Jagdgeschwader 26
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Founded | 1939 |
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Role | Air supremacy |
Size | Air Force Wing |
Nickname(s) | Schlageter |
Notable commanders | Adolf Galland |
Josef Priller | |
Notabl command | Adolf Galland |
Nicknam | Schlageter |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1098319 |
About Jagdgeschwader 26
Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter was a German fighter-wing of World War II. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Western Allies.