Jagdgeschwader 26

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adolf_Galland
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Hermann_Graf
gptkb:Erich_Hartmann
gptkb:Günther_Rall
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109
gptkb:Kurt_Bühligen
gptkb:battle
gptkb:star
gptkb:Walter_Krupinski
day and night
varied over time
various models
single-engine fighter
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:challenges high casualty rates
gptkbp:combat_radius high
gptkbp:command_structure Luftwaffe hierarchy
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Hermann_Graf
gptkbp:deployment various fronts
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:battle
1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Bodenplatte
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Defense_of_the_Reich
gptkbp:equipment advanced for its time
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1940
gptkbp:has_achievements numerous aerial victories
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bremen
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:historical_significance defense of the Reich
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jagdgeschwader 26
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:battle
gptkbp:involved_units eagle emblem
fighter unit
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_engaged_in air combat
gptkbp:is_involved_in experienced pilots
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war air forces
influenced air combat tactics
gptkbp:losses high
gptkbp:military_strategy aggressive interception
gptkbp:motto “ The Eagle Strikes”
gptkbp:notable_operations 1945
gptkbp:notable_winners over 300
gptkbp:operational_area 1940-1945
air superiority
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:recognizes awarded several honors
gptkbp:reputation elite fighter unit
gptkbp:retirement_year reformed as a different unit
gptkbp:squadrons multiple
gptkbp:strategic_importance defense against Allied bombers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jagdgeschwader_73
gptkbp:tradition continued in successor units
gptkbp:unit_history extensive
operated until the end of the war