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JG2 - Squadron Profile.

JG2

Founded : 1st May 1939
Country : Germany
Fate :

Jagdgeschwader 2 was formed from parts of Jagdgeschwader 131 "Richthofen" on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was Oberst Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the Reich and based in the Berlin area under Luftgaukommando III. Stab and II. Gruppe were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) staffel flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg.

10.(N) Staffel was one of the first night fighter units formed in the Luftwaffe. Later this staffel was expanded into IV.(N) Gruppe. This Gruppe gained the Luftwaffe’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden.

The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's Panzer forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further north. Leutnant Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his first and the Geschwader's second kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75. The first victory for the JG 2 was scored by Oberfeldwebel Kley (3. Staffel) at the same day.

JG 2 took part in the Battle of Britain, operating Bf 109Es over the South Coast of England and the English Channel from bases in Cherbourg and Normandy. Major Helmut Wick emerged as one of the Battle’s top Luftwaffe aces, claiming 31 kills for a personal total of 56, before being killed (MIA) in action versus Spitfires of No. 609 Squadron in November 1940. Wick was seen to bail out successfully but was not found by German Air/Sea Rescue attempts. The Spitfire who dispatched him was immediately shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz. Ofw. Schnell, Ofw. Machold and Olt. Hans "Assi" Hahn also claimed heavily during this period, with 16 kills each. Some 42 JG 2 pilots were killed or made POW during the battle.

JG2

Top Aces for : JG2
A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron.
NameVictories
Gerhard Barkhorn301.00
Erich Rudorffer222.00
Johannes Steinhoff176.00
Karl Gratz138.00
Walter Oesau133.00
Erich Leie118.00
August Lambert116.00
Kurt Buhligen112.00
Adolf Galland104.00
Josef Wurmheller102.00
Horst Hannig98.00
Franz Hrdlicka96.00
Siegfried Lemke96.00
Siegfried Schnell93.00
Anton Mader86.00
Georg-Peter Eder78.00
Herbert Huppertz68.00
Hugo Dahmer57.00
Helmut-Felix Bolz56.00
Alfred Burk56.00
Gunther Seeger56.00
Helmut Wick56.00
Erich Hohagen55.00
Wilhelm Balthasar54.00
Kurt Knappe54.00
Julius Meimberg53.00
Rudolf Pflanz52.00
Fritz Schroter50.00
Fritz Karch47.00
Walter Matoni44.00
Kurt Goltzsch43.00
Johannes Schmid45.00
Wolfgang Schellmann38.00
Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel35.00
Bruno Stolle35.00
Werner Machold32.00
Otto Bertram29.00
Karl-Heinz Krahl19.00
Fritz Stritzel19.00
Erich Mix16.00
Hermann Forster13.00
Ludwig Hartmann10.00
Karl Pfeiffer10.00
Alexander von Winterfeldt9.00
Helmut Baudach5.00
Siegfried Bethke14.00
Hans-Jurgen Hepe14.00
Karl-Heinz Greisert36.00
Ignaz Prestele22.00
Franz Jaenisch9.00
Erwin Kley14.00
Franz Willinger10.00
Wilhelm Schmale11.00
Hanns-Jobst Hauenschild5.00
Heinz Hoffmann10.00
Rudolf Täschner21.00
Karl Haberland9.00
Hans Klee6.00
Paul Temme6.00
Wilhelm Hermes10.00
Günther Keil10.00
Carls-Hans Röders8.00
Hermann Staege19.00
Jürgen Roth5.00


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