Jagdgeschwader 101

Jagdgeschwader 101

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Obstlt Erich von Selle, 15 Dec 1942 - 31 Mar 1944
• Maj Walter Nowotny, 1 Apr 1944 - 10 Sep 1944
• Maj Hans Knauth, 11 Sep 1944 - 16 Apr 1945

Stab:

Formed 15 Dec 1942 in Werneuchen from Stab/Jagdfliegerschule 1 (JFS1). Disbanded 16 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
15 Dec 1942 - 31 Mar 1943	Werneuchen
1 Apr 1943 - 20 Jun 1944	Pau-Ost
20 Jun 1944 - Aug 1944(?)	Bad Wörishofen
Aug 1944(?) - 16 Apr 1945	Landau

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Max Dobislav, 15 Dec 1942 - 5 Jan 1943
• Maj Otto Bertram, 6 Jan 1943 - 30 Apr 1944
• Hptm Gerhard Koall, 1 May 1944 - 15 Jan 1945
• Hptm Ferdinand Vogl, 16 Jan 1945 - 16 Apr 1945

Formed 15 Dec 1942 in Werneuchen from I./Jagdfliegerschule 1 (JFS1) with:

Stab I./JG101 from Stab/JFS1
1./JG101 from 1./JFS



2./JG101 from 2./JFS
3./JG101 from 3./JFS

4./JG101 was formed 15 Oct 1944 in Bad Wörishofen from 1./JG112.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
15 Dec 1942 - 31 Mar 1943	Werneuchen
1 Apr 1943 - 20 Jun 1944	Pau-Ost*
20 Jun 1944 - 16 Apr 1945	Schongau**

* 3./JG101 at Lourdes (1 Apr 1943 - Jan 1944) and at Ossun? (Jan 1944 - 20 Jun 1944)

** 2./JG101 at Bad Wörishofen 5 Oct 1944 - 16 Apr 1945; 4./JG101 at Bad Wörishofen, Jun 1944 - 16 Apr 1945.

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Waldemar Wöbke, 15 Oct 1944 - 15 Apr 1945

Formed 15 Oct 1944 in Götzendorf from I./JG112 with:

Stab II./JG101 from Stab I./JG112
5./JG101 from 2./JG112
6./JG101 from 3./JG112
7./JG101 new
8./JG101 new

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
Oct 1944 - 16 Apr 1945	Landau*

* 8./JG101 was based at Ingolstadt-Manching

JG101 was disbanded 16 Apr 1945, and 2400 men were transfered to the 10.Fallschirm-Jäger-Divisionen and 11.Fallschirm-Jäger-Divisionen

Aircraft used 1943 - 45: Ar 66, Ar 68, Ar 96, Bf 108, Bf 109, Bu 131, Bu 133, Cant Z.1007, D.520, Fw 56, Fw 58, Fw 190, He 51, Ju 88, Ju 160, NA-64, Potez 63, SM-79, W.34