Jagdgeschwader 51

*Jagdgeschwader* 51
Jagdgeschwader 51
	Unit insignia
Active	1939–1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Fighter Aircraft
Role	Air superiority
Size	Air Force Wing
Nickname(s)	Mölders
Patron	Werner Mölders
Engagements	Western Front Battle of France; Battle of Britain; Eastern Front (World War II) German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kursk;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Theo Osterkamp; Werner Mölders ; Heinz Lange

Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) was a German fighter wing during World War II. JG 51's pilots won more awards than any other fighter wing of the Luftwaffe, and operated in all major theatres of war. Its members included Anton Hafner, Heinz Bär, Karl-Gottfried Nordmann, and Günther Schack.

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