4./JG 54, where was it in January-April 1944

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PreußensGlanz
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4./JG 54, where was it in January-April 1944

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Hi
I'm trying to track down where the 4./JG 54 was from January to April 1944.
One sources says:
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"III.JG 54's withdrawal from Russia was the result of a decision by Adolf Galland, the General der Jagdflieger, to exchange one complete western based Jagdgeschwader with another from the eastern front.
The two units selected were JGs 26 and 54.
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But either Galland thought better of it - or more cautions minds prevailed upon him so to do - for the scheme was abandoned after just one Gruppe, plus one additional Staffel, from each Jagdgeschwader had made the move."
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There 4./JG 54 operated under III./JG 26 in the west from 2.43 to 6.44, other sources also mention that parts were used to form the new IV./JG 54 in July 1943 and that the Staffel formed the new 15./JG 54 in August 1944 when JG 54 moved to a new 4 Staffeln per Gruppe structure.
So far so good, but another sources list the Staffel at Luftflotte 1 on 10th January 1944 but that covered the area of Heeresgruppe Nord on the East front at that time.

So long text short question, where was the 4./JG 54 from January to April 1944?
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Re: 4./JG 54, where was it in January-April 1944

Post by Lorenz »

Same information that you received on Axis History Forum.

May we ask the purpose of the information?

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