Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88) was a German Condor Legion fighter group serving in the Spanish Civil War. J/88 consisted of a headquarters (Stab) and four squadrons (Staffeln), although the 4th Staffel was short-lived. J/88 had formed on 3 November 1936.
"Mickey Mouse" badge of 3rd squadron of Jagdgruppe 88
Messerschmitt Bf 109 C-1, Jagdgruppe 88, Legion Condor
Heinkel He 51 C of the 3./J 88 — Adolf Galland — Legion Condor
The Condor Legion was a unit of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht which served with the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War. The Condor Legion developed methods of strategic bombing that were used widely during the Second World War. The bombing of Guernica was the most infamous operation by the Condor Legion. Hugo Sperrle commanded the unit's aircraft formations and Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma commanded the ground element.
Condor Legion marching during the Spanish Civil War
He 111E of the Condor Legion, 1939
A Ju 52 plane in Crete in 1943
Ruins of Guernica (1937)