3
Kampfgeschwader 4
Kampfgeschwader 6
Kampfgeschwader 25
Kampfgeschwader 26
Kampfgeschwader 27
Kampfgeschwader 28
Kampfgeschwader 30
Kampfgeschwader 40
Kampfgeschwader 50
Kampfgeschwader 51
Kampfgeschwader 53
Kampfgeschwader 54
Kampfgeschwader 55
Kampfgeschwader 60
Kampfgeschwader 66
Kampfgeschwader 76
Kampfgeschwader 77
Kampfgeschwader 100
Kampfgeschwader 101
Kampfgeschwader 102
Kampfgeschwader 152
Kampfgeschwader 153
Kampfgeschwader 154
Kampfgeschwader 155
Kampfgeschwader 157
Kampfgeschwader 158
Kampfgeschwader 200
Kampfgeschwader 252
Kampfgeschwader 253
Kampfgeschwader 254
Kampfgeschwader 255
Kampfgeschwader 257
Kampfgeschwader 355
Kampfschulgeschwader
- Kampfschulgeschwader 1
Kampfschulgeschwader 2 Kampfschulgeschwader 3
Lehrgeschwader
- Lehrgeschwader 1
Lehrgeschwader 2
Lehrgeschwader 3
Lehrgeschwader Greifswald
Luftlandegeschwader
- Luftlandegeschwader 1
Luftlandegeschwader 2
Nachtjagdgeschwader
- Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
Nachtjagdgeschwader 3
Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
Nachtjagdgeschwader 5
Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
Nachtjagdgeschwader 7
Nachtjagdgeschwader 11
Nachtjagdgeschwader 100
Nachtjagdgeschwader 101
Nachtjagdgeschwader 102
Nachtjagdgeschwader 200
Schlachtgeschwader
- Schlachtgeschwader 1
Schlachtgeschwader 2
Schlachtgeschwader 3
Schlachtgeschwader 4
Schlachtgeschwader 5
Schlachtgeschwader 9
Schlachtgeschwader 10
Schlachtgeschwader 77
Schlachtgeschwader 101
Schlachtgeschwader 102
Schlachtgeschwader 103
Schlachtgeschwader 104
Schlachtgeschwader 111
Schlachtgeschwader 151
Schlachtgeschwader 152
Schnellkampfgeschwader
- Schnellkampfgeschwader 10
Schnellkampfgeschwader 210
Sturzkampfgeschwader
- Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Sturzkampfgeschwader 3
Sturzkampfgeschwader 5
Sturzkampfgeschwader 51
Sturzkampfgeschwader 76
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Sturzkampfgeschwader 101
Sturzkampfgeschwader 102
Sturzkampfgeschwader 151
Sturzkampfgeschwader 160
Sturzkampfgeschwader 162
Sturzkampfgeschwader 163
Sturzkampfgeschwader 165
Sturzkampfgeschwader 167
Sturzkampfgeschwader 168
Transportgeschwader
- Transportgeschwader 1
Transportgeschwader 2 Transportgeschwader 3
Transportgeschwader 4 Transportgeschwader 5 Transportgeschwader 172 (incomplete)
Zerstörergeschwader
- Zerstörergeschwader 1
Zerstörergeschwader 2
Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"
Zerstörergeschwader 52
Zerstörergeschwader 76
Zerstörergeschwader 101
Zerstörergeschwader 141
Zerstörergeschwader 142 "Horst Wessel"
Zerstörergeschwader 143
Zerstörergeschwader 144
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