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JG54 - Squadron Profile.

JG54

Founded :
Country : Germany
Fate :

I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from.

On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54

The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity.

I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940.

The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own.

On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21.


Kommodoren of JG 54 :

Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40.
Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43.
Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43.
Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44.
Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45.

JG54

Top Aces for : JG54
A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron.
NameVictories
Otto Kittel267.00
Walter Nowotny258.00
Erich Rudorffer222.00
Hans Philipp206.00
Maximilian Stotz189.00
Emil Lang173.00
Horst Ademeit166.00
Gerhard Thyben157.00
Hans Beisswenger152.00
Fritz Tegtmeier146.00
Albin Wolf144.00
Heinrich Sterr130.00
Franz Eisenach129.00
Rudolf Rademacher126.00
Dieter Hrabak125.00
Robert Weiss121.00
Reinhard Seiler118.00
Heinz Wernicke117.00
Werner Schroer114.00
Max-Hellmuth Ostermann102.00
Ulrich Wernitz101.00
Wolfgang Spate99.00
Horst Hannig98.00
Hermann Schleinhege96.00
Anton Dobele94.00
Siegfried Schnell93.00
Gerhard Loos92.00
Anton Mader86.00
Ulrich Wohnert86.00
Hans Gotz82.00
Helmut Missner82.00
Hubertus von Bonin81.00
Hugo Broch81.00
Wilhelm Philipp81.00
Hans-Joachim Kroschinski76.00
Alfred Teumer76.00
Helmut Grollmuss75.00
Joachim Wandel75.00
Gunther Scheel71.00
Heinz Lange70.00
Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart69.00
Heinrich Jung68.00
Karl Fuchs67.00
Reinhold Hoffmann66.00
Karl-Heinz Kempf65.00
Hannes Trautloft61.00
Hans-Ekkehard Bob60.00
Gerhard Beutin60.00
Kurt Tangermann60.00
Franz Eckerle59.00
Herbert Broennle57.00
Hans-Joachim Heyer53.00
Friedrich Rupp53.00
Carl Sattig53.00
Karlheinz Cordes52.00
Alfred Gross52.00
Heinrich Wefers52.00
Wilhelm Schilling50.00
Gunther Fink46.00
Karl Schnorrer46.00
Otto Vinzent44.00
Hubert Mutherich43.00
Josef Pohs43.00
Rudolf Klemm42.00
Peter Bremer40.00
Rudolf Sinner39.00
Hans Dortenmann38.00
Gerhard Koall37.00
Gunther Bertram35.00
Paul Brandt34.00
Helmut Wettstein34.00
Erwin Leykauf33.00
Peter Crump31.00
Gerhard Friedrich30.00
Hermann Leiste29.00
Arnold Lignitz25.00
Hakon von Bulow24.00
Gunther Scholz22.00
Georg Munderloh20.00
Karl Wunschelmeyer16.00
Waldemar Wubke15.00
Wilhelm Muller10.00
Willy Szuggar9.00
Kurt Hein8.00
Max Clerico7.00
Bruno Mischkot7.00
Siegfried Muller17.00
Norbert Hannig42.00
Herbert Koller49.00
Georg Kiening7.00
Karl Hier14.00
Michael Hauer7.00
Anton Stangl6.00
Hans Schätzel5.00
Rudolf Hager10.00
Walter Repple15.00
Erich von Selle9.00
Hans-Erich Heinbockel7.00
Richard Hausmann7.00
Paul Pausinger24.00
Helmut Zilken12.00
Wilhelm Breuer5.00


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