Jagdfliegerführer Norwegen was a formation of the German

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based in Occupied

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during

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. It was named for the "Fighter Leader (''Jafu''),A Jagdfliegerführer, or Jafü, was the commander of the Fighter forces of a ''Luftflotte''. For more details see

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Norway" and referred to the units under his command.

Service history

''Jafu Norwegen'' was formed in June 1941 from units of ''

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'' (''JG 5'') and was responsible for fighter operations in defence of

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. It was subordinated to

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, and located at

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, near

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. Other units of ''JG 5'' were assigned to operations in support of the invasion of the

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in the north and were under the command of ''Fliegerfuehrer Nord Ost''. By 1943 ''Jafu Norwegen'' had three squadrons (''Staffel'') of ''JG 5'' under control, based at

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, Gossen,

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and

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. In 1944 had acquired a night fighter unit, based at

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.Following the collapse of the Northern Front, ''Jafu Norwegen'' was re-united with ''JG 5'' on March 16, 1945.

Commanding officers

* Generalmajor Walter Grabmann (June – 31 July 1941) * Generalmajor Carl-August Schumacher (5 January 1942 – 30 April 1943) * Oberstleutnant

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(1 May 1943 – 30 April 1944) * Oberstleutnant

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(May 1944 – May 1945)

References

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