Fighter Wing 52

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Jagdgeschwader Luftwaffe fighter wing military unit

Fighter Wing 52 is the English designation for Jagdgeschwader 52, a renowned Luftwaffe fighter wing of World War II noted for achieving the highest number of aerial victories in history.

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jagdgeschwader → Luftwaffe fighter wing → military unit →
airVictoryCount	over 10,000 aerial victories →
allegiance	Wehrmacht →
conflict	World War II →
country	Nazi Germany →
disbanded	1945 →
engagedIn	air combat →
englishDesignation	Fighter Wing 52 →
germanDesignation	Jagdgeschwader 52 →
hasAbbreviation	JG 52 →
hasNickname	JG 52 →
hasOriginalName	Jagdgeschwader 52 →
historicalEra	Second World War →
languageOfName	German →
militaryBranch	German Air Force (Luftwaffe) →
notableCharacteristic	produced many of the highest-scoring fighter aces in history →
notableFor	highest number of aerial victories in history →
notableMember	Erich Hartmann → Gerhard Barkhorn → Günther Rall → Hermann Graf → Walter Krupinski →
operationalRole	air superiority → fighter aviation →
partOf	Luftwaffe →
primaryEnemyForces	Allied air forces → Soviet Air Forces →
serviceBranch	Luftwaffe →
sideInConflict	Axis Powers →
subUnitType	Gruppe → Staffel →
theaterOfOperations	Eastern Front → Mediterranean theatre of World War II → Western Front →
timePeriod	1939–1945 →
typeOfUnit	fighter wing →
usedAircraft	Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → Messerschmitt Bf 109 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fighter Wing 52 →	englishDesignation
Jagdgeschwader 52 →	translationOfName