Schlachtgeschwader 10

Schlachtgeschwader 10
Active1943 – 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
TypeDive bomber
RoleClose air support
SizeAir Force Wing
Aircraft flown
AttackFw 190
Military unit

Schlachtgeschwader 10 (SG 10) was a close air support wing in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Geschwader was formed on 18 October 1943 in Berdychiv from the Stab of Schnellkampfgeschwader 10. I. Gruppe (I./SG 10) formed from I./Schnellkampfgeschwader 2, II. Gruppe (II./SG 10) from IV./Schnellkampfgeschwader 10 and III. Gruppe (III./SG 10) from II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.[1]

Commanding officers

  • Oberstleutnant Helmut Viedebantt, December 1943 – July 1944
  • Oberstleutnant Georg Jakob, 30 January 1945 – 8 May 1945

References

  1. ^ de Zeng & Stankey, pp. 290–291, 293, 295

Bibliography

  • de Zeng, Henry L., IV & Stankey, Douglas G. (2013). Dive-Bomber and Ground-Attack Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945. Vol. 2. Hersham, UK: Classic Publications. ISBN 978-1-906537-09-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • v
  • t
  • e
Close air support wings of the Luftwaffe
Sturzkampf-
geschwader
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 51
  • 76
  • 77
  • 101
  • 102
  • 151
  • 160
  • 162
  • 163
  • 165
  • 167
  • 168
Schlacht-
geschwader
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 9
  • 10
  • 77
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 111
  • 151
  • 152


This article about a specific German military unit is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This military aviation article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e