Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 and the Battle of Britain. In 1941 it saw service in the Balkans Campaign, and on the Eastern Front. For most of its service II./StG 2 was detached from the main Geschwader and operated as an independent formation. On 12 January 1942 II gruppe was redesignated as III./StG 3 and a new wing raised. While III gruppe continued to fly the Junkers Ju 87 until the end of the war, II gruppe flew the Junkers Ju 87 until March 1944, when two of its "staffeln" were converted to independent tank destroyer squadrons; 10(Pz) SG 3 and SG 77. Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Junkers aircraft engines, albeit in the absence of its founder, who had been removed by the Nazis in 1934. The history of Junkers aircraft production begins with the Junkers J 1 mid-wing monoplane (not to be confused with the later, all-metal sesquiplane ground attack aircraft with the "IdFlieg" designation J.I which had a factory designation of J 4). Research for this aircraft began in 1914 and was interrupted by the start of the First World War. The prototype aircraft, named the "Blechesel" (Tin or Sheet-metal Donkey), was completed in very late 1915 after the outbreak of the war. This aircraft is