Jagdgeschwader 108

Geschwaderkommodore:

  • Hptm Kurt Muller, 1 Jul 1943 - Jul 1944
  • Maj Georg Michalek, Jul 1944 - 14 Apr 1945

Stab:

Formed 1 Jul 1943 in Bad Voslau from Disbanded 16 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location
1 Jul 1943 - 1944 Bad Voslau
1944 - 16 Apr 1945 Münchendorf

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Hptm Georg Hackbarth, 1 Jul 1943 - 29 Jun 1944
  • Maj Josef Fuzö, 30 Jun 1944 - 29 Jan 1945
  • Hptm Georg Benz, 30 Jan 1945 - 25 Mar 1945

Formed 1 Jul 1943 in Bad Voslau from with:

Stab/JG108 new
1./JG108 new
2./JG108 new
3./JG108 new

4./JG108 was formed Jun 1944. Disbanded 25 Mar 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location
1 Jul 1943 - 25 Mar 1945 Bad Voslau*

* 2./JG108 at Münchendorf (Apr 1944 - Nov 1944) and at Velm (Nov 1944 - 25 Mar 1945)

* 3./JG108 at Münchendorf (1943 - Feb 1944) and Wiener-Neustadt (Oct 1944? - 25 Mar 1945)

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Maj Karl-Heinz Meyer, 1 Jun 1944 - 19 Oct 1944
  • Maj Karl-Friedrich Rinow, Oct 1944 - 10 Jan 1945
  • Maj Franz Smolle, 11 Jan 1945 - 4 Feb 1945

Formed 1 Jun 1944 in Markersdorf from with:

Stab II./JG108 from Stab I./JG107
5./JG108 from 1./JG107
6./JG108 from 2./JG107
7./JG108 from 3./JG107
8./JG108 new (9 Sep 1944)

II./JG108 was disbanded 4 Feb 1945 and I./JG108 was transferred to

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location
1 Jun 1944 - Jun 1944 Markersdorf*
Jun 1944 - Sep 1944 Börgönd*
Sep 1944 - Oct 1944? Wiener-Neustadt*
Oct 1944 - 4 Feb 1945 Münchendorf*

* 5./JG108 at Markersdorf (1 Jun 1944 - 4 Jun 1944), Börgönd (5 Jun 1944 - Jul 1944), Tapolca (Jul 1944 - 14 Sep 1944) and Münchendorf (15 Sep 1944 - 4 Feb 1945)

* 6./JG108 at Markersdorf (1 Jun 1944 - 13 Jun 1944), Tapolca (14 Jun 1944 - 11 Sep 1944), Börgönd (12 Sep 1944 - Sep 1944), Trausdorf (Sep 1944 - Jan 1945), Krisans (Jan 1945 - 1 Feb 1945) and Fels am Wagram (2 Feb 1945 - 19 Mar 1945)

* 7./JG108 at Markersdorf (1 Jun 1944 - Jun 1944), Börgönd (14 Jun 1944 - Aug 1944), Steinamanger (Aug 1944 - 7 Nov 1944), Wiener Neustadt (8 Nov 1944 - Jan 1945) and Fels am Wagram (Jan 1945 - 19 Mar 1945)

* 8./JG108 at Börgönd (9 Sep 1944 - 14 Sep 1944), Trausdorf (15 Sep 1944 - 15 Oct 1944), Wiener Neustadt (15 Oct 1944 - Nov 1944), Markersdorf (Nov 1944 - Dec 1944), Krisans (Dec 1944 - 8 Jan 1945) and Fels am Wagram (9 Jan 1945 - 19 Mar 1945).

Aircraft used 1943 - 45: Ar 96, Bf 108, Bf 109, Bu 131, CR.30, CR.42, Fiat G.50, Fw 44, Fw 56, Fw 190, Go 145, Grunau Baby, He 72, Kranich, MC.200, MC.202, MC.205, Me 210, Potez 63 and W.34

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