Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz"

Geschwaderkommodoren:

Stab:

Formed 1.2.40 in Böblingen.

Bases:

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 1.5.39 in Herzogenaurach from I./JG333 with:

Stab I./JG54 from Stab I./JG333
1./JG54 from 1./JG333
2./JG54 from 2./JG333
3./JG54 from 3./JG333

On 15.5.39 redesignated II./ZG1:

Stab I./JG54 became Stab II./ZG1
1./JG54 became 4./ZG1
2./JG54 became 5./ZG1
3./JG54 became 6./ZG1

Reformed 13.9.39 in Herzogenaurach from I./JG70 with:

Stab I./JG54 new
1./JG54 from 1./JG70
2./JG54 from 2./JG70
3./JG54 new

On 8.44 reorganised (2./JG54 became 12./JG54 (attached to III. Gruppe from 6.44)):

1./JG54 unchanged
2./JG54 new
3./JG54 unchanged
4./JG54 from 3./KG2 (10.44)

Bases:

* 1./JG54 at Wesermünde (5.10.40 - 14.6.41); 2./JG54 at Westerland (5.10.40 - 4.41) and Wangerooge (4.41 - 14.6.41); 3./JG54 at Groningen (5.10 - 24.10.40), Stade (24.10 - 18.11.40), Jever (18.11.40 - 21.1.41), Groningen (21.1 - 9.5.41) and Jever (9.5 - 14.6.41)

** 3./JG54 at Mitau, 1.7.41 - 10.7.41

*** 1. and 2./JG54 at Petäjärvi (Finland), 7.42 - 8.42

**** 1./JG54 at Turku (Finland), 19.6.44 - 15.7.44

***** 2./JG54 at Windau 11.44 - 1.45; 1./JG54 at Windau, 2.45 - 3.45

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 4.7.40 in Vlissingen from I./JG76 with:

Stab II./JG54 from Stab I./JG76
4./JG54 from 1./JG76
5./JG54 from 2./JG76
6./JG54 from 3./JG76

4./JG54 was attached to III./JG54 from 2.43 - 6.44 (see III./JG54 bases). On 8.44 increased to 4 staffeln (4./JG54 became 15./JG54, and 6./JG54 became 16./JG54):

5./JG54 unchanged
6./JG54 new (10.44)
7./JG54 new (10.44)
8./JG54 from 4./KG2

Bases:

* detachment at Leeuwarden (30.7.40 - 8.8.40); 4./JG54 at Haamstede (15.7.40 - 30.7.40); 6./JG54 at Vlissingen (8.40 - 11.40)

** 4./JG54 at Deta-Arad (2.4 - 9.4.41), Bijeljina (20.4 - 25.4.41) and Pancevo (25.4 - 3.5.41); 5./JG54 at Deta-Arad (2.4 - 9.4.41) and Wiener-Neustadt (28.4 - 1.5.41); 6./JG54 at Arad (2.4 - 9.4.41)

*** detachments at Helsinki and Petäjärvi

**** 5. and 8./JG54 at Cirava, 1.45 - 3.45

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 6.7.40 in Jesau from I./JG21 with:

Stab III./JG54 from Stab I./JG21
7./JG54 from 1./JG21
8./JG54 from 2./JG21
9./JG54 from 3./JG21

4./JG54 was attached to the Gruppe from 2.43 to 6.44 and 2./JG54 was attached to the Gruppe from 6.44, and was renamed 12./JG54 on 10.8.44 at Oldenburg. On 10.8.44 increased to 4 staffeln:

9./JG54 unchanged
10./JG54 from the old 7./JG54
11./JG54 from the old 8./JG54
12./JG54 from 2./JG54

On 25.2.45 redesignated IV./JG26:

Stab III./JG54 became Stab IV./JG26
9./JG54 became 13./JG26
10./JG54 became 14./JG26
11./JG54 became 15./JG26
12./JG54 became 16./JG26

Reformed 27.2.45 in Grossenhain from II./ZG76 with:

Stab III./JG54 from Stab II./ZG76
9./JG54 from 4./ZG76
10./JG54 from 5./ZG76
11./JG54 from 6./ZG76

Disbanded 5.4.45.

Bases:

* 7./JG54 at De Kooi (21.10.40 - 4.12.40); 8./JG54 at Katwijk (21.10.40 - 4.12.40); 9./JG54 at Schiphol (21.10.40 - 24.10.40), Haamstede (24.10.40 - 16.11.40) and Katwijk (16.11.40 - 4.12.40)

** 8./JG54 at Laschen, 20.6.41 - 26.6.41 and 7./JG54 at Wesenberg, 13.8.41 - 21.8.41

*** 7./JG54 operated in Finland (6.42 - 7.42), possibly at Petäjärvi; 9./JG54 at Demjansk (20.1.42 - 2.42)

**** 9./JG54 at Hesepe (12.10.44 - 24.12.44) and 12./JG54 at Achmer (12.10.44 - 24.12.44)

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 7.43 in Jesau from parts of 4./JG54 with:

Stab IV./JG54 new
10./JG54 new
11./JG54 new
12./JG54 new

Reorganised in 8.44 (the old 12./JG54 became part of III./JG54):

13./JG54 from the old 10./JG54
14./JG54 from the old 11./JG54
15./JG54 from 4./JG54
16./JG54 from 6./JG54

On 7.2.45 redesignated II./JG7:

Stab IV./JG54 became Stab II./JG7
13./JG54 became 5./JG7
14./JG54 became 6./JG7
15./JG54 became 7./JG7
16./JG54 became 8./JG7

Bases:

* 12./JG54 was based at Uman (22.2.44 - 3.3.44), at Jakobstadt (3.3.44 - 12.3.44) and at Petserie (12.3.44 - 26.3.44).

Ergänzungsgruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 10.40 in Bergen-am-Zee as Erg.Sta./JG54. In 2.41 increased to Erg.Gruppe/JG54 with:

Stab of Ergänzungsgruppe/JG54 new
1. Einsatzstaffel/JG54 new
2. Ausbildungsstaffel/JG54 from Erg.Sta./JG54

Stab Erg.Gruppe/JG54 was disbanded 1.42, 2. Ausbildungsstaffel/JG54 became 3./EJGr.Ost, but 1. Einsatzstaffel/JG54 remained until 9.3.42, when it was disbanded.

Bases:

* 1. Staffel at Cazaux (20.3.41 - 6.41), Neukuhren (6.41 - 10.7.41), Windau (10.7.41 - 1.9.41), Pernau (1.9.41 - 23.9.41), Reval-Ulemiste (23.9.41 - 23.10.41), Siwerskaja (24.10.41 - 30.1.42) and Krasnowardeisk (30.1.42 - 9.3.42)

* 2. Staffel at Krakau (4.41 - 22.4.41), Neukuhren (23.4.41 - 1.42)

10.(Jabo)/JG54:

Formed 17.2.43 in St. Omer-Wizernes from 10.(Jabo)/JG26. On 15.4.43 redesignated 14./SKG10.

Bases:

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