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Geschwaderkommodore (short also Kommodore) is a
Luftwaffe position or
appointment (not rank),
originating during World War II. A
Geschwaderkommodore is...
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Werner Mölders
Oberst Geschwaderkommodore of
Jagdgeschwader 51 15 July 1941 — 2
Adolf Galland Oberst Geschwaderkommodore of
Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"...
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Lehrgeschwader 2 (LG 2) (Demonstration Wing 2) was a
Luftwaffe unit
during World War II,
operating three fighter,
night fighter,
reconnaissance and ground...
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changes in the
command structure of the
fighter units,
replacing many
Geschwaderkommodore with younger, more
aggressive pilots such as
Adolf Galland and Werner...
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finally renamed on
August 20, 1943 to Stab/JG 300. Its
first Geschwaderkommodore was
Oberstleutnant Hajo Herrmann. JG 300 had its
origins in April...
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November 1943, but was
disbanded in May 1944. JG 301's
first Geschwaderkommodore,
Oberstleutnant Helmut Weinrich was
killed on the
night of 18/19...
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train new
crews sent to the Geschwader. The formation's
first Geschwaderkommodore was
Wilhelm Süssmann. KG 55
first saw
action in the
German invasion...
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eventually formed on 1
October 1939 at Neumünster and its
first Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) was
Oberstleutnant Eitel Roediger von Manteuffel...
- some
cases a wing
could be
given a
fourth gruppe. Each wing had a
Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander)
supporting by
three Gruppenkommandeur (Group Commanders)...
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Western Front were only
partly successful, and
Oberst Josef Priller,
Geschwaderkommodore of JG 26 and
charged with III. Gruppe's training,
refused to declare...
