Jagdgeschwader z.b.V.

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Jagdgeschwader z.b.V.
Active20 April 1944 – 15 June 1944
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Balkenkreuz.svg   Luftwaffe
Type Fighter Aircraft
Role Air superiority
SizeAir Force Wing
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Gerhard Schöpfel (6.6.44 – 15.6.44)

Jagdgeschwader z. b. V. (JG z. b. V.) (roughly 'Fighter Wing for special deployment') was a Luftwaffe fighter wing of World War II. The abbreviation z. b. V. is German and stands for zur besonderen Verwendung (for special deployment).

JG z.b.V. was formed April 20, 1944 in Kassel, to control III./JG 3, I./JG 5, II./JG 27, III./JG 54 and II./JG 53. On June 15, 1944 it was redesignated Stab/JG 4 and its first Geschwaderkommodore was Major Gerhard Michalski. In 1944 JG z. b. V. was subordinated to the 7. Jagd-Division and used in the Reichsluftverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) from bases in Kassel and Ansbach.

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