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

Gruppenkommandeure

I. Gruppe/JG 134

II. Gruppe/JG 134

III. Gruppe/JG 134

IV. Gruppe/JG 134

References

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