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Jagdgeschwader 52 | |
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Active | 1939–45 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Luftwaffe |
Type | Fighter Aircraft |
Role | Air superiority |
Size | Air Force Wing |
Fighter Aircraft | Messerschmitt Bf 109 |
Engagements | Western Front |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Hermann Graf |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Bf 109 |
Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52)[a] was a German World War II fighter Geschwader (wing) that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit originally formed near Munich in November 1938, then moved to a base near Stuttgart. JG 52 became the most successful fighter-Geschwader of the war, with a claimed total of more than 10,000 victories over enemy aircraft during World War II. It was the unit of the top three scoring flying aces of all time, Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and Günther Rall.
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