''Jagdgeschwader'' 104 (JG 104) was a ''
Luftwaffe
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fighter-
training
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wing
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of
World War II
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It was formed at
Fürth
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Herzogenaurach
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Geography
Herzogenaura ...
from
''Stab''/
''Jagdfliegerschule'' 4 (JFS 4) on 20 March 1943. It was then stationed at
Roth from 6 April 1944 until it was disbanded on 28 April 1945. Some of its commanding officers included Major
Reinhard Seiler
Reinhard Seiler (30 August 1909 – 6 October 1989) was a Nazi German Luftwaffe Major (Germany), Major and Flying ace, ace of the Spanish Civil War and World War II, commander of Jagdgeschwader 104 and a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron C ...
and Major
Rolf Hermichen.
Fighter wings of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945
Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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