JG 52

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Jagdgeschwader Luftwaffe fighter wing

JG 52 was a famed Luftwaffe fighter wing of World War II, notable for including many of Germany’s highest-scoring fighter aces.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jagdgeschwader → Luftwaffe fighter wing →
aircraftOperated	Messerschmitt Bf 109 →
airForceRole	fighter →
approximateAerialVictories	>10000 →
associatedWith	Nazi military operations on Eastern Front →
conflict	World War II →
country	Nazi Germany →
disbandedInYear	1945 →
engagedOpponent	Royal Air Force → Soviet Air Forces → United States Army Air Forces →
formedInYear	1939 →
garrisonLocation	Eastern Europe → Germany →
highestScoringAceUnit	true →
historicalReputation	elite fighter unit of the Luftwaffe →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe →
notableFor	high number of fighter aces → highest total of aerial victories of any fighter wing in history →
notableMember	Adolf Borchers NERFINISHED → Erich Hartmann → Friedrich Obleser NERFINISHED → Gerhard Barkhorn → Günther Rall → Heinz Ewald NERFINISHED → Hermann Graf → Hermann Huppertz NERFINISHED → Josef Jennewein → Karl Rammelt → Otto Fönnekold → Walter Krupinski → Walter Nowotny → Walter Wolfrum → Wilhelm Batz →
operatedOnSide	Axis Powers →
partOf	Luftflotte 3 → Luftflotte 4 →
subunit	I./JG 52 → II./JG 52 → III./JG 52 →
theater	Balkans Campaign → Defense of the Reich → Eastern Front → Western Front →
usedTactics	bomber escort → fighter sweeps → interception →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jagdgeschwader 52 →	abbreviation
Fighter Wing 52 →	hasAbbreviation
Fighter Wing 52 →	hasNickname