Jagdgeschwader 76

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Maj Anton Hackl, Aug 1944 - Oct 1944
• Maj Ernst Düllberg, 7 Oct 1944 - Apr 1945

Stab:

Formed Jul 1944 in Salzburg from Stab/ZG76. Disbanded 24 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
22 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Rotenburg		Bf 109G
Aug 1944 - 28 Aug 1944	Athis (France)		Bf 109G
28 Aug 1944 - Oct 1944	Freiburg	Controlling: II./JG52	Bf 109G
Oct 1944 - Nov 1944	Felsoe-Abrany		Bf 109G
Nov 1944 - Jan 1945	Imely (Hungary)	Controlling: I./JG53, II./JG52, II./JG51 and ung. JGr.101	Bf 109G
Jan 1945 - Mar 1945	Veszprem	Controlling: I./JG53, II./JG52, II./JG51 and ung. JGr.101	Bf 109G
Mar 1945 - Apr 1945	Wien	Controlling: I./JG53, II./JG52, II./JG51 and ung. JGr.101	Bf 109G

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Wilfried von Muller-Rienzburg, 1 May 1939 - 10 Jan 1940
• Maj Günther Blumensaat, 10 Jan 1940 - 15 Feb 1940
• Obstlt Richard Kraut, 15 Feb 1940 - 4 Jul 1940
• Hptm Heinrich Offterdinger, Jul 1944 - Oct 1944

Formed 1 May 1939 in Wien-Aspern from I./JG134 with:

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

On 4 Jul 1940 redesignated II./JG54:

Stab I./JG76 became Stab II./JG54
1./JG76 became 4./JG54
2./JG76 became 5./JG54
3./JG76 became 6./JG54

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1939 - 17 Aug 1939	Wien-Aspern		Bf 109E
17 Aug 1939 - 7 Sep 1939	Stubendorf		Bf 109E
7 Sep 1939 - 11 Sep 1939	Wittkowice		Bf 109E
11 Sep 1939 - 14 Sep 1939	Kamien		Bf 109E
14 Sep 1939 - 26 Sep 1939	Stubendorf		Bf 109E
26 Sep 1939 - 26 Oct 1939	Wien-Aspern		Bf 109E
26 Oct 1939 - 17 Apr 1940	Frankfurt/Rhein-Main*		Bf 109E
17 Apr 1940 - 11 May 1940	Ober-Olm		Bf 109E
11 May 1940 - 15 May 1940	Wengerohr		Bf 109E
15 May 1940 - 16 May 1940	Bastogne-Foix		Bf 109E
16 May 1940 - 21 May 1940	Nives		Bf 109E
21 May 1940 - 7 Jun 1940	Charleville**		Bf 109E
7 Jun 1940 - 16 Jun 1940	Conteville		Bf 109E
16 Jun 1940 - 18 Jun 1940	Guise		Bf 109E
18 Jun 1940 - 19 Jun 1940	Emerainville		Bf 109E
19 Jun 1940 - 20 Jun 1940	Wesel		Bf 109E
20 Jun 1940 - 22 Jun 1940	Bouard		Bf 109E
22 Jun 1940 - 4 Jul 1940	Brüssel		Bf 109E

* 2./JG76 at Walsdorf, 26.10 - 2 Nov 1939; 3./JG76 at Gelnhausen, 26.10 - 2 Nov 1939

** 1./JG76 at Hirson (22 May 1940 - 7 Jun 1940) and 2./JG76 at Log eWactiaux (21 May 1940 - 7 Jun 1940)

Reformed Jul 1944 in Bonn-Hangelar from I./ZG76 with:

Stab I./JG76 from Stab I./ZG76
1./JG76 from 1./ZG76
2./JG76 from 2./ZG76
3./JG76 from 3./ZG76
4./JG76 from 4./ZG76

In Oct 1944 renamed IV./JG300 with :

Stab I./JG76 became Stab IV./JG300
1./JG76 became 13./JG300
2./JG76 became 14./JG300
3./JG76 became 15./JG300
4./JG76 became 16./JG300

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
22 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Bonn-Hangelar		Bf 109G
Aug 1944 - 18 Sep 1944	Gahro		Bf 109G
18 Sep 1944 - 3 Oct 1944	Störmede		Bf 109G
3 Oct 1944 - Oct 1944	Reinsdorf		Bf 109G

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Egon Albrecht, Jul 1944 - 25 Aug 1944
• Hptm Hans Morr, Aug 1944 - 25 Oct 1944

Formed Jul 1944 in Stade from II./ZG1 with:

Stab III./JG76 from Stab II./ZG1
9./JG76 from 4./ZG1
10./JG76 from 5./ZG1
11./JG76 from 6./ZG1
12./JG76 new

On 25 Oct 1944 redesignated IV./JG53 with :

Stab III./JG76 became Stab IV./JG53
9./JG76 became 13./JG53
10./JG76 became 14./JG53
11./JG76 became 15./JG53
12./JG76 became 16./JG353

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
24 Jul 1944 - 20 Aug 1944	Stade		Bf 109G
21 Aug 1944 - 28 Aug 1944	Athis		Bf 109G
29 Aug 1944 - 31 Aug 1944	Azannes		Bf 109G
1 Sep 1944 - 10 Sep 1944	Wiesbaden		Bf 109G
10 Sep 1944 - 22 Sep 1944	Wolferbach		Bf 109G
23 Sep 1944 - Oct 1944	Wittenweier		Bf 109G
Oct 1944 - 25 Oct 1944	Donaueschingen		Bf 109G

II./JG76 and IV./JG76 was to have been formed from II./ZG76 and I./JG302, but this was cancelled.

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/JG76
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./JG76
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./JG76