Carl-Alfred (August) Schumacher was a German military officer and politician. During World War II, Schumacher served in the German Luftwaffe, commanding the Jagdgeschwader 1 fighter wing. After World War II, Schumacher was an active politician and member of the All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights (GB/BHE), German Party (DP) and Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). From 1952 to 1963, he was an elected member of the Landtag in Lower Saxony.
Formation 1 Section 1: 1 Richard Kellett 2 Turner 3 Speirs Section 2: 4 Kelly 5 Duguid 6 Riddlesworth Formation 2 Section 1: 7 Harris 8 Briden 9 Bolloch Section 2: 10 Ramshaw 11 Grant 12 Purdy Formation 3 Section 1: 13 Guthrie 14 Petts 15 McRae Section 2: 16 Challes 17 Allison 18 Lines Formation 4 19 Hue-Williams 20 Lemon 21 Wimberley 22 Lewis 23 Thompson 24 Ruse
Jagdgeschwader 1 (World War II)
Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1) "Oesau" was a German World War II fighter wing created in 1939. 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 Royal Air Force (RAF) excursions. The unit was rarely engaged in large-scale confrontations during this time.
Bf 109 E-3 flown by the original I./JG 1 in France 1940
Photograph of Leutnant Gerd Steiger, Horati Schmude and Dieter Gerhard of 2./JG 1 playing cards in the mess room at Jever. Note the squadron emblems and the bust of Adolf Hitler attached to the walls behind the men.
Bf 109 E, of JG 1 in flight, 1941
Fw 190 A, 5./JG 1, summer, 1942
