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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 113. Chapters: Jagdgeschwader 1, Jagdgeschwader 11, Jagdgeschwader 27, Jagdgeschwader 54, Zerstorergeschwader 26, Jagdgeschwader 26, Kampfgeschwader 55, Jagdgeschwader 53, Jagdgeschwader 52, Jagdgeschwader 3, Kampfgeschwader 26, Jagdgeschwader 51, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1, Lehrgeschwader 1, Kampfgeschwader 200, Jagdgeschwader 77, Kampfgeschwader 76, Kampfgeschwader 51, Lehrgeschwader 2, Kampfgeschwader 6, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Jagdgeschwader 300, Zerstorergeschwader 76, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Jagdgeschwader 301, Kampfgeschwader 4, Zerstorergeschwader 1, Kampfgeschwader 77, Kampfgeschwader 54, Kampfgeschwader 3, Nachtjagdgeschwader 2, Jagdgeschwader 4, Schlachtgeschwader 2, Jagdgeschwader 400, Jagdgeschwader 71, Kampfgeschwader 53, Jagdgeschwader 50, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Jagdgeschwader 6, Nachtjagdgeschwader 11, Schnellkampfgeschwader 210, Jagdgeschwader 73, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Jagdgeschwader 74, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Kampfgeschwader 30, Jagdgeschwader 134, Nachtjagdgeschwader 3, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Jagdgeschwader 101, Sturzkampfgeschwader 3, Schlachtgeschwader 3, Jagdgeschwader 104, Aufklarungsgeschwader 51 "Immelmann," Jagdgeschwader z.b.V., Kampfgeschwader 27, Nachtjagdgeschwader 4, Nachtjagdgeschwader 5, Jagdgeschwader 76, Jagdgeschwader 20. Excerpt: Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1) was a German World War II fighter unit or "wing" which used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft, between 1940-1944. The name of the unit derives from Jagd, meaning "hunt" and Geschwader, meaning "wing." First formed in May 1939 in eastern Prussia, I./JG 1 was one of the original groups created by the Luftwaffe as part of its expansion plans. Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western Front and northern occupied Europe. During the initial days of the war, JG 1 faced little resistance, apart from occasional R...