Battle of France – Evening of June 18, 1940

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Frederic,

On 18 June 1940 I./JG 3 was based at Mereville, while Stab/JG 27, I./JG 27 and I./JG 1 were based at Auxerre.

Both airfields are located some 100+ km from La Chapelle d'Angillon, so any of the above fighter units could have carried the task.

Since Stab/JG 27 and its subordinated units I./JG 27 and I./JG 1 were in formation with the mighty VIII. Fliegerkorps, which spearheaded the Westfeldzug, on the balance of probability, I would think that it is more likely that these fighter units were involved in the ground attack on the French positions.


Regards,
Sinisa