Schlachtgeschwader 1
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Schlachtgeschwader 1 was a German Luftwaffe wing during World War II. It operated the Henschel Hs 123, Henschel Hs 129, Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
Schlachtgeschwader 1
A Bf 109E in Romanian colours, near Stalingrad. The Germans operated the E series in the ground-attack role into 1943.
Hs 129. Schl.G 1 was the first unit to operate the type.
Fw 190 F-8 in late war, "low-visibility" Balkenkreuz markings
Georg Dörffel
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Georg Dörffel was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Georg Dörffel was kill
Schlachtgeschwader 1
…a force of approximately 80 Soviet tanks expertly covered in camouflage. Using his aircraft's still workable radio, he transmitted his position. Major Georg Dörffel, commanding first group, picked up the message and led Fw 190s with 250kg bombs against the 70th brigade. Other air units were vectored to the site and…
Georg Dörffel