Jagdgeschwader 302

Geschwaderkommodore:

• Maj Ewald Janssen, Nov 1943 - Feb 1944
• Maj Kurt Peters, 2 Mar 1944 - Jun 1944

Stab:

Formed 1 Nov 1943 in Stade. Formation of JG302, was ordered on 26 Sep 1939. Disbanded June 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Nov 1943 - Jan 1944	Stade		Bf 109G
Jan 1944 - 19 May 1944	Döberitz		Bf 109G
19 May 1944 - 6 Jun 1944	Völkenrode		Bf 109G

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Richard Lewens, 1 Nov 1943 - 20 Aug 1944
• Hptm Wilhelm Fulda, 28 Aug 1944 - 30 Sep 1944

Formed 1 Nov 1943 at Jüterbog-Waldlager from I./JG301 with:

Stab I./JG302 from Stab I./JG301
1./JG302 from 1./JG301
2./JG302 from 2./JG301
3./JG302 from 3./JG301

In Aug 1944 increased to 4 staffeln:

1./JG302 unchanged



2./JG302 unchanged
3./JG302 unchanged
4./JG302 from 12./JG51

12./JG51 had already joined I./JG302 in Jun 1944. On 30 Sep 1944 redesignated III./JG301:

Stab I./JG302 became Stab III./JG301
1./JG302 became 9./JG301
2./JG302 became 10./JG301
3./JG302 became 11./JG301
4./JG302 became 12./JG301

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Nov 1943 - 9 May 1944	Jüterbog-Waldlager*		Bf 109G
9 May 1944 - 14 Jun 1944	Wien-Seyring		Bf 109G
14 Jun 1944 - 26 Aug 1944	Götzendorf		Bf 109G
26 Aug 1944 - 27 Aug 1944	Magdeburg-Ost		Bf 109G
27 Aug 1944 - 29 Aug 1944	Mortitz		Bf 109G
29 Aug 1944 - 30 Sep 1944	Alperstedt		Bf 109G

* 1./JG302 was based at Malmi/Helsinki, 13 Feb 1944 - 15 May 1944, as Einsatzkommando Helsinki (Jafu Ostland).

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Treumund Engelhard, 1 Nov 1943 - 21 Jan 1944
• ?

Formed 1 Nov 1943 at Ludwigslust from II./JG301 with:

Stab II./JG302 from Stab II./JG301
4./JG302 from 4./JG301
5./JG302 from 5./JG301
6./JG302 from 6./JG301

Did not have its own aircraft until Jan 1944, and until then, shared those used by I./JG11 and III./JG54. Disbanded in June 1944, and all crews were transferred to III./JG300.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Nov 1943 - 6 Jun 1944	Ludwigslust		Fw 190A, Bf 109G

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• ?

Formed 1 Nov 1943 in Oldenburg from III./JG300 with :

Stab III./JG300 from Stab III./JG300
7./JG300 from 7./JG300
8./JG300 from 8./JG300
9./JG300 from 9./JG300

Did not have its own aircraft until Jan 1944, and until then, shared those used by III./JG11. Disbanded in June 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Nov 1943 - 27 Apr 1944	Oldenburg		Bf 109G
27 Apr 1944 - 3 May 1944	Vechta		Bf 109G
3 May 1944 - 6 Jun 1944	Völkenrode		Bf 109G

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/JG302
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./JG302
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./JG302
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./JG302