Schlachtgeschwader 3

Schlachtgeschwader 3
Active	1943–45
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Dive bomber
Role	Close air support
Size	Air Force Wing
Insignia
Identification symbol	S1

Schlachtgeschwader 3 (SG 3) was a Luftwaffe Dive bomber-wing of World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1943 in Eleusis from the Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 3. A special detachment was formed 13 June 1944 to 13 August 1944 referred to as Detachment Kuhlmey. The detachment was built around elements of I./SG 3, I./SG 5, II./JG 54 and NaGr.1

Commanding officers

Oberst Kurt Kuhlmey, 18 October 1943 – 15 December 1944
Major Bernhard Hamester, 15 December 1944 – 28 April 1945

References

Sturzkampf/Schlachtgeschwader of the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe

Sturzkampfgeschwader	1 2 3 5 51 76 77 101 102 151 160 162 163 165 167 168

Schlachtgeschwader	1 2 3 4 5 9 10 77 101 102 103 104 111 151 152

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 and Schlachtgeschwader 3

Heinrich Eppen Erhard Jähnert Kurt Kuhlmey Martin Moßdorf Dietrich Peltz¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hubert Pölz² (Oak Leaves) Walter Sigel (Oak Leaves) Josef Blümel Wilhelm Meyn Theodor Nordmann⁴ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

¹ Oak Leaves with KG 77, Swords as Angriffsführer England. ² Oak Leaves with SG 151. ⁴ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with StG 1

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Schlachtgeschwader 3

Commanding officers

See also

References