Schlachtgeschwader 2

Schlachtgeschwader 2
Active1943–45
Country Nazi Germany
BranchLuftwaffe
TypeDive bomber
RoleClose air support
SizeAir Force Wing
Nickname(s)Immelmann
PatronMax Immelmann
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
Insignia
Identification
symbol
T6
Aircraft flown
AttackJu 87, Fw 190

Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) Immelmann was a Luftwaffe dive-bomber wing of World War II. It was named after Max Immelmann, the first German pilot to earn the Pour le Mérite.

This close-support Stuka unit fought principally in the southern sector of the Eastern Front in places like Stalingrad and the Caucasus. The early two Schlachtgeschwader 1 and 2 were abbreviated SchlG, the reformed Stukageschwader in 1943 were abbreviated SG. The 4 SchlG Gruppen were integrated into the former Stuka (StG) and Schnellkampfgeschwader (SKG) to form SG 2, 4, 77 and 10.