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JG1 - Squadron Profile.

JG1

Founded :
Country : Germany
Fate :

German World War II fighter unit or "wing" which used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft, between 1940–1944. The name of the unit derives from Jagd, meaning "hunt" and Geschwader, meaning "wing". First formed in May 1939 in eastern Prussia, I./JG 1 was one of the original groups created by the Luftwaffe as part of its expansion plans.

Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western Front and northern occupied Europe. During the initial days of the war, JG 1 faced little resistance, apart from occasional Royal Air Force (RAF) excursions. The unit was rarely engaged in large-scale confrontations during this time. From late 1942 onwards it was tasked with defense of the Reich duties. After D-Day, elements of JG 1 were moved to France and were tasked with air support to the army Wehrmacht, along with their air defense role. Operation Bodenplatte severely reduced the strength of JG 1.

Towards the end of the war, the unit was disbanded and its remaining pilots and aircraft were re-organized. What remained of these groups surrendered to Allied forces at the end of the war.

JG 1 was the first unit to attempt 'aerial bombing' techniques against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) heavy bomber formations. It was the only unit to be equipped with the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter.

In 1944 the "Oesau" suffix was added to the unit's title, after its late Geschwaderkommodore Oberst Walter Oesau (127 kills), who was killed in action. Some 700 enemy aircraft were claimed shot down during the war.

JG1

Top Aces for : JG1
A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron.
NameVictories
Heinz Bar220.00
Hans Philipp206.00
Herbert Ihlefeld137.00
Adolf Dickfeld136.00
Alfred Grislawski133.00
Walter Oesau133.00
Heinrich Klopper94.00
Georg-Peter Eder78.00
Walter Hoeckner68.00
Herbert Huppertz68.00
Herbert Kaiser68.00
Fritz Losigkeit68.00
Erbo Graf von Kageneck67.00
Hermann Staiger63.00
Lutz-Wilhelm Burkhardt58.00
Wilhelm Balthasar54.00
Hans Ehlers52.00
Rdiger von Kirchmayr46.00
Erwin Laskowski46.00
Heinz Knoke44.00
Ludwig Franzisket43.00
Paul Stolte43.00
Robert Olejnik41.00
Karl-Heinz Leesmann37.00
Hugo Frey32.00
Gunther Specht32.00
Hermann Segatz31.00
Walter Adolph29.00
Franz Blazytko29.00
Anton Piffer26.00
Leo Schumacher23.00
Hans Richter22.00
Robert Spreckels21.00
Erich Gerlitz20.00
Gerhard Sommer20.00
Karl-Emil Demuth16.00
Rudolf Hubl16.00
Werner Gerhardt13.00
Harry Koch13.00
Joachim Schlichting13.00
Heinz Hanke9.00
Hugo Schneider9.00
Dieter Gerhardt8.00
Hans Schubert8.00
Hubert Heckmann5.00
Emil Clade27.00
Siegfried Muller17.00
Erich Woitke29.00
Georg Schott21.00
Friedrich Eberle17.00
Heinz Fresia7.00
Erhard Braune14.00
Albert Griener5.00
Eberhard Bock29.00
Emil-Rudolf Schnoor21.00
Hans Umbach5.00
Georg Lehmann5.00
Egon Falkensamer5.00
Hans Lass14.00
Max Dobislav16.00


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