Jagdgeschwader 6 'Horst Wessel'

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Obstlt Johann Kogler, Jul 1944 - 1 Jan 1945
• Maj Gerhard Barkhorn, 16 Jan 1945 - 10 Apr 1945
• Maj Gerhard Schöpfel, 10 Apr 1945 - 17 Apr 1945
• Maj Richard Leppla, 17 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945

Stab:

Formed Jul 1944 at Konigsberg-Devau from Stab/ZG26.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jul 1944 - Sep 1944	Konigsberg-Devau		Bf 109G, Fw 190A
Sep 1944 - Oct 1944	Hennef		Bf 109G, Fw 190A
Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Perleberg		Bf 109G, Fw 190A
Dec 1944 - Jan 1945	Delmenhorst		Bf 109G, Fw 190A
Jan 1945 - 10 Feb 1945	Sorau		Bf 109G, Fw 190A
10 Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Welzow		Bf 109G, Fw 190A
Mar 1945 - May 1945	Reichenberg		Bf 109G, Fw 190A

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• ?
• Hptm Willi Elstermann, 1 Nov 1944 - 2 Feb 1945
• Maj Otto Bertram, Feb 1945 - May 1945

Formed Jul 1944 at Konigsberg/Devau from I./ZG26 with:

Stab I./JG6 from Stab I./ZG26
1./JG6 from 1./ZG26
2./JG6 from 2./ZG26
3./JG6 from 3./ZG26
4./JG6 new (Aug 1944)

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jul 1944 - Sep 1944	Konigsberg-Devau		Fw 190A
Sep 1944 - Oct 1944	Bonn-Hangelar		Fw 190A
Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Perleberg		Fw 190A
Dec 1944 - Jan 1945	Delmenhorst		Fw 190A
Jan 1945 - 7 Feb 1945	Sorau		Fw 190A/D
7 Feb 1945 - 14 Feb 1945	Freiwaldau		Fw 190A/D
14 Feb 1945 - 19 Feb 1945	Cottbus		Fw 190A/D
19 Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Welzow		Fw 190A/D
3. 45 - May 1945	Reichenberg		Fw 190A/D

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Willi Elstermann, Jul 1944 - 31 Aug 1944
• Maj Johannes Naumann, 1 Sep 1944 - 30 Mar 1945
• ?

Formed Jul 1944 in Konigsberg/Devau from II./ZG26 with:

Stab I./JG6 from Stab II./ZG26
5./JG6 from 4./ZG26
6./JG6 from 5./ZG26
7./JG6 from 6./ZG26
8./JG6 new (Aug 1944)

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jul 1944 - 22 Aug 1944	Konigsberg-Devau		Fw 190A
22 Aug 1944 - 31 Aug 1944	Herpy/Reims		Fw 190A
31 Aug 1944 - Sep 1944	Bonn-Hangelar		Fw 190A
Sep 1944 - Oct 1944	Eudenbach		Fw 190A
Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Hagenow near Schwerin		Fw 190A
Dec 1944 - Jan 1945	Quakenbruck*		Fw 190A
Jan 1945 - 10 Feb 1945	Sorau		Fw 190A/D
10 Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Welzow		Fw 190A/D
Mar 1945 - May 1945	Gorlitz		Fw 190A/D

* detachment in Vechta

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Theo Weissenberger, 14 Oct 1944 - 24 Nov 1944
• Maj Kühle, Nov 1944 - Jan 1945
• Maj Kurt Muller, 21 Jan 1945 - 4 Apr 1945

Formed 14 Oct 1944 at Schwerin-Görries from I./JG5 with:

Stab III./JG6 from Stab I./JG5
9./JG6 from 1./JG5
10./JG6 from 2./JG5
11./JG6 from 3./JG5
12./JG6 from 4./JG5

Disbanded 4 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Schwerin-Görries		Bf 109G
Dec 1944 - Jan 1945	Bissel/Oldenburg		Bf 109G
Jan 1945 - Jan 1945	Groß-Stein/Oppeln		Bf 109G
Jan 1945 - 10 Feb 1945	Sorau		Bf 109G
10 Feb 1945 - Apr 1945	Welzow		Bf 109G
Apr 1945 - May 1945	Prag-Rusin		Bf 109G

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/JG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./JG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./JG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./JG6