Jagdgeschwader 134

Jagdgeschwader 134
Handover of Jagdgeschwader "Horst Wessel" in April 1936(JG 134) from left to right: Generalleutnant Erhard Milch, General der Flieger Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler, SA-Stabschef Viktor Lutze
Active	1936–38
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Air Force
Type	Fighter
Role	Air superiority
Size	Air Force Wing
Patron	Horst Wessel
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kurt-Bertram von Döring
Aircraft flown
Fighter	Ar 65, Ar 68E, Bf 109 B/D

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.

Arado Ar 68F of the "Horst Wessel" Geschwader, 1936

Commanding officers

Kommodore

• Oberstleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring, 1 April 1936 – 1 November 1938

Gruppenkommandeure

I. Gruppe/JG 134

• Major Josef Kammhuber, 1 April 1936 – March 1937
• Major Walter Grabmann, March 1937 – September 1938
• Oberstleutnant Hermann Frommherz, September 1938 – 1 November 1938
• Hauptmann Wilfried von Müller-Rienzburg, 1 November 1938 – 1 May 1939

II. Gruppe/JG 134

• Major Theo Osterkamp, 15 March 1936 – November 1937
• Major Friedrich Vollbracht, November 1937 – 1 November 1938

III. Gruppe/JG 134

• Hauptmann Oskar Dinort, 4 January 1936 – 1 April 1937

IV. Gruppe/JG 134

• Hauptmann Johann Schalk, 1 July 1938 – 1 November 1938

References

• JG 134
• Bundesarchiv
• JG 134 @ Lexikon der Wehrmach