Jagdgeschwader 52
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Jagdgeschwader 52 was a German World War II fighter Geschwader that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit originally formed near Munich in November 1938, then moved to
Messerschmitt Bf 109G4
Bf 109G6’s of I./JG 52 at Anapa in Russia in 1943.
Luftwaffe aircraft flying in formation, 1937.
A Bf 109E, as would have been flown by JG 52. This particular Bf 109 is an E-3 type.
Günther Rall
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Günther Rall was a highly decorated German military aviator, officer and General, whose military career spanned nearly forty years. Rall was the third most successful fighter pilot in aviation history
Jagdgeschwader 52
…victories over enemy aircraft during World War II. It was the unit of the top three scoring flying aces of all time, Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and Günther Rall. In 1935, the Ministry of Aviation designed an air force (Luftwaffe) of 2,370 active planes by April 1938, which would require the production of about…
Rall in the early 1970s
Knight's Cross portrait, 1942
28 November 1943, Rall after his 250th aerial victory
Rall (wearing a helmet, 3rd person on the right of the coffin behind the man with the white cap) at Adenauer's funeral.