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Re: Jagdgruppen 1939/40.

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:26 pm
by tigre
Hello all :D; more follows.....................

The Bf-109 D / E "Zerstörer" 1939 and 1940.

The I. / Zerstorergeschwader 52. In defense of the Reich - Western Front.

As of January 6, 1940 the unit received its first Bf-110C and the group began training with the heavy twin-engined fighter in Usedom. In March of 1940 the I. / ZG 52 was operational and ready to take part in the action. At the beginning of the Operation Case Yellow (Fall Gelb) it was deployed in Mannheim.

Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... r/ZG52.htm
Jagdwaffe-Luftwaffe Colours. Vol 1.
http://www.zg52.com/index.htm

Cheers. Raúl M 8).