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''Jagdgeschwader'' 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" or ''Jagdgeschwader'' "Freiherr von Richthofen Nr. 2" was a World War II ''Luftwaffe'' wing. It was named after World War I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen. ==History== ''Jagdgeschwader'' 2 was formed from parts of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 131 "Richthofen" on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was ''Oberst'' Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the ''Reich'' and based in the Berlin area under ''Luftgaukommando III''. Stab and II. ''Gruppe'' were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) ''staffel'' flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg. 10.(N) ''Staffel'' was one of the first night fighter units formed in the ''Luftwaffe''. Later this ''staffel'' was expanded into IV.(N) ''Gruppe.'' This ''Gruppe'' gained the ''Luftwaffe''’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw. Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden. The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. ''Leutnant'' Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from ''Jagdgeschwader'' 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from ''Jagdgeschwader'' 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his and the ''Geschwaders first kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75 of GCII/4 near Strasbourg. The second victory for the JG 2 was scored by ''Oberfeldwebel'' Erwin Kley (3. ''Staffel'') at nearly the same time.〔John Weal: Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen' P. 26 (Online )〕 During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's ''Panzer'' forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further North. 16 victories were claimed by JG 2 on 14 May, while on 17 May ''I gruppe'' claimed 7 French-flown bombers, three falling to Wick. Another 12 claims were made on 19 May. By the end of the Battle, JG 2 were based at Evreux, west of Paris. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jagdgeschwader 2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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