I. skupina Stíhací eskadry 2 [1939-1945]

. a group of Fighter squadron 2[/heading]

Originated 1. may 1939 in Döberitz by renaming the ./JG 131. The group consisted of 1., 2., 3. and 10. the squadron and was equipped with aircraft the Messerschmitt Bf 109 D-1, in may, but started rearming on the machine the Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1. In the framework of the mobilization in front of the Polish dragging a group of 25. August moved to Fürstenwalde, where she was in charge of air cover for German capital. 2. September but came back to Döberitz, although the task was still the same. To 2. November 1939 moved to frankfurt Rebstocku, where she had to guard the western border. In addition to the rebstockého airport use and airport in Bassenheimu, Wengerohru and Trevíru-Eurenu. In December 1939, served part of the pilots as the basis for the creation of II./JG 2. Towards the end of year 10. squadron moved to Brandenburg-Briest, where she went to the subordination of IV.(N)/JG 2.

In preparation for the western campaign group in mid-April 1940 moved to Bassenheimu. 10. may be part of the group moved to the Kirchberg and 14. may then the whole group to Bastogne, where the flew into the area beyond the river Meuse. Since the offensive forehead ground troops to move forward, shifted to a group of 18. may to Beaulieu and 20. may then her part in Signy-le-Petit. The group operated in the area of Saint-Quentin - Laon - Beauvais - Cambrai and at the end of the month in the field Calais - Dunkirk. 2. June the group in preparation for the surgery, PAUL moved to Couvronu in Laonu, where it operated in the area Reims-Épernay. From 5. June 1940, the support group procedure 6. and 9. army. With that as these volumes proceed forward, shifting even Even. the group, which is at the end of the battle for France was in Rocancourtu. 27. July the group moved to the of Beaumont-le-Roger. From this airport then operated over the Channel at the different types of missions, including those in the context of the battle of Britain. At the end of August the group moved into the Fort-Mardycku, where flying over the south of England. 1. September, the group returned to the of Beaumont-le-Roger, where flying over the English coast. In October 1940 the group was transferred to the Mont-de-Marsan in southwest France in the context of ensuring the protection of the appointments Adolf Hitler with Francisco Franco. After a week went back to of Beaumont-le-Roger, where she spent the turn of the year, during which to rearm the machine Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 and Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7/.

In march 1941 the group moved to the Théville and in June Brest where should ensure the protection of the port. In this area was, except for the heavy british air raid in July 1941, relative peace, and so were the pilots zapůjčováni to II./JG 2 and III./JG 2, which had to withstand the numerous british raids. Another allied raid on the Brest was made up in December. Then it was the defense Brest strengthened, while the group moved into the Morlaix. 6. February 1942, the group in preparation for the air cover for passage of German ships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen Channel shifted first into Abbeville, Caen and 11. February to Calais-Marck. During the operation itself was replaced by several other airports. In the same area she worked a few more days, after which it was operationally subordinated to the II./JG 2, and then returned to northern France, where she was stationed in Octeville in Le Havre. At the beginning of may 1942 the group was moved to the Tricqueville. In the middle of this month came the order to allocate the 1. a squadron from the assembly group and rename it to 11. squadron. In Théville in the meantime, began to take shape a new 1. squadron, which was equipped with the aircraft the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 And. The rest of the group at this time switched on the machine Focke-Wulf Fw 190 a-2 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3. 19. August 1942 the group was deployed to repel the allied landings at Dieppe. In November of the same year moved through Dijon to the Marseille, where she was part of the forces concentrated for the case of a possible allied invasion of southern France and to pursue the protection of the French mediterranean coast.

In January 1943 the group moved to the Tricqueville. The group was subordinated to the newly created 11. squadron. On the other hand, was in march 1. the squadron moved to Brittany, where it was subordinated to the III. group. In April, he moved the headquarters of the group along with 3. and 11. squadron to Bernay. Staff and 3. squadron in July once again migrated, this time to the Conches. 11. squadron moved to Évreux transferred to the direct subordination of the Fighter squadron 2. 2. squadron this month trained for night flying by reference to instruments. At the beginning of August 1. squadron přisunula plugs to the group in the Conches. In September she went back to 11. squadron, which was to 1. October renamed to 4. squadron. At the end of November 1943 was a group of redislokována to Saint-Dizier, where she was involved in the air defense system of the Empire, but already in December of the same year she returned to Conches.

In January 1944 the group moved to jihofrancouzského Aix-les-Milles, in February, then on to the Italian city Piacenza. There was but due to the presence of ./SG 4 and II./SG 4 too crowded, so the group moved on to Castiglione del Lago. The group here went to the subordination of the the Air headquarters 2 and had made attacks on the allied bridgehead at Anzio and Nettuna. In march the group moved to the Diavola, but already in April she returned to Aix les Milles. Here but didn't stick around too long, since already in may moved to severofrancouzského Cormeilles-en-Vexin. When the Allies landed in Normandy, then moved the group to Creil. Earned but heavy losses and had to push the recovery into the Husum. Here rearm of the machine the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2 and A-8/R6. In August the band moved to Saint-Trond, where she had to operate against the Allies, but in August she had to move to Merzhausenu.

In January 1945, the group participated in operation BODENPLATTE, and was assigned the mission to attack the airport in Sint-Truiden. Everything turned out wrong. The group had 35 serviceable machines, however, only 33 pilots. In addition, ran into tough resistance, so allied pilots together with anti-aircraft gunners destroyed 18 machines and 6 others damaged. The group survived until April, when it was in Merzhausenu cancelled.



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