This article is about the mid-WWII unit. For the earlier experimental pathfinder group, see Kampfgruppe 100.
Kampfgeschwader 100
Emblem of KG 100
Active
29 November 1941–2 February 1945
Country
Nazi Germany
Branch
Luftwaffe
Type
Bomber wing
Role
Air interdiction close air support Offensive counter air Maritime interdiction Strategic bombing Pioneering precision-guided munition deployment
Size
Air Force Wing
Nickname(s)
Wiking (viking)
Equipment
Dornier Do 217 Heinkel He 111 Heinkel He 177
Engagements
World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders
Bernhard Jope
Insignia
Identification symbol
Geschwaderkennung of 6N
Military unit
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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