Jagdgeschwader 26

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Luftwaffe fighter wing military unit

Jagdgeschwader 26 was a prominent German World War II fighter wing of the Luftwaffe, noted for its experienced aces and extensive combat operations on the Western Front.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" 3
Jagdgeschwader 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Luftwaffe fighter wing ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Wehrmacht ⓘ
alsoKnownAs JG 26 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
engagedAgainst Royal Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
engagedIn air superiority missions ⓘ
fighter escort missions ⓘ
interception missions ⓘ
equipmentClass single-engine fighter aircraft ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
historicalReputation elite Luftwaffe fighter wing ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
militaryBranch Luftwaffe ⓘ
nameAbbreviation JG 26 ⓘ
notableCommander Adolf Galland ⓘ
Johannes Steinhoff ⓘ
Josef Priller ⓘ
notableFor experienced fighter aces ⓘ
extensive combat operations on the Western Front ⓘ
notableMember Adolf Galland ⓘ
Gerhard Schöpfel ⓘ
Johannes Steinhoff ⓘ
Josef Priller ⓘ
Johannes Steinhoff ⓘ
surface form: Walter Oesau
operationalPeriod World War II era ⓘ
opponent Allied air forces ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Britain ⓘ
Defense of the Reich ⓘ
air operations over France ⓘ
air operations over Germany ⓘ
air operations over the Low Countries ⓘ
partOf Luftwaffe ⓘ
primaryMission air defense ⓘ
offensive fighter operations ⓘ
role fighter aviation ⓘ
service Luftwaffe ⓘ
surface form: German Air Force in World War II
side Axis powers ⓘ
subunitType Gruppe ⓘ
Staffel ⓘ
theater Western Front ⓘ
type Jagdgeschwader 26 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jagdgeschwader
usedAircraft Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ⓘ
Messerschmitt Bf 109 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adolf Galland → commanded → Jagdgeschwader 26 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
Josef Priller → memberOf → Jagdgeschwader 26 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
Gerhard Schöpfel → militaryUnit → Jagdgeschwader 26 ⓘ
Luftwaffe → notableUnit → Jagdgeschwader 26 ⓘ
Johannes Steinhoff → servedInUnit → Jagdgeschwader 26 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
Jagdgeschwader 26 → type → Jagdgeschwader 26 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jagdgeschwader