Schlachtgeschwader 77

Schlachtgeschwader 77
Active	1943–1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Dive bomber
Role	Close air support
Size	Air Force Wing
Insignia
Identification symbol	S2

Schlachtgeschwader 77 (SG 77) was a Luftwaffe close air support Geschwader during World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1943 in Wassilkow from Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 77. I. Group was formed by redesignating I./StG 77, II. Group from I./Schlachtgeschwader 1 and III. Group from III./StG 77.[1] On 3 March 1945, 9. Staffel equipped its Fw 190F-8s with Panzerblitz 80 mm anti-tank rockets. Adapted from the R4M rocket, these were carried under the outboard wings.

Commanding officers

• Major Helmut Bruck, 18 October 1943 – 15 February 1945
• Obstleutnant Manfred Mossinger, 16 February 1945 – 8 May 1945

References

1. de Zeng & Stankey, pp. 298–300, 302

Bibliography

• Arthy, Andrew (October 2021). "Last Days of the Cannon Birds: Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 87G Anti-tank Operations, Eastern Front, April-May 1945". The Aviation Historian (37): 20–28. ISSN 2051-1930.
• de Zeng, Henry L., IV; Stankey, Douglas G. (2013). Dive-Bomber and Ground-Attack Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945. Vol. 2. Hersham, UK: Classic Publications. ISBN 978-1-906537-09-8.