Jagdgeschwader 52

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Luftwaffe fighter wing military unit

Jagdgeschwader 52 was an elite German World War II fighter wing of the Luftwaffe, renowned for achieving the highest number of aerial victories of any fighter unit in history.

Aliases (8)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Luftwaffe fighter wing → military unit →
abbreviation	JG 52 →
aircraftUsed	Messerschmitt Bf 109 → Messerschmitt Bf 109E → Messerschmitt Bf 109F → Messerschmitt Bf 109G → Messerschmitt Bf 109K →
allegiance	Wehrmacht →
conflict	World War II →
country	Nazi Germany →
disbandedIn	1945 →
estimatedAerialVictories	>10,000 →
historicalEra	World War II →
languageOfName	German →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe →
notableCommander	Dietrich Hrabak → Gordon Gollob → Günther Rall → Hermann Graf → Johannes Steinhoff →
notableFor	elite German fighter wing → highest number of aerial victories of any fighter unit in history →
notableMember	Adolf Borchers → Erich Hartmann → Friedrich Obleser → Gerhard Barkhorn → Günther Rall → Heinz Ewald → Hermann Graf → Johannes Steinhoff → Karl-Heinz Weber → Walter Krupinski → Wilhelm Batz →
operationalPeriodEnd	1945 →
operationalPeriodStart	1939 →
partOf	Luftwaffe →
role	fighter aviation →
status	disbanded →
subunit	I./Jagdgeschwader 52 → II./Jagdgeschwader 52 → III./Jagdgeschwader 52 → IV./Jagdgeschwader 52 →
theaterOfOperations	Balkans Campaign → Defense of the Reich → Eastern Front → Western Front →
translationOfName	Fighter Wing 52 →
type	fighter wing →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
JG 52 ("I./JG 52") → JG 52 ("II./JG 52") → JG 52 ("III./JG 52") → Jagdgeschwader 52 ("I./Jagdgeschwader 52") → Jagdgeschwader 52 ("II./Jagdgeschwader 52") → Jagdgeschwader 52 ("III./Jagdgeschwader 52") → Jagdgeschwader 52 ("IV./Jagdgeschwader 52") →	subunit
Heinz Ewald → Heinz Ewald ("JG 52 7th Staffel") → Wilhelm Batz → Wilhelm Batz ("III./Jagdgeschwader 52") →	servedInUnit
Dietrich Hrabak → Erich Hartmann → Gerhard Barkhorn →	servedIn
Wilhelm Batz ("III./Jagdgeschwader 52") → Wilhelm Batz ("I./Jagdgeschwader 52") →	commandedUnit
Fighter Wing 52 →	germanDesignation
Fighter Wing 52 →	hasOriginalName
Karl-Heinz Weber →	militaryUnit
Luftwaffe →	notableUnit