At this stage, it might be appropriate to consider the structure of the Luftwaffe single-engine fighter force, Jagdverbande, at operational level, because the colour schemes that were carried hinge upon this area.
The basic Luftwaffe tactical operational unit was the Geschwader -broadly equivalent to an RAF Group. The Fighter Geschwader, ie Jagdgeschwader, abbreviated to JG, consisted of three Gruppen (Wings), which in turn was made up of three Staffeln (Squadrons). Some Geschwadem, especially towards the end of the Battle of Britain, added a fourth Staffel to some of its Gruppen, which caused some re-adjustments in the Staffel numbering procedure, (as might be deduced from the accompanying table).
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The basic Luftwaffe tactical operational unit was the Geschwader -broadly equivalent to an RAF Group. The Fighter Geschwader, ie Jagdgeschwader, abbreviated to JG, consisted of three Gruppen (Wings), which in turn was made up of three Staffeln (Squadrons). Some Geschwadem, especially towards the end of the Battle of Britain, added a fourth Staffel to some of its Gruppen, which caused some re-adjustments in the Staffel numbering procedure, (as might be deduced from the accompanying table).
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