Jagdfliegerschule


The German Luftwaffe of the Wehrmacht had seven Jagdfliegerschulen or Fighter Pilot Schools.

Jagdfliegerschule Werneuchen or Jagdfliegerschule 1

Jagdfliegerschule Werneuchen was formed on 1 November 1937 in Werneuchen consisting of 3 Staffeln. The school was renamed to Jagdfliegerschule 1 on 15 January 1940. On 17 December 1941 an operation squadron was formed in Jever. This operational squadron then became part of an adhoc formation called Jagdgruppe Losigkeit, led by Hauptmann Fritz Losigkeit, to protect a group of warships moving to Norway. Jagdgruppe Losigkeit was renamed to 10./Jagdgeschwader 1 in late March 1942. The entire school was renamed on 15 December 1942 and became Jagdgeschwader 101.

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Jagdfliegerschule Schleißheim was formed on 1 April 1934 in Schleißheim and disbanded again on 9 June 1936. It was recreated again on 1 April 1939 consisting of 3 Staffeln. The school was renamed to Jagdfliegerschule 2 on 15 January 1940. An operational Staffel was formed in 1941 at Zerbst. The Staffel was relocated to Düsseldorf-Lohausen on 24 June 1941 and to Kiel-Holtenau on 5 July 1941. The Staffel was disbanded at the end of 1941. The entire school was renamed on 24 February 1943 and became Jagdgeschwader 102.

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Jagdfliegerschule 3 was redesignated Jagdgeschwader 103 on 7 December 1942.

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Jagdfliegerschule 4 was redesignated Jagdgeschwader 104 on 19 March 1943.

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Jagdfliegerschule 5 was redesignated Jagdgeschwader 105 on 27 January 1943.

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Jagdfliegerschule 6 was created on 9 November 1942 in Lachen-Speyersdorf and was redesignated as Jagdgeschwader 106 on 19 March 1943.

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