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Kampfgeschwader 200 (KG 200) ("[Air] Combat Squadron 200") was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit during World War II.The unit carried out especially difficult bombing and transport operations and long-distance reconnaissance flights, tested new aircraft designs and operated captured aircraft.
A year later in 1993 the wing took over the 51st Reconnaissance Wing (Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 (AG-51)) designation and the honorary name of World War I German flying ace Max Immelmann. After the German Navy disbanded its fighter-bomber aviation in 2005, the AG 51 took over the maritime strike role.
Theodor Rowehl (9 February 1894 – 6 June 1978) was a German pilot who founded the Luftwaffe's strategic air reconnaissance programme, and headed what became known as the Rowehl Squadron and became Kampfgeschwader 200 after his resignation in December 1943.
Luftwaffe: Role: Reconnaissance: Aufklärungsgruppe 123 (123st Reconnaissance Group) was a Luftwaffe air reconnaissance group that participated in World War II.
JV-44 was renowned among the late-war Luftwaffe for being a "Squadron of Experts," as many aces transferred to the unit in the final months of the war. A (false) rumor was even started to the effect that having the Knight's Cross was a prerequisite to joining the unit. [4] Some of the most notable pilots were:
The first unit to re-equip with the type being on the Eastern Front. [14] Called the Fliegendes Auge (Flying Eye) of the German Army, the Fw 189 was used extensively on the Eastern Front. By September 1942, 172 Fw 189s were reportedly operational on this front, making up the majority of all short range reconnaissance aircraft present. [15]
Notes: The squadron identification code painted on the side of the aircraft was based on the standardized Geschwaderkennung four-place alphanumeric characters used by the Luftwaffe ' s combat wing and group-sized units, two characters on either side of the Balkenkreuz national insignia.
Aufklärungsgruppe 11 (11th Reconnaissance Group) was a German Air Force air reconnaissance group that participated in the Axis-led invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II. [1] The Aufklärungsgruppe was based in Großenhain prior to World War II. It was made up of a Gruppenstab (headquarters unit) and five Staffeln (squadrons). [2]