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Jagdgruppe 88
"Mickey Mouse" badge of 3rd squadron of Jagdgruppe 88
Active
November 1936 – June 1939
Country
Nazi Germany Francoist Spain
Branch
Condor Legion
Type
Fighter Aircraft
Role
Air superiority
Engagements
Spanish Civil War
Commanders
Notable commanders
Haupmann Gotthard Handrick
Insignia
Identification symbol
Military unit
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.
Jagdgruppe88 (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...
originally consisted of the Kampfgruppe 88 [de], with three squadrons of Ju 52 bombers, and the Jagdgruppe88, with three squadrons of Heinkel He 51 fighters;...
served with the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War with the Jagdgruppe88. He claimed nine aircraft during the campaign, becoming one of only...
On 25 March 1938, he was assigned to 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of Jagdgruppe88, at the time headed by Oberleutnant Horst Lehrmann and based at Zaragoza...
Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War where he was assigned to Jagdgruppe88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group). From February–July 1938, he claimed nine aerial...
the Spanish Civil War where he was assigned to the ground crew of Jagdgruppe88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group). Following service in Spain, Ehlers was trained...
group—K/88), Jagdgruppe88 (fighter group 88—J/88) and Aufklärungsstaffel (reconnaissance squadron—AS/88). They were supported by a Flak Abteilung (F/88) with...
Messerschmitt Bf 109Bs of Günther Lützow's 2. Staffel (2nd Squadron) of Jagdgruppe88 (J/88), for a total of twenty-nine planes. Lützow himself did not participate...
establishment, consisted of the Kampfgruppe 88, with three squadrons of Ju 52 bombers and the Jagdgruppe88 with three squadrons of Heinkel He 51 fighters...
Olympic gold medalist in the modern pentathlon and former commander of Jagdgruppe88 of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. While at this training...
Spanish Civil War where he commanded the 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of Jagdgruppe88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group). Following service in Spain, von Bonin was posted...
Spanish Civil War where he commanded the 1. Staffel (1st squadron) of Jagdgruppe88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group) and claimed his first aerial victory on 18 January...
squadron) of Jagdgruppe88 (J/88–88th Fighter Group) of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. Adolph arrived in Spain at the time J/88 received...
I. Gruppe was commanded by Gotthard Handrick. Handrick served in Jagdgruppe88 (J/88), Condor Legion, during the Spanish Civil War. Hauptmann Werner Palm...
Choszczno in Poland). As a Leutnant, Tietzen served with 3. Staffel of Jagdgruppe88 of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. He claimed his first...
Nationalists. There, he was assigned to 2. Staffel (2nd squadron) of Jagdgruppe88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group) under the command of Oberleutnant Günther Lützow...
Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War where he was assigned to Jagdgruppe88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group). Following service in Spain, Resch was posted...
Madrid. It was piloted by Unteroffizier Guido Honess of 2. Staffel/Jagdgruppe88 (2./J 88), flying a Bf 109A believed to be marked 6–4. Honess, who was killed...
mid-November, the fighter force had increased and the Jagdgruppe88 was created. In December, Versuchsjagdgruppe 88, an experimental fighter group for testing new...
1937, Handrick was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of Jagdgruppe88 (18 July 1937 – 10 September 1938). This unit fought in the Spanish...
Villa de Prado near Madrid, and then in March, she was reassigned to Jagdgruppe88 at Almorox near Toledo. While sitting at Almorox due to a mechanical...