Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe West

Gruppenkommandeure:

Maj Jürgen Roth, 6.2.42 - 4.1.43

Maj Georg Michalek, 5.1.43 - 3.1.44

Hptm Herbert Wehnelt, 4.1.44 - 4.11.44

Formed 6.2.42 in Cazaux with:

Stab/EJGr.West from Stab of Erg.Gruppe/JG2
1./EJGr.West from 2. Ausbildungsstaffel/JG2
2./EJGr.West from 2. Ausbildungsstaffel/JG26
3./EJGr.West new

4./EJGr.West was formed 8.4.42 in Cazaux.

Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe West was renamed Jagdgruppe West on 30.11.42.

On 10.5.44 1./JGr.West and 4./JGr.Süd exchanged designations.

On 7.6.44 2./JGr.West and 2./JGr.Süd exchanged designations.

On 4.11.44 JGr. West redesignated IV./EJG1:

Stab/JGr.West became Stab IV./EJG1
1./JGr.West became 13./EJG1
2./JGr.West became 14./EJG1
3./JGr.West became 15./EJG1
4./JGr.West became 16./EJG1

Bases:

6.2.42 - 20.2.44	Cazaux*	Bf 109E/F/G, Fw 190A
21.2.44 - 12.5.44	Biarritz*	Bf 109G, Fw 190A
14.5.44 - 4.11.44	Märkisch-Friedland*	Bf 109G, Fw 190A

* 1./West at Cazaux (6.2.42 - 2.42), Mont de Marsan (2.42 - 27.4.43), Tarbes-Ossun (28.4.43 - 10.5.44), Marseille-Marignane (11.5.44 - 6.44), Gabbert (8.6.44 - 10.7.44) and Stargard-Klützow (12.7.44 - 4.11.44)
* 2./West at Perpignan (11.42 - 2.43), Biarritz (2.43 - 20.2.44), Fontenay le Comte (21.2.44 - 15.5.44), Avignon-Pujaut (19.5.44 - 7.6.44), Gabbert (8.6.44 - 10.7.44) and Stargard-Klützow (12.7.44 - 4.11.44)
* 3./West at Landes de Bussac (29.2.44 - 12.5.44)
* 4./West at Corme Ecluse (30.9.43 - 18.1.44)

Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, JGr.West