Schlachtgeschwader 2 | |
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Active | 1943–45 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Luftwaffe |
Type | Dive bomber |
Role | Close air support |
Size | Air Force Wing |
Nickname(s) | Immelmann |
Patron | Max Immelmann |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Hans-Ulrich Rudel |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | T6 |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Ju 87, Fw 190 |
Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) Immelmann was a Luftwaffe dive-bomber wing of World War II. It was named after Max Immelmann, the first German pilot to earn the Pour le Mérite.
This close-support Stuka unit fought principally in the southern sector of the Eastern Front in places like Stalingrad and the Caucasus. The early two Schlachtgeschwader 1 and 2 were abbreviated SchlG, the reformed Stukageschwader in 1943 were abbreviated SG. The 4 SchlG Gruppen were integrated into the former Stuka (StG) and Schnellkampfgeschwader (SKG) to form SG 2, 4, 77 and 10.