Jagdgeschwader 51

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Bf_109_G
gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
gptkb:Bf_109_K
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109
gptkb:Fw_190_A
gptkb:Fw_190_D
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:German_Cross_in_Gold
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:color_scheme Green and Yellow
gptkbp:combat_experience gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Hermann_Graf
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engaged_in air combat missions
gptkbp:engagement 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Bodenplatte
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:established 1941
gptkbp:has_achievements over 300 aerial victories
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bremen
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the first Luftwaffe fighter wings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jagdgeschwader 51
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_based_in gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:last_operational 1945
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war air forces
gptkbp:motto “ We Fly to Victory”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Eagle_Squadron
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Hermann_Graf
gptkb:Erich_Hartmann
gptkb:Walter_Krupinski
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:operational_period 1941-1945
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:operational_use 1941
air superiority
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:reputation high kill-to-loss ratio
gptkbp:strategic_importance air dominance in battles
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jagdgeschwader_71
gptkbp:symbol Eagle emblem
gptkbp:tactics defensive operations
dogfighting
interception
escort missions
ground attack missions
gptkbp:training pilot training programs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adolf_Galland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5