Schlachtgeschwader 3

Schlachtgeschwader 3
Junkers Ju 87D dive bombers of SG 3 over Yugoslavia, October 1943
Active1943–45
Country Nazi Germany
BranchLuftwaffe
TypeDive bomber
RoleClose air support
SizeAir Force Wing
Insignia
Identification
symbol		S1

Schlachtgeschwader 3 (SG 3) was a Luftwaffe close air support Geschwader during World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1943 in Eleusis from Sturzkampfgeschwader 3. A special detachment was formed 13 June 1944 to 13 August 1944 referred to as Detachment Kuhlmey. The detachment was built around elements of I./SG 3, I./SG 5, II./JG 54 and NaGr.1

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