Jagdgeschwader 134

Jagdgeschwader 134 (JG 134) "Horst Wessel" was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing prior to World War II. JG 134 was formed on 4 January 1936 with III. Gruppe in Döberitz. The Geschwader was given the honorific name Horst Wessel on 24 March 1936. II Gruppe was formed on 15 March 1936 in Werl and was followed by the Geschwaderstab and I. Gruppe on 1 April 1936 in Dortmund. It would later become one of the premier Zerstörer wings of the Luftwaffe, as Zerstörergeschwader 26.

Jagdgeschwader 134
Arado Ar 68F of the "Horst Wessel" wing, 1936
Active1936–38
Country Nazi Germany
BranchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
TypeFighter
RoleAir superiority
SizeAir Force Wing
PatronHorst Wessel
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Kurt-Bertram von Döring
Aircraft flown
FighterAr 65, Ar 68E, Bf 109 B/D

The Pre-War Years


On 7 March 1936, Hptm. Oskar Dinort, the Kommandeur of III/JG 134, was tasked with a mission to assist Hitler in the reoccupation of Germany's western border states. At noon on the 8th of March two Staffeln from the III Gruppe were to circle the cathedral of Köln, and then land at the Köln civil airport. With no resistance or push-back from the allies the Gruppe settled in at the airport with their He 51 fighters.[1]

Commanding Officers

Kommodore

Gruppenkommandeure
I. Gruppe
II. Gruppe
  • Major Theo Osterkamp, 15 March 1936 – November 1937[4]
  • Major Friedrich Vollbracht, November 1937 – 1 November 1938[4]
III. Gruppe
IV.(l) Gruppe

References

Citations
  1. Caldwell, Donald L. (2012). JG 26 Luftwaffe fighter squadron war diary. Mechanicsburg, PA. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-8117-1077-0. OCLC 755699313.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Prien et al. 2000, p. 333.
  3. Prien et al. 2000, p. 338.
  4. Prien et al. 2000, p. 349.
  5. Prien et al. 2000, p. 368.
  6. Prien et al. 2000, p. 359.

Bibliography
  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2000). Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 1—Vorkriegszeit und Einsatz über Polen—1934 bis 1939 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 1—Pre-War Period and Action over Poland—1934 to 1939] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-54-0.
  • Bundesarchiv
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