JG 51

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JG 51 was a Luftwaffe fighter wing of Nazi Germany during World War II, noted for its extensive operations on the Eastern Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Luftwaffe fighter wing
military unit
activePeriodEnd 1945
activePeriodStart 1939
airForceBranch fighter arm
allegiance Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs JG 51 Mölders NERFINISHED
branch German Air Force (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disbandedAfter German surrender in 1945
engagedIn Battle of Britain air operations NERFINISHED
Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED
defense of the Reich
formedIn 1939
fullName Jagdgeschwader 51 NERFINISHED
garrisonLocation various airfields in occupied Europe
historicalEra 20th century
militaryAlliance Wehrmacht NERFINISHED
namedAfter Mölders NERFINISHED
notableCommander Heinrich Hoffmann NERFINISHED
Karl-Gottfried Nordmann NERFINISHED
Theodor Weissenberger NERFINISHED
Werner Mölders NERFINISHED
notedFor high number of aerial victories on the Eastern Front
operatedBy Luftwaffe NERFINISHED
participatedIn German invasion of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED
air support for German Army Group Centre
primaryAircraftType Focke-Wulf Fw 190 NERFINISHED
Messerschmitt Bf 109 NERFINISHED
primaryOpponents Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
role fighter wing
side Axis Powers NERFINISHED
subunit I./JG 51 NERFINISHED
II./JG 51 NERFINISHED
III./JG 51 NERFINISHED
IV./JG 51 NERFINISHED
theater Battle of Britain NERFINISHED
Eastern Front
Western Front NERFINISHED
typeOfUnit Jagdgeschwader

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