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Kampfgeschwader 100
Emblem of KG 100
Active29 November 1941–2 February 1945
CountryKampfgeschwader 100 Nazi Germany
BranchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
TypeBomber wing
RoleAir interdiction
close air support
Offensive counter air
Maritime interdiction
Strategic bombing
Pioneering precision-guided munition deployment
SizeAir Force Wing
Nickname(s)Wiking (viking)
EquipmentDornier Do 217
Heinkel He 111
Heinkel He 177
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Bernhard Jope
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Geschwaderkennung
of 6N

Kampfgeschwader 100 (KG 100) was a Luftwaffe medium and heavy bomber wing of World War II and the first military aviation unit to use a precision-guided munition (the Fritz X anti-ship glide bomb) in combat to sink a warship (the Italian battleship Roma) on 9 September 1943.

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