Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost

Gruppenkommandeure:

Hptm Günther Beise, 2.42 - 12.5.42

Hptm Hubertus von Bonin, 5.42 - 22.5.42

Maj Werner Andres, 23.5.42 - 31.1.43

Obstlt Hermann Graf, 1.2.43 - 4.43

Maj Werner Andres, 4.43 - 30.6.43

Maj Viktor Bauer, 1.7.43 - 4.11.44

Formed 27.1.42 in Krakau with:

Stab/EJGr.Ost from Stab of Erg.Gruppe/JG51
1./EJGr.Ost from 2. Ausbildungsstaffel/JG51
2./EJGr.Ost from 2. Ausbildungsstaffel/JG52
3./EJGr.Ost from 2. Ausbildungsstaffel/JG54
4./EJGr.Ost from 2. Ausbildungsstaffel/JG77
5./EJGr.Ost from Erg.Staffel/Sch.G.1 (3.42)

On 17.4.42 5./EJGr.Ost became 3./Erg.Zerstörergruppe.

Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost was renamed Jagdgruppe Ost on 25.11.42.

On 14.3.43 4./JGr.Ost and 1./JGr.Süd exchanged designations.

On 1.9.44 1./JGr.Ost became 1./JGr.Nord and was replaced by Erg.Staffel/ZG76 at Rosenborn.

On 4.11.44 JGr. Ost was redesignated III./EJG1:

Stab/JGr.Ost became Stab III./EJG1
1./JGr.Ost became 9./EJG1
2./JGr.Ost became 10./EJG1
3./JGr.Ost became 11./EJG1
4./JGr.Ost became 12./EJG1

Bases:

1.42 - 9.42	Krakau*	Bf 109E/F/G
9.42 - 20.2.44	St. Jean d'Angely*	Bf 109F/G, Fw 190A
21.2.44 - 4.11.44	Liegnitz*	Bf 109G, Fw 190A

* 1./Ost at Landes de Bussac (9.42 - 4.43), Toulouse-Blagnac (4.43 - 12.43), Biarritz (12.43 - 20.2.44) and Rosenborn (1.9.44 - 4.11.44)

* 2./Ost at Gleiwitz (2.42 - 9.42), La Rochelle-La Leu (2.43 - 20.2.44), Weidengut (21.2.44 - 10.44), Riesa-Canitz (10.44 - 10.44) and Schönfeld-Seifersdorf (10.44 - 4.11.44).
* 3./Ost at Landes de Bussac (9.42 - 10.4.43), Toulouse-Blagnac (11.4.43 - 8.43), Bergerac (8.43 - 20.2.44), Rosenborn (8.44 - 11.44) and Gäbersdorf (11.44 - 4.11.44).
* 4./Ost at Mizil (12.1.42 - 2.42), Fontenay le Comte (9.42 - 11.42), Marseille-Marignane (10.2.43 - 14.3.43), Landes de Bussac (15.3.43 - 6.43), La Rochelle-La Leu (6.43 - 8.43) and Weidengut (21.2.44 - 9.11.44)
* 5./Ost at Lippstadt (3.42 - 17.4.42)

Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, JGr.Ost