Jagdgeschwader 134 'Horst Wessel'

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Obstlt Kurt-Bertram von Döring, 1 Apr 1936 - 1 Nov 1938

Stab:

Formed 1 Apr 1936 in Dortmund with Ar 65 and Ar 68E. On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated Stab/JG142.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Apr 1936 - 1 Nov 1938	Dortmund		Ar 65, Ar 68E, Bf 109B/D

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Josef Kammhuber, 1 Apr 1936 - Mar 1937
• Maj Walter Grabmann, Mar 1937 - Sep 1938
• Obstlt Hermann Frommherz, Sep 1938 - 1 Nov 1938
• Hptm Wilfried von Muller-Rienzburg, 1 Nov 1938 - 1 May 1939

Formed 1 Apr 1936 in Dortmund with Ar 65 and Ar 68E:

Stab I./JG134 new
1./JG134 new
2./JG134 new
3./JG134 new

On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated I./JG142 with :

Stab I./JG134 became Stab I./JG142
1./JG134 became 1./JG142
2./JG134 became 2./JG142
3./JG134 became 3./JG142

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Wien-Aspern from I./JG138 with :

Stab I./JG134 from Stab I./JG138
1./JG134 from 1./JG138
2./JG134 from 2./JG138
3./JG134 from 3./JG138

On 1 May 1939 redesignated I./JG76 with :

Stab I./JG134 became Stab I./JG76
1./JG134 became 1./JG76
2./JG134 became 2./JG76
3./JG134 became 3./JG76

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Apr 1934 - 1 Nov 1938	Dortmund		Ar 65, Ar 68E, Bf 109B/D
1 Nov 1938 - 1 May 1939	Wien-Aspern		Bf 109E

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Theo Osterkamp, 15 Mar 1936 - Nov 1937
• Maj Friedrich Vollbracht, Nov 1937 - 1 Nov 1938

Formed 15 Mar 1936 in Werl with Ar 65 and Ar 68E:

Stab II./JG134 new
4./JG134 new
5./JG134 new
6./JG134 new

On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated II./JG142 with :

Stab II./JG134 became Stab II./JG142
4./JG134 became 4./JG142
5./JG134 became 5./JG142
6./JG134 became 6./JG142

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Apr 1936 - 1 Nov 1938	Werl		Ar 65, Ar 68E, Bf 109B/D

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Oskar Dinort, 4 Jan 1936 - 1 Apr 1937

Formed 4 Jan 1936 in Döberitz with:

Stab III./JG134 new
7./JG134 new
8./JG134 new
9./JG134 new (15 Mar 1936)

On 1 Apr 1937 redesignated I./LG Greifswald with :

Stab III./JG134 became Stab II./LG Greifswald
7./JG134 became 1./LG Greifswald
8./JG134 became 2./LG Greifswald
9./JG134 became 3./LG Greifswald

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
4 Jan 1936 - 24 Feb 1936	Döberitz		He 51
24 Feb 1936 - 9 Mar 1936	Lippstadt		He 51
9 Mar 1936 - Mar 1937	Köln-Burzweilerhof*		He 51, Ar 68E
Mar 1937 - 15 Mar 1937	Lippstadt		He 51, Ar 68E
15 Mar 1937 - 1 Apr 1937	Barth		Ar 68E

* 7./JG134 at Düsseldorf

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Johannes Schalk, 1 Jul 1938 - 1 Nov 1938

Formed 1 Jul 1938 in Dortmund with (formation completed 1 Aug 1938):

Stab IV./JG134 new
10./JG134 new
11./JG134 new
12./JG134 new

On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated III./JG142 with :

Stab IV./JG134 became Stab III./JG142
10./JG134 became 7./JG142
11./JG134 became 8./JG142
12./JG134 became 9./JG142

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Jul 1938 - 1 Nov 1938	Dortmund		Ar 68, Bf 109D