Jagdverband 44

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Jagdverband 44 was an elite late-World War II German Luftwaffe fighter unit best known for operating Me 262 jet fighters in defense of the Reich.

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instanceOf Luftwaffe fighter unit
World War II unit
military unit
aircraftOperated Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Messerschmitt Me 262
aircraftType jet fighter unit
mixed jet and piston-engined unit
allegiance Wehrmacht
baseOfOperations Augsburg district
surface form: Augsburg area

München-Riem airfield
Salzburg-Umgebung District
surface form: Salzburg area
branch Luftwaffe
commander Adolf Galland
Heinz Bär
Johannes Steinhoff
conflict Defense of the Reich
World War II
country Nazi Germany
disbandedIn 1945
distinctiveMarkings red Fw 190s with striped undersides for airfield defense
doctrine use of Me 262 in high-speed bomber interception role
eliteStatus elite late-war jet fighter unit
equipment Focke-Wulf Fw 190
surface form: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9

Messerschmitt Me 262
surface form: Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a
formationDate 1945
formationPeriod late World War II
formedFrom Kommando Nowotny remnants
experienced Me 262 pilots from other units
historicalSignificance one of the last operational Me 262 fighter units
symbol of late-war German jet fighter operations
nickname JV 44
notableFor operating Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighters
notableMember Adolf Galland
Gerhard Barkhorn
Heinz Bär
Johannes Steinhoff
Kurt Tank
surface form: Kurt Tank (as test and liaison connection to Focke-Wulf)

Walter Krupinski
Wilhelm Herget
operationalRole day fighter operations
point-defense interception
operationalTheater German homeland
southern Germany
surface form: Southern Germany
primaryMission air defense of southern Germany
interception of Allied bombers
role fighter unit
status disbanded
subordination Luftwaffe High Command
supportUnit protection flight of Fw 190s for Me 262 takeoff and landing
typeOfUnit Jagdverband (fighter formation)

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Adolf Galland commanded Jagdverband 44
Schwalbe operatedBy Jagdverband 44