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Jagdgeschwader 134

Field	Value
unit_name	Jagdgeschwader 134
image	Flugzeuge des Horst Wessel Geschwaders in Werl, Heinkel HE 51, durchnumeriert von 1 - 12, Jahr 1936.jpg
caption	Arado Ar 68F of the "Horst Wessel" wing, 1936
dates	1936–38
country	Nazi Germany
branch	Luftwaffe
type	Fighter
role	Air superiority
size	Air Force Wing
patron	Horst Wessel
notable_commanders	Kurt-Bertram von Döring
aircraft_fighter	Ar 65, Ar 68E, Bf 109 B/D

Jagdgeschwader 134 (JG 134) "Horst Wessel" was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing prior to World War II. JG 134 was formed on 4 January 1936 with III. Gruppe in Döberitz. The Geschwader was given the honorific name Horst Wessel on 24 March 1936. II. Gruppe was formed on 15 March 1936 in Werl and was followed by the Geschwaderstab and I. Gruppe on 1 April 1936 in Dortmund. It would later become one of the premier Zerstörer wings of the Luftwaffe, as Zerstörergeschwader 26.

The Pre-War Years

On 7 March 1936, Hptm. Oskar Dinort, the Kommandeur of III. Gruppe (3rd group) of JG 134, was tasked with a mission to assist Hitler in the reoccupation of Germany's western border states. At noon on 8 March two Staffeln (squadrons) from the III. Gruppe were to circle the cathedral of Köln, and then land at the Köln civil airport. With no resistance or push-back from the allies the Gruppe settled in at the airport with their Heinkel He 51 fighters.

Commanding Officers

''Kommodore''

Oberstleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring, 15 March 1936 – 1 November 1938

''Gruppenkommandeure''

;I. Gruppe

Major Josef Kammhuber, 15 March 1936 – 1 March 1937
Oberstleutnant Hermann Frommherz, 1 March 1937 – 1 November 1938

;II. Gruppe

Major Theo Osterkamp, 15 March 1936 – November 1937
Major Friedrich Vollbracht, November 1937 – 1 November 1938

;III. Gruppe

Major Oskar Dinort, 4 January 1936 – 15 March 1937

;IV.(l) Gruppe

Hauptmann Johann Schalk, 1 August 1938 – 31 August 1939

References

Citations

Bibliography

{{Cite book
{{Cite book |trans-title=The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 1—Pre-War Period and Action over Poland—1934 to 1939
Bundesarchiv

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