Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader
Luftwaffe training unit
A Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader (EJG) were Luftwaffe replacement training units which were part of a larger operational Jagdgeschwader. The Germans were sometimes forced to undertake operations and training simultaneously. In 1944, the Luftwaffe formed two of these units, EJG 1 and EJG 2, by combining various training and experimental units. Its commanders included Viktor Bauer and Werner Andres.
Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader 1
The Geschwader EJG 1 was formed in early 1944 from Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe West, Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Nord and Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost. The Geschwaderstab (headquarters unit) was based in Märkisch Friedland, present-day Mirosławiec in Poland, while the Staffeln (squadrons) were based on airfields in Pomerania, Brandenburg, Lausitz, present-day Lusatia, and Silesia. Initially, the unit was conceived as a training unit for fighter pilots. The deteriorating war situation forced Luftwaffe training units into combat operations. In January 1945, an Einsatzgruppe, an operational combat group, was created and deployed on the Oder where they fought in the Vistula–Oder offensive. In March/April 1945, the unit was disbanded and its pilots were assigned to other Jagdgeschwader.
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