Sturzkampfgeschwader 51

 6G+?? 

Version: 17-03-08 (D-M-Y) - 5 pics

Existed only as III. Gruppe

 

 

 

 

III. Gruppe

Gruppenkommandeur:
  • Hptm Anton Keil, 1.5.39 - 9.7.40

Gruppenstab (D)

7. Staffel (R)

8. Staffel (S)

9. Staffel (T)

1939, May 1  -   Formed in Wertheim from III./St.G.165 with:
from Stab III./St.G.165 from 7./St.G.165 from 8./St.G.165 from 9./St.G.165
1939, May 1  -   Junkers Ju 87B   -   Wertheim, Germany
 6G+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./StG 51
 Hauptmann Anton Keil
 6G+?R  6G+?S  6G+?T
Under command of ?
(Poland)
1939, September 8  -   Junkers Ju 87B   -   Wiklow & Radom
 6G+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./StG 51
 Hauptmann Anton Keil
 6G+?R  6G+?S  6G+?T
Under command of ?
(Germany)
1939, September 20  -   Junkers Ju 87B   -   Koeln-Wahn
 6G+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./StG 51
 Hauptmann Anton Keil
 6G+?R
Ju 87B-1  6G+FS
(Koeln-Wahn, May 1940)
Note the old 1939 style swastika!
 6G+?T
Under command of ?
(France)
1940, May  -   Junkers Ju 87B   -   various bases

Ju 87B-2  6G+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./StG 51
 Hauptmann Anton Keil
(La Malmaison, June 1940)
Note that the code is not in black.
It is more grey (or maybe green?)

 6G+
AR
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-
-
-
 6G+?S  6G+?T
 6G+?D
 6G+
JR
(May-June 1940 in France)
Note that the "J" is repeated
on top of and under the wings.
 6G+?S  6G+?T
1940, July 9  -   became II./St.G.1 :
became Stab II./St.G.1 became 4./St.G.1 became 5./St.G.1 became 6./St.G.1

 

 

 

 

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