''Jagdgeschwader'' 134 (JG 134) "Horst Wessel" was a Luftwaffe fighter-

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prior to

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. JG 134 was formed on 4 January 1936 with III. ''Gruppe'' in Döberitz. The ''Geschwader'' was given the honorific name

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on 24 March 1936. II ''Gruppe'' was formed on 15 March 1936 in Werl and was followed by the ''Geschwaderstab'' and I. ''Gruppe'' on 1 April 1936 in

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. It would later become one of the premier ''Zerstörer'' wings of the Luftwaffe, as ''

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''.

Commanding officers

''Kommodore''

* ''Oberstleutnant''

Kurt-Bertram von Döring Generalleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring (18 February 1889 in Ribbekardt – 9 July 1960 in Medingen) was a German World War II Generalleutnant of Luftwaffe. He began his career as a flying ace in World War I, became a flying soldier of fortune ...

, 15 March 1936 – 1 November 1938

''Gruppenkommandeure''

;I. ''Gruppe'' * ''Major''

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, 15 March 1936 – 1 March 1937 * ''Oberstleutnant'' Hermann Frommherz, 1 March 1937 – 1 November 1938 ;II. ''Gruppe'' * ''Major'' Theo Osterkamp, 15 March 1936 – November 1937 * ''Major'' Friedrich Vollbracht, November 1937 – 1 November 1938 ;III. ''Gruppe'' * ''Major'' Oskar Dinort, 4 January 1936 – 15 March 1937 ;IV.(l) ''Gruppe'' * ''Hauptmann'' Johann Schalk, 1 August 1938 – 31 August 1939

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