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Jagdgruppe 88
"Mickey Mouse" badge of 3rd squadron of Jagdgruppe 88
ActiveNovember 1936 – June 1939
CountryJagdgruppe 88 Nazi Germany
Francoist Spain
BranchCondor Legion
TypeFighter Aircraft
RoleAir superiority
EngagementsSpanish Civil War
Commanders
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Haupmann Gotthard Handrick
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Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88) was a German Condor Legion fighter group serving in the Spanish Civil War. J/88 consisted of a headquarters (Stab) and four squadrons (Staffeln), although the 4th Staffel was short-lived. J/88 had formed on 3 November 1936.

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Jagdgruppe 88

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Condor Legion

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originally consisted of the Kampfgruppe 88 [de], with three squadrons of Ju 52 bombers, and the Jagdgruppe 88, with three squadrons of Heinkel He 51 fighters;...

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Adolf Galland

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appointed Staffelkapitän of a Condor Legion unit, 3. Staffel of Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88 – 88th Fighter Group), which was sent to support the Nationalist...

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Walter Oesau

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served with the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War with the Jagdgruppe 88. He claimed nine aircraft during the campaign, becoming one of only...

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Fritz Losigkeit

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On 25 March 1938, he was assigned to 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of Jagdgruppe 88, at the time headed by Oberleutnant Horst Lehrmann and based at Zaragoza...

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Herbert Ihlefeld

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Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War where he was assigned to Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group). From February–July 1938, he claimed nine aerial...

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Hans Ehlers

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the Spanish Civil War where he was assigned to the ground crew of Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group). Following service in Spain, Ehlers was trained...

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Hugo Sperrle

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group—K/88), Jagdgruppe 88 (fighter group 88—J/88) and Aufklärungsstaffel (reconnaissance squadron—AS/88). They were supported by a Flak Abteilung (F/88) with...

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Bombing of Guernica

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Messerschmitt Bf 109Bs of Günther Lützow's 2. Staffel (2nd Squadron) of Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88), for a total of twenty-nine planes. Lützow himself did not participate...

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German involvement in the Spanish Civil War

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establishment, consisted of the Kampfgruppe 88, with three squadrons of Ju 52 bombers and the Jagdgruppe 88 with three squadrons of Heinkel He 51 fighters...

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Hermann Graf

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Olympic gold medalist in the modern pentathlon and former commander of Jagdgruppe 88 of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. While at this training...

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Hubertus von Bonin

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Spanish Civil War where he commanded the 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group). Following service in Spain, von Bonin was posted...

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Wolfgang Schellmann

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Spanish Civil War where he commanded the 1. Staffel (1st squadron) of Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group) and claimed his first aerial victory on 18 January...

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Walter Adolph

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squadron) of Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88–88th Fighter Group) of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. Adolph arrived in Spain at the time J/88 received...

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I. Gruppe was commanded by Gotthard Handrick. Handrick served in Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88), Condor Legion, during the Spanish Civil War. Hauptmann Werner Palm...

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Walter Grabmann

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From September 1938 to March 1939 Major Grabmann was Commander of Jagdgruppe 88 with the German Condor Legion in Spain, equipped with Heinkel He 51...

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Horst Tietzen

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Choszczno in Poland). As a Leutnant, Tietzen served with 3. Staffel of Jagdgruppe 88 of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. He claimed his first...

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Rolf Pingel

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Nationalists. There, he was assigned to 2. Staffel (2nd squadron) of Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group) under the command of Oberleutnant Günther Lützow...

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Rudolf Resch

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Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War where he was assigned to Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group). Following service in Spain, Resch was posted...

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Frank Glasgow Tinker

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Madrid. It was piloted by Unteroffizier Guido Honess of 2. Staffel/Jagdgruppe 88 (2./J 88), flying a Bf 109A believed to be marked 6–4. Honess, who was killed...

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Hannes Trautloft

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mid-November, the fighter force had increased and the Jagdgruppe 88 was created. In December, Versuchsjagdgruppe 88, an experimental fighter group for testing new...

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Gotthard Handrick

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1937, Handrick was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of Jagdgruppe 88 (18 July 1937 – 10 September 1938). This unit fought in the Spanish...

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Heinkel He 112 operational service

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Villa de Prado near Madrid, and then in March, she was reassigned to Jagdgruppe 88 at Almorox near Toledo. While sitting at Almorox due to a mechanical...

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