Fighter Wing 52

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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.

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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 self-link
germanDesignation Jagdgeschwader 52
hasAbbreviation JG 52
hasNickname JG 52
hasOriginalName Jagdgeschwader 52
historicalEra World War II
surface form: Second World War
languageOfName German
militaryBranch German Air Force
surface form: 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
surface form: Axis Powers
subUnitType Gruppe
Staffel
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Western Front
timePeriod 1939–1945
typeOfUnit fighter wing
usedAircraft Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Messerschmitt Bf 109

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Jagdgeschwader 52 translationOfName Fighter Wing 52
Fighter Wing 52 englishDesignation Fighter Wing 52 self-link