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escaped without loss. However, their escort from ZG76 were bounced by the 253 squadron Hurricanes as they fled south. Several were shot down over West Clandon, West Horsley and Netley Heath on the North Downs above Shere. Only one crew member, a rear gunner, managed to bail out, and he was treated for his wounds by the doctor in Ripley, Surrey. Other Bf 110 units suffered losses in the day's fighting. LG 1 lost four and one damaged, ZG 2 suffered damage to one aircraft. Zerstörer pilots and crew were, by 5 September at least, aware of their precarious position in the skies over England and their aircraft were at a disadvantage against modern single-engine fighters.

1852: 736: 52: 1492: 1488:. ZG 76 were known to operational for the wing reported one destroyed and two damaged in air combat. ZG 2 and ZG 26 were also active reporting heavier losses—four each. The burden of operations on 3 September fell to ZG 2 and ZG 26 which reported the loss of seven and two severely damaged in total. ZG 76 claimed its 500th air victory on this date, becoming the first Luftwaffe unit to do so. Grabmann had claimed 13 aerial victories in the war so far; two on this date. 1088: 4590: 4618: 4500: 931:. The cost of the campaign to the Luftwaffe was 260 aircraft, including 86 transports. 1,130 aircrew became casualties, including 341 killed, and 448 missing. They destroyed 93 of the 169 British aircraft lost including 43 in air combat, 24 by Luftwaffe-controlled anti-aircraft units. The most successful unit was ZG 76 which was credited with 16 enemy aircraft followed by JG 77 with 13. 1466:. ZG 76's last major operation of the month occurred on 30 August. Two of its aircraft were lost and one damaged. While escorting Do 17s in the vicinity of RAF Manston, No. 85 and No. 111 Squadron intercepted the German formation by chance after initialling being vectored to investigate an unknown formation—which transpired to be Blenheims from 1462:, ZG 2, V./LG 1 and ZG 76 were active on 25 August. ZG 76 reported the loss of one crew, their fate is unknown. ZG 2 reported the loss of four Bf 110s and three damaged. V./LG 1 suffered two losses and two damaged. ZG 76 reported no losses on 26 August; ZG 76 reported one severely damaged and ZG 26 lost three over 1848:, but a shortage of aircraft forced the abandonment of this and the remnants were subsumed into I./ZG 76. Though faster than the Bf 110, the Me 410 was not liked by its crews. It was more difficult to bail out of, and was not as agile as the Bf 110. Some crews felt the Bf 110 could sustain much more combat damage than the Me 410. 534:(ZG 2—2nd Destroyer Wing) claimed 78 in the air and 50 on the ground. The true losses of Colonel Stefan Pawlikowski's Pursuit Brigade were 10 fighters destroyed and 24 "unserviceable" ; 62 percent of its strength. Total German losses across Poland was 25 aircraft. The Polish loss percentage increased to 72 percent by the 5 September. 1107:

intercepting bombers from III./KG 1, the ZG 76 Bf 110s managed to down two Hurricanes; one pilot was killed while Squadron Leader Elliot was captured. One of the 9./KG 1 bombers was shot down. On 23 May, according to Fighter Command records, four fighters were lost in action with

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as a "slaughter." Nine Bf 110s and 11 men were killed with seven wounded. The dead included both group commanders. The introduction of long-range American fighter escorts in February 1944, signalled an increase in losses for the Zerstörergeschwader. On 16 March 1944, 26 of 43 Bf 110s sent

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Dr Johann-Volkmar Fisser was killed despite the escort. The RAF controllers fed their pilots piecemeal into the battle and the German fighters, denied a worthwhile target to justify breaking from their position, remained high above the battle and did not surrender it until the Ju 88s were in danger

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210 bombed the Woolston factory at Southampton on the water front. 98 people were killed and 40 wounded when the shelter was hit, but little damage occurred to the factory. ZG 76 flew as escort. The bomb-carrying Bf 110s lost one and although ZG 76 avoided losses, four suffered damage to

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as the Germans flew north from Prague. They were hit by P-51s before they reached the bombers and lost three Me 410s and their crews. An attack by 667 bombers of the US Fifteenth against Vienna unfolded on the 26 June 1944. I./ZG 76 claimed three B-24s but lost eight Bf 110s. On 27

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works destroying the machine shops and assembly sheds for the Vickers Wellington bomber. The area was devastated and took four days to clear the rubble. 700 factory workers became casualties; 88 were killed. The specific target, the Hawker assembly plant escaped untouched and the fighter-bombers

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surmised his experience with ZG 76 over Europe in the Bf 110 as follows; "I flew a 110 from 10 May 1940 over France, Belgium and during the Battle of Britain. In the Me 110 we were superior to the French and Belgians, whether Morane or Curtis. But we were inferior to the Spitfire, and

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returned to his unit. Neither ZG 1, ZG 2 or ZG 26 filed any claims on 26 May. Dunkirk was a severe test for Fighter Command which had been designed as a defensive force. Fighter leaders were often forced to operate outside of British-based radar range, and thus RAF controllers in

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The Bf 110, according to one analyst, has been underestimated in the Battle of Britain historiography. The statistics show Bf 110 pilots' claim-to-loss ratio was more favourable than other fighters of the battle; but German claims were usually exaggerated. German airmen claimed 3,085

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which attempted to engage Dornier Do 17s of 8./KG 76. Two pilots are believed to have been lost to II./ZG 76. One as killed the other captured. On 18 May, II./ZG 76 flew as escorts to III./KG 76 as the group made repeated bombing raids. Over Vitry airfield, a large

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England were unable to assist in coordinating the squadrons. The Germans could dictate the terms of the battle; the when, where and height of the engagement, often in superior numbers. On 27 May four fighters were reported lost in combat with Bf 110s (two credited to Bf 110s and

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began bombing attacks on British convoys in the English Channel in the hopes of blocking the sea lanes to shipping and drawing out RAF Fighter Command and depleting its strength and a prelude to attacking airfields and aircraft factories. The Luftwaffe referred to this period as the

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British aircraft destroyed during the battle; actual RAF losses were 915. The Battle of Britain was expensive for the Zerstörer wings. The Luftwaffe began the battle with 237 serviceable Bf 110s. They lost 223 in the waging of it, with many units fighting to near extinction.

1991:. American losses totalled nine B-24s, two B-17s, seven P-38s and one P-51s. The majority of the P-38s fell to Hungarian-flown Bf 109s. US fighter pilot claimed 40; at least 16 Axis fighters were shot down. On 20 June, the Eighth Air Force sent 1,378 bombers to targets in 565:. Only three were actually lost. The survivors, however, lost five to Bf 109s to JGr 102. The Pursuit Brigade was transferred to an unspecified sector giving Luftwaffe bombers a free hand. The cost of the air battle to ZG 76 was three Bf 110s. 1407:

Hauptmann Dickore, III./ZG 26 was killed—two group commanders were lost this day. The day's operations cost the Luftwaffe heavy losses which prompted the crews to refer to the 15 August as "Black Thursday." Dickore was replaced by Rolf Kaldrack.

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over Germany. The OKL foresaw their use while the Luftwaffe still retained a measure of control over German skies and in southern European theatres in the naval escort and close air support role. Scattered Zerstörer units were recalled from

2020:. On 2 July the Americans struck at the city again. I./ZG 76 committed 20 Me 410s. I./ZG 76 reported to have found a gap in the escort and claimed 13 bombers for one Me 410. Only four bombers failed to return, however. 1571:

docks were severely damaged. LG 1 were the only wing to report losses to its Bf 110 units. Over the next two days the only recorded activity of ZG 76 was the loss of one aircraft in an accident on 17 September On 24 September

1324:. The official go-ahead was given at 14:00. 52 Ju 87s from StG 1 and StG 2 who were to strike at RAF Warmwell and Yeovil. II., and III./JG 53 and III./ZG 76 flew escort for the Ju 87s. Virtually all of 889:" belly which provided the aircraft with a 30-minute increase in endurance but at the cost of further reductions in maneuverability in an already unmanuverable aircraft in combat nimble single-seat fighters. The wing supported I./ 1366:

joined the battle as the Luftwaffe attacked Fighter Command from the south, east and north. I./ZG 76 was still based in Norway and provided escort for Heinkel He 111s from I. and III./KG 26. The bombers headed for

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The Luftwaffe considered a glider-borne assault on the Allied-held airfield at Bardufoss but it had only nine gliders available. Further operations were precluded by the Allied withdrawal in view of the worsening situation in

1438:—it reported no casualties on this date. ZG 26 made up the burden of Bf 110 operations and suffered heavy losses. 13 Bf 110s were recorded as destroyed and 6 damaged. Among their casualties were two 1682:. The latter group moved to Aalborg in Denmark. III./ZG 76 moved to Bergen, Norway while Stab/ZG 76 remained in Stavanger. III./ZG 76 was exiled to Norway in October 1940 under the command of 1411:

ZG 76 was back in action the following day. Heavy raids were made against airfields in southern England, though German intelligence failings often mistook RAF Bomber Command, RAF Coastal Command and

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factory in Warsaw. They claimed three of the 40 defending fighters losing one. From 4 September Polish aerial resistance had been reduced, and consequently were ordered to conduct a larger number of

1484:(KG 3—3rd Bomber Wing) Dornier bombers were operating off Deal when No. 72 Squadron engaged; Bf 110s were reported to be present among the German escorts and the fight developed over 1930:. The battles in Normandy had left the German fighter forces spread thinly; the resulting attrition having taken a toll of fighter units. II./ZG 76 was reforming and recuperating alone at 1332:

from II./StG 2 was badly hit by No. 609 Squadron; six out of nine Ju 87s were shot down. StG 1 and 2 gave up on their original targets owing to clouds. Both headed for Portland.

682:(ZG 1—1st Destroyer Wing) was attached to it. The immediate objective was to secure airfields in northern Denmark to secure the air space and communications links to the Norwegian capital 767:, on 12 April, Hauptmann Günther Reinecke's I./ZG 76 claimed five Wellingtons on this date but the Luftwaffe could not stop the destruction of 12 aircraft and the damage to 31 others at 1547:

at 6,000 feet (1,800 metres). No. 253 Squadron from Kenley was ordered to intercept. However the Erprobungsgruppe 210 fighter-bombers reached the target unmolested, but overflew the

1434:(KG 54—54th Bomber Wing) Ju 88s escorted by III./ZG 76 struck at Tangmere and other airfields. ZG 76 did not participate in the battles of the 18 August—known as 1020:

two days later—II./ZG 76 reporting two losses. A No. 87 Squadron pilot was reported killed in this encounter. Later in the day, a known success was reported in combat with

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in 1944 resulted in heavy casualties and operations were scaled down until the final disbandment of ZG 76 in September 1944. The remaining pilots were transferred to the Bf 109 wing

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The battle reached a climax in September 1940. On 1 September, ZG 76 were flying combat operations and reported one damaged but their opponents are unknown. On 2 September

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of decimation. Ten Ju 88s were shot down. ZG 2 lost three Bf 110s and four damaged while ZG 76 reported on loss and two damaged. ZG 76 were engaged by

4653: 1581:. Three days later seven Bf 110s from LG 1 and ZG 76 were lost on similar operations over England in the morning. In the afternoon ZG 76 flew missions in the 1399:

Hauptmann Restemeyer was killed in action. Stab, II. and III./ZG 76 lost 12 Bf 110s between them in the southeast flying escort for elements of LG 1 against

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and Mediterranean for be reformed into wings. ZG 76 was ordered to reform in southern Germany from training and reconnaissance units. The wing was permitted two

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were able to concentrate against the intruders. Eight He 111s from KG 26 were shot down. Seven I./ZG 26 Bf 110s were shot down protecting them.

969:. During the first day of operations the heavy fighter wings flew 2,000 sorties with the Bf 109-equipped units. ZG 76 supported the southern flank of 1709:. II./ZG 76 was allocated to Richthofen's Fliegerkorps VIII. On 22 May, two days into the battle, ZG 76 reported its first two losses in action over 854:

struck at Stavanger. ZG 76 lost their commanding officer, Hauptmann Günther Reinecke killed in action with British bombers, along with other flying aces

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was given command of ZG 76. Initially formed with Bf 110s but converted to the Me 410 in full by April 1944. I./ZG 76 reformed at

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bases for fighter fields. The day's operations cost ZG 76 four crews and one damaged, from the Stab/ZG 76 in combat with No. 609 and

498:. KG 4 dropped 200 tons of bombs on 1 September. The group claimed 19 Polish fighters destroyed. Future German fighter pilots Wolfgang Falcke, 1585:

area. ZG 76 lost one on this date, with another severely damaged in action with No. 17 Squadron. On 5 October ZG 76 escorted the unit to

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919:(JG 77—77th Fighter Wing) for air defence after the campaign. On 9 July 1940 they two units shot down seven from 12 Blenheim bombers (from 438:(6th Air Division). Approximately 100 Bf 110s were combat ready for action in Poland indicating a shortfall in production. A ratio of one 1629:

Heinrich Graf von Stillfried und Rattonitz, was disbanded on 7 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain in Norway and re designated II.

1663:(NJG 3—3rd Night Fighter Wing). In each case the pilots were retrained as night fighter pilots from 11 November 1941. It was the only 816: 4467: 1343:. They took off at 15:15 and were escorted by ZG 76. They found unbroken cloud over Essex. No. 56 Squadron intercepted, and 1794: 815:(KG 30—30th Bomber Wing), destroyed the airfield in eight hours, eliminating 19 fighters. The survivors flew to the airstrip at 1455: 1442:. Little activity was recorded over the following days, the only casualty being a II./ZG 76 machine in a taxiing accident at 1391:

but a three degree error by the leading He 111s caused the German formation to fly a parallel track which proved disastrous.

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bombers shot down. RAF losses were 12 bombers destroyed, three damaged and 57 men killed, though German claims were far higher.

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1956:(JG 302—302nd Fighter Wing) was assigned to the division with single-engine fighters. II./ZG 26 remained isolated in 1804:. ZG 76 was still in southern Germany through the winter, 1943/44. 6./ZG 76 were photographed in formation over the 4457: 4438: 4400: 4381: 4362: 4343: 4321: 4280: 4257: 4219: 4200: 4162: 4143: 4124: 4105: 4050: 4031: 3990: 3952: 3929: 3910: 3891: 3872: 3853: 3834: 3815: 3796: 3777: 3735: 3716: 3653: 3634: 3611: 3588: 3566: 619: 268: 870:

claimed four bombers between 20:40 and 21:00 in the last minutes of daylight preventing the action from being classified as

4419: 3523: 1884: 1690:. It began reformation in 1943 but this was never completed and personnel were sent to the reformed I./ZG 76 in 1944. 553:-sized operations. The aircraft destroyed were not frontline aircraft, but were from training units. Later in the day the 4606: 3754: 1769: 1593:, ZG 76 suffered no losses but their charges lost two and two damaged. Among the dead was acting group commander of 822: 725:

in combat and two on the ground in exchange for one Ju 52. Commander Hansen and Helmut Lent maintained over claiming an

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under Grabmann until approximately June 1941, when appears to have been disbanded. I./ZG 76, under the command of

1305: 4302: 4073: 4012: 3971: 3694: 3672: 3542: 3504: 691: 537: 276: 1254:. On 12 August, ZG 76 joined with ZG 2 to field 120 Bf 110s ordered to protect 100+ Ju 88s from 711: 897:, which damaged much of the town. Among the final known air combats over Norway during the campaign involved Lent. 819:, which was destroyed in further attacks while the last five Norwegian combat aircraft and five Moths flew north. 1672: 1668: 1002: 461: 1776:

decided there was merit in reforming the Bf 110 units for the firepower of the type was suitable for destroying

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period. II. and III./ZG 76 finally were able to convert from the Bf 109 to Bf 110 and shed their

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attack. ZG 76 from Fliegerkorps I was tasked with performing fighter escort duties for Ju 87s of III/

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on 5 April 1941. II./ZG 76 moved to Argos where one of its aircraft was damaged in a surprise attack by

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A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945 Volume 2: North African Desert, February 1942 – March 1943

1934:. Stab and I./ZG 76 were still operational but had to be used with extreme caution. They were based in 1280:

were under-attack at sea, but the formation passed these and was picked up by Poling radar station south of

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factory. A simultaneous operation by 70 Do 17s and 200 Bf 109s began attacks against Canterbury,

359: 323: 527:(LG 1—1st Demonstration Wing) claimed wildly optimistic total of 34 Polish fighters shot down, while 1988: 1980: 1979:(JG 300—300th Fighter Wing), I./JG 302, II./ZG 1 and I./ZG 76 flew interceptions. 20 1641: 651: 4580: 4497: 3626: 735: 585: 319: 4412:

A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940–1945: North Africa: Volume One, June 1940 – February 1942

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The command staffel and II./ZG 76 continued operations with Fliegerkorps I for the duration of

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Hurricane pilot from B Flight, Flight Lieutenant S Soden was killed in action with II./ZG 76.

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trainers. Most flew north to continue the fight against the invaders. Six aircraft, including four

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to intercept. The fighters orbited to attract RAF fighters while the Ju 88s turned to attack

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The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, 1939: The Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe's Baptism of Fire

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anti-aircraft fire; two of the damaged fell into the Channel. One of the crews was rescued by a

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on 24 April. In response, LG 1, escorted by Bf 110s from ZG 76 and sometimes the

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1868: 1790: 1714: 1702: 1590: 1540: 1539:. The formation of 20 bomb-carrying Bf 110s and their ZG76 escort were spotted by the 1333: 1314: 1235: 1231: 1132: 1104: 1100: 1077: 1046: 1042: 1038: 1017: 905: 885:. The aerial battles were complicated for ZG 76 by the introduction of the Bf 110D-0 " 835: 611: 376: 368: 312: 248: 229: 225: 178: 174: 170: 1898:(JG 27—27th Fighter Wing). 14 B-17s were ultimately lost. II./ZG 76 engaged the 1816:

of ZG 76 had the Werfer-Granate 21 installed to break up American bomber formations.

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Walter Grabmann, the first Geschwaderkommodore was shot down and captured on 18 May 1940

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176, while it retained its heavy fighter identity officially, then re-equipped with the

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Knights of the Battle of Britain — Luftwaffe Aircrew Awarded the Knight's Cross in 1940

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In mid-1943 the Zerstörer wings experienced a brief revival. The Defence of the Reich (

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operation. The OKL issued orders on 1 September to bomb British fighter factories. The

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committed to the attack. Only one No. 601 Squadron fighter was lost, to British

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records, two Hurricane pilots were shot down by Bf 110s this day—the pilot from

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and Stavanger-Sola to 2 May. ZG 76 carried out strafing missions countering the

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Further south, I./ZG 76 was less successful. On 12 April it accounted for two

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was carried out in the space of 24 hours. 1./ZG 76 assisted in the seizure of

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and was forced to land. A troop-carrying Ju 52 flies over Lent's Bf 110.

793:(KG 1—1st Bomber Wing) destroyed the ammunition dumps and razed the wharves. 390:(ZG 26—26th Destroyer Wing) was operated and organised in a similar fashion. 4594: 3556: 2045: 1745: 1741: 1733: 1706: 1548: 1435: 1400: 1388: 1065: 1061: 982: 978: 839: 776: 660: 304: 132: 99: 87: 2035:(JG 76—76th Fighter Wing), equipped with the Bf 109 single-engine fighter. 1491: 1351:. ZG 76 reported two losses during the mission; apparently elements of the 1123:

made a single claim against an unknown aircraft type and squadron. According to

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Stuka Attack! The Dive-Bombing Assault on England During the Battle of Britain

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proceeded. The Luftwaffe began probing attacks by day and night over England.

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Bf 110 units killing one pilot, wounding another while two were wounded.

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Georg Fleischmann. Reinecke was replaced by Hauptmann Werner Restermeyer. The

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made claims in aerial combat. I./ZG 76 provided effective protection to

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with drop tanks, a double 20mm cannon pod under the fuselage and armed with

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Bf 110 aircraft of ZG 76 at De Kooy airfield, Occupied Netherlands, in 1941.

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was allocated to the operation, which was conducted in cooperation with the

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was successful, but 3./KG 4 and 3./ZG 76 failed to prevent eight

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Hurricane as well." By the end of May 1940 Jabs had claimed six aircraft.

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Alarmstart: The German Fighter Pilot's Experience in the Second World War

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in 1940. According to German loss reports from the quartermaster general

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sectors in a bid to stop further evacuations. The air corps failed, and

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the wing protected the bridges over the Meuse at Sedan. The French and

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airport on the northern Danish coast granting air superiority over the

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Shores, Christopher F.; Massimello, Giovanni; Guest, Russell (2012a).

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Convoy Peewit: August 8, 1940: The First Day of the Battle of Britain?

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ZG 76 was not recorded on Luftflotte 4's order of battle for the

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Shores, Christopher F.; Massimello, Giovanni; Guest, Russell (2012).

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Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945; A Reference Source, Volume 1

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to protect the Heliogland Bight from 1 January 1941 and renamed III.

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were disbanded in late 1941 after serving in the early stages of the

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On 21 May, ZG 76 was in combat supporting German forces in the

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by ZG 76 into battle were shot down; a devastating loss rate.

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fighters, attached to protect the Polish army on the approaches to

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felt the heavy fighters could be successful against the unescorted

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in April and May 1941. II./ZG 76 was attached to the Stab of

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On 2 September I./ZG 76, led by Lent, claimed 11 aircraft at

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The Many Not The Few: The Stolen History of the Battle of Britain

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ZG 76 was disbanded and its personnel went to the reformation of

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for the Germans because of the paratrooper and aircraft losses.

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flew as escort for Erprobungsgruppe 210 fighter-bombers towards

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over the winter, 1939/40. The organisation and equipment of the

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who became a successful night fighter pilot. The aircraft wore

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J.L. Wilkie were downed. I./ZG 76 remained in Norway with

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beginning World War II in Europe. ZG 76 operated with one

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Shores, Christopher; Foreman, John; Ehrengardt, Chris (1992).

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was sent further east for an operation to attack targets near

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Shores, Christopher F.; Cull, Brian; Malizia, Nicola (1992).

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Military units and formations disestablished in 1945

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coast in late 1939. Elements of it took part in the

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I./ZG 76 was based at 315:by defending the German-occupied Low Countries. 4136:Barbarossa - The Air Battle: July–December 1941 4115:Bergström, Christer; Mikhailov, Andrey (2001). 3643: 2542: 2530: 2518: 2506: 2494: 2482: 1474:the scene and they damaged two of the bombers. 1320:On 13 August Operation Eagle Attack began with 826:Lent's Bf 110C ran out of fuel during the 755:, were destroyed by ZG 76. The landing at 283:. From May to October 1940 ZG 76 served in the 3597: 3551: 3478: 3466: 3454: 3442: 3430: 3418: 3394: 3352: 3340: 3328: 3166: 2188: 1387:floatplanes from and 1 and 3 /506 flew toward 1174:In August 1940 the Stabschwarme, II. and III. 1057:one 4 and one 6./ZG 76 crew were killed. 622:on 18 December 1939 and the wing claimed five 541:A ZG 76 Bf 110C with "sharks mouth" nose paint 228:in the early phases of World War II, then the 4483: 3900: 3106: 1308:, three small vessels and oil storage tanks. 3687:Air Battle for Dunkirk, 26 May - 3 June 1940 1686:and disbanded on 24 April 1941 to become II/ 1427:(JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing) followed by 12 939:Stab and II./ZG 76 was assigned to the 598:After the Polish capitulation following the 483:(KG 4—4th Bomber Wing) and I. and III. 1744:insignia. The campaign in Crete ended in a 409:-Euren with the Messerschmitt Bf 110. 326:bombers. The introduction of long-range US 4490: 4476: 4174:Aircraft and crews lost during 1939 - 1940 3786: 2323: 2248: 1617:ZG 76 lingered on the Channel and in 1210:. Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ordered 908:, aircraft serial number N5893 piloted by 4395:(1st ed.). London, UK: Grub Street. 4045:(1st ed.). London, UK: Grub Street. 3513: 3094: 2842: 2827: 2743: 1855:Me 410, operated by ZG 76 from April 1944 1499:The following day, 6./ZG 76 of III. 4448:Shores, Christopher; Ring, Hans (1969). 4005:Battle of Britain Day: 15 September 1940 3938: 3901:Hough, Richard; Richards, Denis (2007). 3884:Eagle in Flames: Defeat of the Luftwaffe 3662: 3555:; Krebs, Gerhard; Vogel, Detlef (2006). 3058: 3046: 2617: 1850: 1797:. The reformed unit was assigned to the 1621:until late 1940. Stab/ZG 76 became 1608: 1490: 1456:German occupation of the Channel Islands 1272:(JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing). Convoys 1246:. The Ju 87s lost one from the two 1086: 821: 734: 536: 464:'s air command to attack airfields near 4295:The German Air War in Russia, 1941-1945 3919: 3862: 3843: 3744: 3725: 3620: 3535:Voices in Flight: The Wellington Bomber 3379: 3364: 3205: 3154: 3142: 2470: 2458: 2446: 2434: 2383: 2359: 2299: 2287: 2275: 2263: 2236: 2224: 2125: 2079: 1751: 468:. I./ZG 76 was ordered to provide 14: 4636: 4252:. London: University Press of Kansas. 3961: 3881: 3824: 3805: 3703: 3681: 3575: 3532: 3406: 3313: 3301: 3289: 2803: 2719: 2605: 2593: 2581: 2569: 2554: 2422: 2335: 2212: 2200: 2176: 2164: 2152: 2140: 2108: 2091: 2038: 1705:on 14 May, during the build-up to the 1371:but were intercepted by No. 605, 1206:opened with attacks on Channel convoy 4503:Zerstörergeschwader (heavy/destroyer 4471: 3999: 3980: 3711:. Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing. 3494: 3178: 3130: 3082: 3070: 3034: 3022: 3010: 2998: 2986: 2974: 2962: 2950: 2938: 2926: 2914: 2902: 2890: 2878: 2866: 2854: 2815: 2791: 2779: 2767: 2755: 2731: 2704: 2692: 2680: 2665: 2653: 2641: 2411:Shores, Foreman & Ehrengardt 1992 2399:Shores, Foreman & Ehrengardt 1992 2371: 2348:Shores, Foreman & Ehrengardt 1992 634:On 9 April 1940, German forces began 629: 295:. Elements of the wing fought in the 4607: 4452:. London: Neville Spearman Limited. 4059: 3791:. Bristol, UK: Cerberus Publishing. 3763: 3277: 3217: 3118: 2629: 2311: 1983:bombers were claimed along with one 1844:was to command III./ZG 76 from 1519:with the objective of attacking the 1169: 3829:. London: Arms & Armour Press. 1359:and lost two crews to ground fire. 1033:units were scrambled to intercept. 24: 4084: 3648:. London: Grub Street Publishing. 1306:Portsmouth Harbour railway station 893:and its bombing offensive against 786:(KG 26—26th Bomber Wing) and 706:from KGzbV 1. II./KGzbV 1 flew to 456:, regarded the destruction of the 271:in December 1939 which encouraged 267:. Thereafter, ZG 76 fought in the 25: 4665: 3867:. London, UK: Chevron/Ian Allan. 1147:. Fliegerkorps I operated in the 934: 658:. The air corps was commanded by 418:Invasion of Poland and Phoney War 345:76 was formed on 1 May 1939 from 4616: 4588: 4498: 3966:. Wiltshire: The Crowood Press. 1879:operated against targets in the 1563:. This date became known as the 397:was created on 15 April 1940 in 383:units was typical at this time. 367:was initially equipped with the 318:In 1943 ZG 76 was reformed. The 50: 3985:. London, UK: McWhirter Twins. 3606:. London, UK: Greenhill Books. 3487: 3266:Shores, Cull & Malizia 1992 3254:Shores, Cull & Malizia 1992 3242:Shores, Cull & Malizia 1992 3230:Shores, Cull & Malizia 1992 3194:Shores, Cull & Malizia 1992 2055:, August 1943 – 24 January 1944 1871:bombers were dispatched by the 1111:II./ZG 76 fought over the 1003:RAF Advanced Air Striking Force 800:flew in Gladiator squadrons to 572:escorted bombers attacking the 462:Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen 424:German Wehrmacht invaded Poland 412: 3922:Air War Over France, 1939-1940 2048:, 15 April 1940 – 31 July 1941 2023: 1454:there on 24 August during the 1131:was killed and the other from 620:Battle of the Heligoland Bight 460:of such importance he ordered 405:was raised on 26 June 1940 in 263:in September 1939 which began 13: 1: 4338:. London: Haynes Publishing. 4269:Luftkrieg bei Nacht 1939–1945 4157:. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. 4153:Bergström, Christer (2007b). 4138:. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. 4134:Bergström, Christer (2007a). 4119:. Pacifica Military History. 3886:. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 3848:. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. 3789:"The Lent Papers" Helmut Lent 3730:. Air Research Publications. 3667:. Gloucestershire: Amberley. 2543:Cull, Lander & Weiss 1999 2531:Cull, Lander & Weiss 1999 2519:Cull, Lander & Weiss 1999 2507:Cull, Lander & Weiss 1999 2495:Cull, Lander & Weiss 1999 2483:Cull, Lander & Weiss 1999 2094:, pp. 170, 176–177, 205. 2062: 1695:German invasion of Yugoslavia 1347:210 dropped their bombs over 1140:bombers) by Fighter Command. 1029:broke out when all available 763:bombers escaping north. From 472:for bombers from I. and III. 297:German invasion of Yugoslavia 235:Created in 1939 based on the 232:for the duration of the war. 3905:. Pen & Sword Military. 3621:Claasen, Adam R. A. (2001). 3514:Bergström, Christer (2015). 3341:Boog, Krebs & Vogel 2006 2067: 2008:June the Fifteenth attacked 1989:North American P-51 Mustangs 1945:with II./ZG 1. Only I. 1328:scrambled to intercept. One 337: 324:United States Army Air Force 7: 4433:. London, UK: Grub Street. 4414:. London, UK: Grub Street. 4376:. London, UK: Grub Street. 4357:. London, UK: Grub Street. 4026:. London, UK: Grub Street. 3583:. London, UK: Aurum Press. 3537:. Barnsley: Pen and Sword. 1981:Consolidated B-24 Liberator 1642:German-occupied Netherlands 965:as a prelude to the larger 41:1 May 1939 – September 1944 10: 4670: 4273:Air War at Night 1939–1945 4267:Hinchliffe, Peter (1998). 3787:Hinchliffe, Peter (2003). 3747:Me 210/410 Zerstörer Units 3663:Eriksson, Patrick (2017). 3627:University Press of Kansas 3479:Caldwell & Muller 2007 3467:Caldwell & Muller 2007 3455:Caldwell & Muller 2007 3443:Caldwell & Muller 2007 3431:Caldwell & Muller 2007 3419:Caldwell & Muller 2007 3395:Caldwell & Muller 2007 3353:Caldwell & Muller 2007 3329:Caldwell & Muller 2007 3167:Caldwell & Muller 2007 2189:Caldwell & Muller 2007 1793:and aircrew drawn from I./ 1623:Jagdfliegerführer Norwegen 973:and the northern flank of 923:) sent to bomb Stavanger. 692:German invasion of Denmark 320:Oberkommando der Luftwaffe 277:German invasion of Denmark 269:Battle of the German Bight 4518: 4316:. 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London: Grub Street. 3533:Bowman, Martin (2015). 3495:Aders, Gebhard (1978). 2018:460th Bombardment Group 2005:492nd Bombardment Group 1985:Lockheed P-38 Lightning 1589:. Engaged by the famed 765:Stavanger Airport, Sola 557:was credited with nine 4603:Zerstörergeschwader 76 4092:Ansel, Walter (1972). 3947:. London: Frank Cass. 3863:Hooton, E.R. (2007b). 3844:Hooton, E.R. (2007a). 3806:Holmes, Robin (2010). 3726:Foreman, John (1993). 1856: 1667:to participate in the 1614: 1496: 1472:Alan Christopher Deere 1092: 831: 740: 665:Hans Ferdinand Geisler 542: 307:. The majority of the 191:Zerstörergeschwader 76 4098:Duke University Press 4007:. London: Greenhill. 3945:The Battle of Britain 3924:. London: Ian Allan. 3882:Hooton, E.R. (1999). 3825:Hooton, E.R. 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Over 732:probing Oslo fjord. 636:Operation Weserübung 612:Defence of the Reich 377:Messerschmitt Bf 110 369:Messerschmitt Bf 109 313:Defence of the Reich 249:Messerschmitt Bf 109 230:Messerschmitt Bf 110 226:Messerschmitt Bf 109 204:; lit. "destroyer") 179:Messerschmitt Me 410 175:Messerschmitt Bf 110 171:Messerschmitt Bf 109 4393:The Hurricane Years 4176:. London: Midland. 4060:Weal, John (1999). 3983:Battle Over Britain 3770:Pen and Sword Books 3561:. 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The III. 301:Battle of Greece 289:Battle of France 247:76 and flew the 214:) of the German 56: 54: 53: 27: 26: 21: 4669: 4668: 4664: 4663: 4662: 4660: 4659: 4658: 4644:Luftwaffe Wings 4634: 4633: 4632: 4622: 4617: 4615: 4612: 4608:sister projects 4605:at Knowledge's 4599: 4589: 4587: 4579: 4577: 4572: 4514: 4496: 4466: 4460: 4447: 4441: 4428: 4422: 4409: 4403: 4390: 4384: 4371: 4365: 4352: 4346: 4330: 4324: 4311: 4305: 4291:Muller, Richard 4289: 4283: 4266: 4260: 4244: 4228: 4222: 4209: 4203: 4190: 4184: 4171: 4165: 4152: 4146: 4133: 4127: 4114: 4108: 4091: 4087: 4085:Further reading 4082: 4076: 4053: 4034: 4015: 3993: 3974: 3955: 3932: 3913: 3894: 3875: 3856: 3837: 3818: 3799: 3780: 3757: 3756:978-1-472829108 3738: 3719: 3697: 3675: 3656: 3637: 3614: 3591: 3577:Bungay, Stephen 3569: 3545: 3526: 3507: 3490: 3485: 3477: 3473: 3465: 3461: 3453: 3449: 3441: 3437: 3429: 3425: 3417: 3413: 3405: 3401: 3393: 3386: 3378: 3371: 3363: 3359: 3351: 3347: 3339: 3335: 3327: 3320: 3312: 3308: 3300: 3296: 3288: 3284: 3276: 3272: 3264: 3260: 3252: 3248: 3240: 3236: 3228: 3224: 3216: 3212: 3204: 3200: 3192: 3185: 3177: 3173: 3165: 3161: 3153: 3149: 3141: 3137: 3129: 3125: 3117: 3113: 3105: 3101: 3093: 3089: 3081: 3077: 3069: 3065: 3057: 3053: 3045: 3041: 3033: 3029: 3021: 3017: 3009: 3005: 2997: 2993: 2985: 2981: 2973: 2969: 2961: 2957: 2949: 2945: 2937: 2933: 2925: 2921: 2913: 2909: 2901: 2897: 2889: 2885: 2877: 2873: 2865: 2861: 2853: 2849: 2841: 2834: 2826: 2822: 2814: 2810: 2802: 2798: 2790: 2786: 2778: 2774: 2766: 2762: 2754: 2750: 2742: 2738: 2730: 2726: 2718: 2711: 2703: 2699: 2691: 2687: 2679: 2672: 2664: 2660: 2652: 2648: 2640: 2636: 2628: 2624: 2616: 2612: 2604: 2600: 2592: 2588: 2580: 2576: 2568: 2561: 2553: 2549: 2541: 2537: 2529: 2525: 2517: 2513: 2505: 2501: 2493: 2489: 2481: 2477: 2469: 2465: 2457: 2453: 2445: 2441: 2433: 2429: 2421: 2417: 2409: 2405: 2397: 2390: 2382: 2378: 2370: 2366: 2358: 2354: 2346: 2342: 2334: 2330: 2324:Hinchliffe 2003 2322: 2318: 2310: 2306: 2298: 2294: 2286: 2282: 2274: 2270: 2262: 2255: 2249:Hinchliffe 2003 2247: 2243: 2235: 2231: 2223: 2219: 2211: 2207: 2199: 2195: 2187: 2183: 2175: 2171: 2163: 2159: 2151: 2147: 2139: 2132: 2124: 2115: 2107: 2098: 2090: 2086: 2078: 2074: 2070: 2065: 2051:Oberstleutnant 2046:Walter Grabmann 2041: 2026: 1754: 1746:pyrrhic victory 1742:Iraqi Air Force 1734:Anglo-Iraqi War 1732:, to fight the 1707:Battle of Crete 1607: 1480:Kampfgeschwader 1436:The Hardest Day 1430:Kampfgeschwader 1418:No. 19 Squadron 1401:RAF Worthy Down 1257:Kampfgeschwader 1230:. No. 87, 1202:On 10 July the 1172: 1129:No. 17 Squadron 1113:Dunkirk beaches 1097:Battle of Arras 1082:No. 56 Squadron 1066:prisoner of war 1062:Walter Grabmann 1010:No. 87 Squadron 983:English Channel 937: 921:No. 12 Squadron 874:interceptions. 844:No. 38 Squadron 840:Squadron Leader 811:Kampfgeschwader 806:Zerstörergruppe 789:Kampfgeschwader 782:Kampfgeschwader 777:Namsos campaign 712:Fallschirmjäger 661:Generalleutnant 632: 588:Fliegerdivision 509:Kampfgeschwader 490:Kampfgeschwader 479:Kampfgeschwader 436:Fliegerdivision 420: 415: 340: 328:fighter escorts 305:Battle of Crete 194:(ZG 76) was a 187: 177: 173: 145: 133:Walter Grabmann 128: 100:Surgical strike 98: 94: 90: 88:Air superiority 51: 49: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4667: 4657: 4656: 4651: 4646: 4631: 4630: 4601: 4598: 4597: 4574: 4573: 4571: 4570: 4565: 4560: 4555: 4550: 4545: 4540: 4535: 4530: 4525: 4519: 4516: 4515: 4507:wings) of the 4495: 4494: 4487: 4480: 4472: 4465: 4464: 4458: 4445: 4439: 4426: 4420: 4407: 4401: 4388: 4382: 4369: 4363: 4350: 4344: 4328: 4322: 4309: 4303: 4287: 4281: 4264: 4258: 4242: 4226: 4220: 4207: 4201: 4188: 4183:978-0904597851 4182: 4169: 4163: 4150: 4144: 4131: 4125: 4112: 4106: 4088: 4086: 4083: 4081: 4080: 4074: 4064:. London, UK: 4057: 4051: 4038: 4032: 4019: 4013: 3997: 3991: 3978: 3972: 3959: 3953: 3941:Cox, Sebastian 3936: 3930: 3917: 3911: 3898: 3892: 3879: 3873: 3860: 3854: 3841: 3835: 3822: 3816: 3803: 3797: 3784: 3778: 3761: 3755: 3742: 3736: 3723: 3717: 3705:Franks, Norman 3701: 3695: 3683:Franks, Norman 3679: 3673: 3660: 3654: 3641: 3635: 3618: 3612: 3595: 3589: 3573: 3567: 3549: 3543: 3530: 3524: 3511: 3505: 3491: 3489: 3486: 3484: 3483: 3471: 3469:, p. 213. 3459: 3457:, p. 212. 3447: 3445:, p. 211. 3435: 3433:, p. 210. 3423: 3421:, p. 209. 3411: 3409:, p. 270. 3399: 3397:, p. 124. 3384: 3369: 3357: 3355:, p. 157. 3345: 3343:, p. 170. 3333: 3331:, p. 105. 3318: 3306: 3294: 3292:, p. 125. 3282: 3270: 3268:, p. 368. 3258: 3256:, p. 359. 3246: 3244:, p. 329. 3234: 3222: 3220:, p. 161. 3210: 3198: 3196:, p. 338. 3183: 3181:, p. 224. 3171: 3159: 3147: 3135: 3123: 3111: 3099: 3095:Bergström 2015 3087: 3075: 3073:, p. 419. 3063: 3061:, p. 281. 3051: 3039: 3027: 3025:, p. 399. 3015: 3003: 3001:, p. 351. 2991: 2979: 2977:, p. 350. 2967: 2955: 2943: 2931: 2919: 2917:, p. 310. 2907: 2905:, p. 303. 2895: 2893:, p. 294. 2883: 2871: 2869:, p. 266. 2859: 2857:, p. 273. 2847: 2845:, p. 183. 2843:Bergström 2015 2832: 2830:, p. 130. 2828:Bergström 2015 2820: 2818:, p. 264. 2808: 2806:, p. 216. 2796: 2784: 2772: 2770:, p. 253. 2760: 2758:, p. 252. 2748: 2744:Bergström 2015 2736: 2734:, p. 242. 2724: 2722:, p. 210. 2709: 2707:, p. 239. 2697: 2685: 2670: 2668:, p. 231. 2658: 2656:, p. 163. 2646: 2634: 2632:, p. 102. 2622: 2610: 2598: 2586: 2574: 2572:, p. 187. 2559: 2547: 2535: 2523: 2511: 2509:, p. 155. 2499: 2487: 2475: 2463: 2461:, p. 111. 2451: 2439: 2427: 2415: 2413:, p. 332. 2403: 2401:, p. 338. 2388: 2376: 2364: 2352: 2350:, p. 259. 2340: 2328: 2316: 2304: 2292: 2280: 2268: 2253: 2241: 2229: 2217: 2215:, p. 288. 2205: 2193: 2181: 2179:, p. 205. 2169: 2167:, p. 185. 2157: 2145: 2143:, p. 180. 2130: 2113: 2111:, p. 179. 2096: 2084: 2071: 2069: 2066: 2064: 2061: 2060: 2059: 2056: 2049: 2040: 2037: 2031:Jagdgeschwader 2025: 2022: 1975:Jagdgeschwader 1952:Jagdgeschwader 1894:Jagdgeschwader 1783:Eastern Europe 1753: 1750: 1674:Jagdgeschwader 1606: 1603: 1569:Thames Estuary 1561:Greater London 1444:Jersey Airport 1440:Staffelkapitän 1423:Jagdgeschwader 1385:Heinkel He 115 1268:Jagdgeschwader 1171: 1168: 1068:. His gunner, 1051:Merville, Nord 1022:No. 3 Squadron 1018:a major battle 985:following the 941:Fliegerkorps I 936: 935:Western Europe 933: 915:Jagdgeschwader 850:. On 30 April 761:Caproni Ca.135 704:Junkers Ju 52s 648:X Fliegerkorps 631: 628: 593:Battle of Iłża 582:Ulrich Grauert 523:Lehrgeschwader 470:fighter escort 450:Alexander Löhr 419: 416: 414: 411: 395:Geschwaderstab 360:Geschwaderstab 339: 336: 241:Hermann Göring 185: 182: 181: 168: 162: 161: 160:Aircraft flown 157: 156: 147: 144:Identification 141: 140: 136: 135: 130: 124: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 85: 81: 80: 75: 71: 70: 65: 61: 60: 47: 43: 42: 39: 35: 34: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4666: 4655: 4652: 4650: 4647: 4645: 4642: 4641: 4639: 4627: 4626: 4614: 4613: 4610: 4604: 4596: 4586: 4585: 4582: 4569: 4566: 4564: 4561: 4559: 4556: 4554: 4551: 4549: 4546: 4544: 4541: 4539: 4536: 4534: 4531: 4529: 4526: 4524: 4521: 4520: 4517: 4513: 4510: 4506: 4501: 4493: 4488: 4486: 4481: 4479: 4474: 4473: 4470: 4461: 4455: 4451: 4446: 4442: 4436: 4432: 4427: 4423: 4417: 4413: 4408: 4404: 4398: 4394: 4389: 4385: 4379: 4375: 4370: 4366: 4360: 4356: 4351: 4347: 4341: 4337: 4333: 4332:Price, Alfred 4329: 4325: 4319: 4315: 4310: 4306: 4304:1-877853-13-5 4300: 4296: 4292: 4288: 4284: 4278: 4274: 4270: 4265: 4261: 4255: 4251: 4247: 4246:Hayward, Joel 4243: 4239: 4235: 4231: 4230:Hayward, Joel 4227: 4223: 4217: 4213: 4208: 4204: 4198: 4194: 4189: 4185: 4179: 4175: 4170: 4166: 4160: 4156: 4151: 4147: 4141: 4137: 4132: 4128: 4122: 4118: 4113: 4109: 4103: 4099: 4095: 4090: 4089: 4077: 4075:1-85532-753-8 4071: 4067: 4063: 4058: 4054: 4048: 4044: 4039: 4035: 4029: 4025: 4020: 4016: 4014:1-85367-419-2 4010: 4006: 4002: 4001:Price, Alfred 3998: 3994: 3988: 3984: 3979: 3975: 3973:1-86126-313-9 3969: 3965: 3960: 3956: 3950: 3946: 3942: 3937: 3933: 3927: 3923: 3918: 3914: 3908: 3904: 3899: 3895: 3889: 3885: 3880: 3876: 3870: 3866: 3861: 3857: 3851: 3847: 3842: 3838: 3832: 3828: 3823: 3819: 3813: 3809: 3804: 3800: 3794: 3790: 3785: 3781: 3775: 3771: 3767: 3762: 3758: 3752: 3748: 3743: 3739: 3733: 3729: 3724: 3720: 3714: 3710: 3706: 3702: 3698: 3696:1-904943-43-8 3692: 3688: 3684: 3680: 3676: 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2227:, p. 54. 2226: 2221: 2214: 2209: 2203:, p. 69. 2202: 2197: 2191:, p. 39. 2190: 2185: 2178: 2173: 2166: 2161: 2154: 2149: 2142: 2137: 2135: 2128:, p. 86. 2127: 2122: 2120: 2118: 2110: 2105: 2103: 2101: 2093: 2088: 2082:, p. 78. 2081: 2076: 2072: 2057: 2054: 2050: 2047: 2044:Generalmajor 2043: 2042: 2036: 2034: 2032: 2021: 2019: 2015: 2011: 2006: 2002: 1998: 1994: 1990: 1986: 1982: 1978: 1976: 1971: 1967: 1963: 1959: 1955: 1953: 1948: 1944: 1943: 1937: 1933: 1929: 1925: 1920: 1917: 1913: 1909: 1905: 1901: 1900:bomber stream 1897: 1895: 1890: 1886: 1882: 1878: 1874: 1870: 1866: 1862: 1853: 1849: 1847: 1843: 1842:Johannes Kiel 1840: 1836: 1833: 1829: 1825: 1821: 1817: 1815: 1811: 1807: 1803: 1802: 1796: 1792: 1788: 1784: 1779: 1778:heavy bombers 1775: 1771: 1767: 1763: 1762:Eastern Front 1759: 1749: 1747: 1743: 1739: 1738:Martin Drewes 1735: 1731: 1727: 1723: 1719: 1716: 1712: 1708: 1704: 1700: 1696: 1691: 1689: 1685: 1684:Rolf Kaldrack 1681: 1677: 1675: 1670: 1666: 1662: 1660: 1655: 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