Schlachtgeschwader 77

Schlachtgeschwader 77
Active1943–1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchLuftwaffe
TypeDive bomber
RoleClose air support
SizeAir Force Wing
Insignia
Identification
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Schlachtgeschwader 77 (SG 77) was a Luftwaffe close air support Geschwader during World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1943 in Wassilkow from Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 77. I. Group was formed by redesignating I./StG 77, II. Group from I./Schlachtgeschwader 1 and III. Group from III./StG 77.[1] On 3 March 1945, 9. Staffel equipped its Fw 190F-8s with Panzerblitz 80 mm anti-tank rockets. Adapted from the R4M rocket, these were carried under the outboard wings.

  1. ^ de Zeng & Stankey, pp. 298–300, 302