In August 1939, 88-second test unit (Erprobungskommando 88) was reorganized into the 1 st Battalion 25 th Bomber Regiment (I. / KG 25 – I. Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 25), who plans to fit the new bombers Ju 88 A-1 but because of insufficient supply in the division and sent a preproduction A-0. Division stationed at the airfield in Jever. September 22, 1939 changed its name to I. / KG 30. September 26, four Ju 88A together with nine of 11 IP and not 111H from I. / KG 26) bombed the British ships in the North Sea. Unterofitser Karl Francke (Francke) reported contact 500 kg bomb in the aircraft carrier “Ark Royal” (”Ark Royal”), another pilot reported Ju 88A enters the battle cruiser “Hood” (”Hood”). While the ships of the Royal navy in fact not received any damage, Hitler’s propaganda trumpeted the fact that the Germans managed to sink the Ark Royal. Frank was awarded the Iron Cross I and II classes and promoted to lieutenant. During a combat flight Germans lost hydroplane Do 18D, shot down dive-bombing Blackburn “Skua” with a “bang” aircraft carrier “Ark Royal”. October 9, 1921 Ju 88A and 127 is not 111P, and H from KG 26 and a LG (LG – short for Lehrgeschwader – Training Regiment) flew sortie to attack the British fleet, which is presumably located halfway between the Shetland Islands and the coast of Norway (area banks Vikings]. However, to detect enemy ships and failed. From the flight did not return bomber Ju 88A lieutenant A. Kohl (Kohl). Perhaps the plane was denied engines. This aircraft has opened an account losses Ju 88. October 16 Junkers of I. / KG 30 attacked the British ships stationed in the Gulf of FIRS-of-Force. The main purpose of the bomber was a battlecruiser “Hood” is sent to Rosita. When the German bombers had reached the port, it became clear that the “Hood” stood in the dock. As I remember the commander . / KG 30 Captain Helmut Golf (Pohle), the crew was ordered not to attack ships that were in the dock. The fact is that at this time “Germany has tried to conclude a peace with Great Britain, and the attack on the dock could lead to civilian casualties that it was undesirable. So was attacked by a spare goal – light cruiser “Edinburgh” (”Edinburgh”), “Southampton” (”Southampton”) and the destroyer “Muhauk” (”Mohawk”). During the dive collapsed canopy aircraft captain field, and soon (14:45) of his Ju 88A was shot down by the British Supermarine “Spitfire” Mk. IA of the 602 Battalion RAF, piloted by Captain G. Pinkerton (Pinkerton). The field was captured. Four miles north, near Port Seton, fighters from the 603rd Division RAF shot down another Ju 88A (4D DH) of 1./KG (1 st Squadron KG 30). The crew shot down the aircraft picked up the trawler “Dayspring” (”Dayspring”), and himself bomber soon lifted from the bottom. English pilot, shot down a Junkers, was awarded. Another Ju 88A ‘manned Lieutenant X. von Rayzenom (von Reispn), was damaged, but managed to endure to Risen airfield Vesterlyande Island Silt. The next day Four Ju 88A of I. / KG 30, under the leadership of the new division commander Captain A. Dehn (Doehn) raided the naval base at Scapa Flow. At this time the Germans succeeded in seriously damaging the training ship (ex-battleship) “Iron Duke” ( “Iron Duke”). One of the Junkers was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed on the British island of Hoy. December 3, 1939 from a reconnaissance mission over England, did not return Ju 88A of the 3. (F) / 122 (F – short for Fernaufklaerungsgruppe – a group far Intelligence). February 3, 1940 British minesweeper patrolling the area of Moray Firs shot down a plane from 2./KG 30, piloted the squadron commander Captain H. Rosenthal (Rosenthai). The crew was captured. Even after six days lost 2./KG 30 Another Ju 88A. In February and March airplanes I. / KG 30 and II. / KG 30 attacked a British sea routes. March 29, 1940 British naval anti-aircraft artillery shot down Oberleutnant R. Quandt (Quandt). In the spring of 1940, battle to take the new parts fitted bomber Ju 88A. II. / KG 30 was formed on Dec. 1, 1939 in Bart, a III. / KG 30 – January 1, 1940. All armed with KG 30 for 84 aircraft Ju 88A. At the stage of re- were other regiments, including the KG 4, KG 51 and LG 1. Preparing crews were in the training part – Lehrgruppe 88.

After Germany invaded Denmark and Norway, Ju 88A, based in Vesterlyande attacked British ships in Bergen. Damaged light cruiser “Glasgow” (”Glasgow”) and “Southampton”, heavy cruiser “Devonshire” (”Devonshire”), a destroyer “Gurha” (”Gurkha”) was sunk. During the raid on Scapa Flow KG 30 lost two Junkers. Once the southern part of Norway was occupied, KG 1930 relocated to airfields Fornabe Oslo, Stavanger and Trondheim. It was formed a special squadron Zerstorerstaffel I. / KG 30, equipped with heavy fighters Ju 88C-2, which should cover the bombers. By the beginning of the offensive in the West – May 10, 1940 – except KG 30 Ju 88A bombers were fully rearmed by two divisions of the LG KG 51 and 1 and one battalion from the KG 4. During the French campaign planes Ju 88A served as a dive bomber, attacking ground targets. June 3, 1940, nearly 300 German bombers attacked the French airfields around Paris, and at the capital of France (Operation “tapir”). Aircraft Blochy MB 152 of Grouppe de Chasse 1 / 8 and Devoitine D520 from the OS 1 / 3 could bring down one Ju 88A of II. / KG 51. 16 June 1940 Fighter of the GC 1 / 8 shot down near Orleans another Ju 88A. During the French campaign Ju 88A bombers were not used widely, so the losses were relatively small. Especially well proved Ju 88A in raids on evacuee Dunkirk. Fast and well armed Ju 88A served as dive bombers, where slabovooruzhennye “tricks” Ju 87В suffered heavy losses.
His first major operation, which was attended by Ju 88A was “Battle of Britain”. In June and July 1940 Ju 88A used for long range reconnaissance and attacks on ports and sea lanes in the English Channel. July 1 during a reconnaissance in the area of Liverpool was hit by a plane of 3. (F) / 121. July 3 Junkers 30 was determined from 8./KG meteorological conditions over England. Two Ju 88A-2 became a target for “Spitfire” from the 603rd Division RAF. Save themselves was only one German pilot. July 8 during a raid on the British Sunderland aircraft shot down 5J AT Commander 9./KG 4 Capital K. Roleffa (Rohloff). German losses were caused not only attack the British. July 25 during a raid on an aircraft factory in Gloucester Haklkote Ju 88A of 5./KG 51 collided in the air in the vicinity of the airfield South Series with training aircraft Miles Master and crashed to the ground. July 27 at the hands of the British hit almost intact Ju 88A-1. Junkers 9K HL from 3./KG 51, stationed at the airfield Melyun-Vilyarosh flew on bombing Cru. The air has gone wrong navigational equipment and aircraft strayed off course. Throwing bombs at random plane made an emergency landing in Buckholt Farm, Sussex. The British have assigned aircraft designation AX 919 was subjected to extensive tests. August 11 Ju 88 bombed the naval base in Portland. The next day, 63 bombers from KG 51 attacked Portsmouth. 15 cars bombed a radar station at Ventnor Isle of Wight.

Start of operation “Adler Tag” (”Eagle Day”) had on 13 August 1940. That day, German bombers carried out several raids on British airfields. By that time, armed with the German bombing of parts (three battalions of KG 51 “Edelweiss”, two battalions of LG I, III. / KG 4 “General Wever”, I and II divisions KG 54 “Totenkopf”) were aircraft types Ju 88A-1, Ju 88A-2 and Ju 88A-5. At the stage were re 1II./KG 54 and III. / KG 1. Planes equipped with the Ju 88A and based at Aalborg airport in Denmark KO 30 “Adler”. 15 August 50 bombers from KG 30 attacked the airfield Driffield base 4-Bomber Group RAF. Covering the German bombers carried only a few heavy fighters Ju 88C-2. The Germans managed to bomb the four hangars and destroy the 10 British bombers Armstrong-Whirworth “Whitley” Mk. V. British fighter “Spitfire” from the 616 Battalion and the Hawker “Hurricane” Mk. I of the 73rd Division RAF left the Germans with impunity. It was shot down several German bombers, including the aircraft Ju 88A-5 Sergeant R. Bier (Bihr), who recorded at his own expense, Lieutenant J. C. Scott (Scott) of the 73rd Division. Ju 88A of II. / LG 1 attacked airfields Tangmere and Vesthampnett. The losses amounted to three Junkers. Twelve Ju 88A of I. / LG 1, based at the airfield Orleans Brees, bombed the British Middle Wallop airfield. The raid was successful – the Germans managed to destroy the earth several “Spitfire”. August 20 at 7:10 am the commander of Battalion 302 RAF, Major AJ Setchell (Saychell) knocked down a Junkers Ju 88A-1 (4D IS) of 8./KG 30. A German plane crashed near Patrington near Hull. The next day, the Luftwaffe had lost three Ju 88A – two of KG 54 and KG is one of 30. August 22, 1940 Ju 88A of KG 30 attacked the convoy of “Topaz”, which went along the coast of Scotland in the direction of the port Wick. Fighters from the 152 Battalion shot down RAF cadets from the three. (F) / 121, performing a reconnaissance flight over the Bristol Channel. In September 1940, Ju 88A struck airfields and other ground targets, such as defense plants, explore and bombed British ships and vessels.

Particularly successful was attacked two bombers (probably from KG 51) to the airfield Breeze Norton in Oxfordshire. The aircraft dropped two bombs weighing 250 kg and 33 bombs weighing 50 kg. Bombs have covered several hangars, which were 46 training aircraft (Hawker “Hart”, De Havilland “Tiger Moth”, Miles “Master” and Miles “Magiser”). It was also damaged another seven training aircraft and 11 fighter Hawker “Hurricane” Mk. I, is-dren in repairs.

In autumn and winter 1940-1941, the Ju 88 took part in night raids on towns in southern and eastern parts of England. On the night of 14 to 15 November the Germans bombed Coventry.

In January 1941, Ju 88A were armed with the following parts of the Luftwaffe: 2 First Air Fleet (Luftflotte 2) – in the KG 30 “Adler” was 90 aircraft capable of them 43, the third air fleet – in II. / KG and III . / KG 1 “Hindenburg” was 55 aircraft of which 15 are combat ready, the KG 76 – 83 Ju 88A aircraft (capable only 6) and a few older Do 17Z-2, KG 1977, there were 87 aircraft (36 serviceable), in KG 54 “Totenkopf – 59 Junkers Ju 88 (33 serviceable), the LG 1 were 98 aircraft Ju 88A. In the 806-th group of Naval Aviation (Kuestenfliegergruppe 806) was 12 Ju 88.

In November 1940, Hitler ordered the transfer to the Mediterranean several air units, which were intended to support the Italians, attacks on Malta and the English fleet, but also for action in North Africa. From Norway to Sicily transferred X Air Corps under the command of Lieutenant General H. F. Giesler (Giesler). In the Corps consisted of two squadrons of long-range reconnaissance l. (F) / 121 and 2. (F) / 123, equipped with air Ju 88D, as well as II. / LG 1 and III. / LG 1. The first large-scale action in the Mediterranean was the “Illustrious Blitz” – a raid on the damaged aircraft carrier “Illustrious”, located in Malta. January 16, 1917 Ju 88A and 44 Ju 87 R “Stuka” under the guise of German and Italian fighter planes attacked the port construction and coastal artillery. One Ju 88 (L1 CT) of the LG one piloted by Oberleutnant Karl Pichler (Pichler) was shot down three bombers were heavily damaged and crash-landing at the airport of Catania. Two Ju 88A were broken already on the ground after they fell down an Italian bomber. 18 and 19 January Ju 88A from an LG again bombed Malta. The British managed to shoot down the plane L1 ES commander 8./LG a Captain V. Durdeka (Durdeck), another injured Ju 88A made an emergency landing in Podzallo. Failure of a reconnaissance flight over six Ju 88A of 8./LG 1, a perfect evening of 23 January 1941. In aircraft ran out of fuel over the sea and the crews were forced to leave the car. Save themselves was only the pilot L1 CS Senior Sergeant Herbert Izahenu (Isachen). The next day a 4./LG lost another Ju 88A, downed British fighter Gloster “Sea Gladiator” from the 806 Battalion FAA (Fleet Air Arm – the navy of Great Britain). Two days later, a “Hurricane” downed reconnaissance Ju 88D of l. (F) / 121. February 3 Junkers attacked Maltese airfields Hal-Far, Luke and Kalafrana. All over Malta Luftwaffe lost 12 Junkers A and D.

The first aircraft, which the Germans lost in North Africa, was Ju 88D of 2. (F) / 123, shot down on Feb. 3, 1941 over Tripoli “Hurricane” Mk.IA of the 73rd Division RAF. The aims of the bombers LG 1 were Benghazi, Tripoli and Tobruk. February 15, 1941 British anti-aircraft gunners shot down over Malta regular Ju 88A of 7./LG 1. During the counter-offensive by German and Italian troops bombed Junkers accumulations Allies. Another objective of the German bombers were British naval convoys bound for Malta and Alexandria.

In raids on Malta attended two of the naval aviation, Kuestenfliegergruppe KueFlGr 806 and 506, equipped with air Ju 88A.

Bombers and reconnaissance Ju 88 were used during the Balkan campaign against Yugoslavia and Greece. By the beginning of hostilities in southern Europe Ju 88 in operational condition the following components: Luftflotte 4-Stab, I. / KG 51 and I1./KG, based in Wiener Noyschtadte (Austria); III. / KG 51 in Vienna-Schwechat; 4. (F) / 121 in Sayringe (Austria); I. / LG 1. In Krumovo (Bulgaria). In addition, in the Balkan campaign, apparently participated II. / LG 1 and III. / LG 1.

Morning, April 6, 1941 Ju 88 and Ju 87 attacked airfields Veles, Skopje and Stepp. Bombers from KG 51 took part in raids on Belgrade. Three Ju 88 were damaged by Yugoslav fighters. On the following day Ju 88 from KG 51 continued raids on Belgrade, this time the losses were high. The three bombers (9L GL, 9L MK and 9K CL) of I. / KG 51 were shot down by Yugoslav fighters, and two aircraft were damaged, broken, made an emergency landing at airfields Arad and variance in Romania. April 12 “Hurricane” from the 4-th Yugoslav Aviation Regiment shot down in the area of Banja Luka Ju 88A of II. / KG 51 (9K LP, pilot Oberleutnant H. Westen (Westen)). Over the airfield Mostar Yugoslavia “Hurricane” attacked the flight sergeant Gyugelsa (Guegels) of II. / KG 51, but the German gunner was skillful. April 13 Junkers Ju 88 of 51 KG bombarded resort Ilidza – the location of evacuation of the Government of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (so at that time was officially called Yugoslavia).

The German planes were not acting only against Yugoslavia, but also to the Greek-Italian front. Ju 88A of III. / KG 30, together with the 111N is not a 2./KG April raided the port of Piraeus. Junkers walked hedge-hopping, and Heinkels put mines on the roads of the port. At 20:35 of the planes attacked the port 7./KG 30, commanded by Captain Hajo Herrmann (Herrmann). Ju 88A threw bombs ships anchored in the port. Three bombs hit the ship in the “Clan Fraser” (”Clan Fraser”), loaded with 250 tons of TNT. The explosion destroyed almost the entire port and called the detonation of munitions on the ship “City of Roubaix” (”City of Roubaix”), destined for Turkey. All went to the bottom of the 11 vessels, several were damaged. Damage received and several British warships: light cruisers “Perth” (”Perth”), “Ajax” (”Ajax”), and antiaircraft cruiser “Calcutta” (”Calkutta”). The port has been completely destroyed, and began to take a limited number of courts, only ten days later. Airplane Captain Herrmann was damaged by antiaircraft fire and made an emergency landing on the Italian base at the island of Rhodes. At night, April 10, 1941 Bristol “Blenheim” Mk.IF of 30 Division RAF shot down over Athens Ju 88A. The same day the British fighter ace Major M.T.Dzh.Pattl (Pattle) (46 air victories) shot down two Ju 88A: 4D JR from 7./KG 30 and 4D FS from 8./KG 30. April 15 Junkers of I. / LG 1 and KG 51 attacked Athens. Airplane Lieutenant Zattera (Satter) (L1 JK) sent to the bottom repaired in Piraeus merchant ship “Clan Cumming” (”Clan Gumming”) with a displacement of 18000 tons. On the following day Ju 88 attacked the port Halkis. April 19, Major Pattl, which we have already mentioned, the plane knocked down the commander of I. / KG 51 Captain Heinz Hahn (Hahn). On the same day the Germans began mining vessel “Pennland” (”Pennland”). In the days following the Nazi bombers hunted for evacuation convoy en route from Greece and Crete. April 29 single Ju 88 shot down over Souda Bay English Fairey “Seagull” with cruisers “Perth”. In April 1941 the Luftwaffe lost to Yugoslavia and Greece 32 planes Ju 88A and D. May 2 at noon, 24 Ju 88 attacked the Court. British fighter “Hurricane” shot down two German bombers from 1./KG 51 (9K GH and 9K LH). May 11, two groups of German bombers attacked British ships, coming from Alexandria. In addition, the Nazis attacked a large convoy (”Tiger Convoy”), carrying equipment for the Allied troops in North Africa. Ju 88 took part in the occupation of Crete (Operation Mercury “). Air support to implement I. / LG 1 and II. / LG 1, based at the airfield Eleusis. May 21 Junkers slightly damaged the light cruiser “Ajax”. During the sing Nazis used the bombs PC 1400 mass 1400 kg. Another British light cruiser “Fiji” (”Fiji”) German pilots managed to sink with bombs SC 1000 mass 1000 kg. May 29 naval fighter Fairey “Fulmar” Mk.I, which were based on the aircraft carrier “Formidebl” (”Formidable”) shot down two Ju 88 of LG 1. The crew of one of these two aircraft fished British destroyer “Hirvord” (”Hereward”). Covering the retreating British troops from Crete, the fighters “Blenheim” Mk.IVF of 45 Battalion RAF shot down Ju 88A (L1 BT) of II. / LG 1. Over Crete the Germans lost 23 Junkers Ju 88A.

The second objective of the Nazis in southern Europe continued to remain in Malta. In April 1941, in raids on Malta participated LG 1. April 29 British fighters shot down a Ju 88 9./LG 1 (L1 BT). May 8 Luftwaffe lost in the skies of Malta is one of the Ju 88A 8./KG! 30 (4D FS). piloted a platoon commander Werner Gerhardt (Gerhardt). The next day, Bristol “Beaufighter” Mk. 1C of the 252 Battalion RAF, piloted by 1st Lt. Donaldson (Donaldson), shot down spy Ju 88D of 2. (F) / 123. Another scout Ju 88D of 1. (F) / 121 herds victim “Fulmar’a” from the 806 Battalion FAA, and relied on the aircraft carrier “Formidebl.” The British also brought losses – the shooter Ju 88D of 2. (F) / 123 shot down “Beaufighter’a” of the 252 Battalion. Total German losses in Malta from 8 to 10 June 1941 amounted to 16 aircraft Ju 88.

The Nazis used the Ju 88 and in North Africa. Scouts Ju 88D photographed Tobruk, Tripoli, Alexandria. Bombers from LG a support ground German-Italian forces.

Ju 88A, in addition to not 111N, the backbone of Bomber Command in Germany, intended to attack the Soviet Union. June 22, 1941 the following units and Luftwaffe were equipped with Ju 88A:

• 1 st Air Fleet (Luftflotte 1) – in II. / KG and 1I1./KG 1 was 59 sorties (56 able-bodied), the KG 76 -90 aircraft (69 able-bodied) to KG 77 – 91 aircraft (67 combat-ready )

• 2 nd Air Fleet, acting on the central sector of the Eastern Front – in 1./KG I1./KG 3 and 3 were 82 aircraft Ju 88 (68 serviceable);

• 4 th Air Fleet, operating in Ukraine, KG 1951 there were 92 aircraft Ju 88 (81 serviceable), in I. / KG 54 and H. / KG 54 – 71 aircraft (65 serviceable) – total 163 machines;

• 5 th Air Fleet, stationed in Norway – in 6./KG 30, it was only 8 aircraft Ju 88 (6 able-bodied).

Besides aircraft Ju 88D consisted in arsenal of long-range reconnaissance and KueFlGr 806 subordinated to the Chief of the Baltic Sea basin. Flights from KueFlGr 806 were suitable for attacking ships and vessels of the enemy. The first objective Ju 88 were enemy airfields – bombers from KG 51 destroyed on the ground about 100 Soviet planes. The hands of the enemy fighter bombers shot down I-15bis and I-153. Frequently Ju 88A acted as dive bombers as obsolete Ju 87 BR “Stuka” become easy prey for the few Soviet fighters, including the old I-15 and I-15bis. July 22, 1941 planes from KG 3 and KG 54 took part in a mass raid on Moscow. Ju 88A of KueFlGr 806 attacked the ships of the Baltic Fleet Going from Talina in Kronstadt. Ju 88A bombed cities: Leningrad, Minsk, Odessa, Kiev,. July 22, over 130 German planes raided Moscow. Ju 88A of the 1 st and 5 th Air fleet sank Soviet transports to the White Sea-Baltic Canal and hunted for the railway trains that ran in Murmansk. Especially effective proved aircraft Ju 88A-4 and Ju 88 A-14, armed with 20 mm cannon fire, which could very easily damage the engine. KG 30 aircraft attacked Allied convoys en route to Murmansk. Junkers Ju 88A repeatedly provided support for ground troops, causing air strikes as a horizontal flight, and from the dive.

In the spring of 1941 the main purpose bomber units on the Western Front was holding nightly raids on targets located in the UK, as well as raids on the naval targets, convoys in the Atlantic and the Channel. Two Junkers Ju 88A-8 were shot down by 9 and June 24, 1941 near Broadfield Down in Kent. Both downed aircraft were equipped with devices for the cutting of cables balloons.

Ju 88 aircraft of LG 1, used in Africa bombed Mersa Matruh, Alexandria and Tobruk. Scouts Ju 88D, escaping from Crete, conducting reconnaissance flights over Beirut, Haifa and Alexandria.

In addition to service in combat units Ju 88 used for training pilots in flight schools (in Paderborn, Prague-Kbely, Bart, etc.). 3./KueFlGr 126 (3rd Squadron, 126 th Division Marine aviation) used a modified torpedo Ju 88 – Ju 88A-4Torp. Prepare torpedo pilots was in KG 102 in Grosseto (Italy). In the spring of 1942 were equipped with torpedo a few parts: HI. / KG 26 and III. / KG 30 and KG 77 – this part was Ju 88A-17. During a raid on a convoy PQ 16 (25 May -1 June 1942) KG 30 lost six cars, downed by antiaircraft fire and fighter Hawker “Hurricane”, which were based on the so-called SAM – steamer “Empire Lawrence” (”Empire Lawrence”) . The Germans vented loss on the next convoy – PQ 17. Working with the 111S is not a l. / KueFlGr 906, Junkers was sent to the bottom 9 Transport and 2 warships. Overall, the ill-fated PQ 17 lost 23 ships.

During the 1942 summer campaign Ju 88 used in the Ukraine, Crimea and the Volga. At night, the Junkers raided the city, including at Leningrad.

Junkers Ju 88 in operational condition not only the Luftwaffe. Regia Aeronautica ordered in mid-1940, 200 aircraft Ju 88, which should ‘have entered service Italian bomber parts, because Italy was not a modern bomber. The Germans were in no hurry to supply-only in 1943 tested two machines: Ju 88A-4 and Ju 88A-7. The first German aircraft were 9, 10, 30 and 35 Stromo BT (Shelves land bombers). Preparation of the Italian pilots were carried out in LG 1 (Eleusis, Greece) and KO 30 (Rhodes, Greece). Pilots 9 Stromo B.T. were trained at the airport of Montpellier, where the training was based V1./KG 77. Pilots from 10 Stromo B.T. internships in VI. / KG 30 (airfield Aalborg, Denmark) and in Wiener Neustadt. April 10, 1943 the Italians had four Ju 88A-7 (W.Nr. 55078, 55079, 55082 and 55086), as well as 12 brand new Ju 88A-4 (W.Nr. 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1223, 1246 and 1247). By the time of the surrender of Italy, no re-parts did not have time to achieve readiness. Total Italian Air Force received six Ju 88A-7, and 25 Ju 88A-4 (from, 25 of these aircraft were in use).

Others with Ju 88 was Romania. In 1943, the Romanian Air Force received several Ju 88D-1, which are used in reconnaissance units. In the summer of that year, Ju 88A-4 came in the 75 th, 76 th and 77 th Divisions bombers 1 st flight case (I Corpul Aerian). After Romania switched sides to the Soviet Union (August 23, 1944), Ju 88 were used against the Germans on the territory Semigradyá (Klyuy), in Hungary and Slovakia. In Romania, the Ju 88 aircraft used for training purposes until 1949. -In the early fifties, the last car of this type were withdrawn from service.

Another account the country to receive the Ju 88 was Hungary. Magyar Kiralyi Legero used Ju 88A-4 in the division of high-speed bombers, 102 / 2. To defend its territory, Hungary also received several fighters Ju 88C-6. Thus, Hungary was the only country which has to be modified Junkers fighter. In March, 1-943, Finland has 24 decommissioned aircraft Ju 88A-4. After renovation, they were sent to PLeLv 44. As the Romanian car, Junkers, inherited from Finland were used against Germany during the so-called lapponskoy war in late 1944 – early 1945.

The French air force attacking the German fortifications at Saint-Nazaire and La Rochelle, used the Junkers Ju 88A-4, built at a factory in Toulouse SNCASE. Whole plants in Toulouse and Atelie Aeronautique de Boulogne put GB 1 / 31 22 aircraft Ju 88A-4. These aircraft machine out 18 armed sorties. Two French Junkers were shot down by German air defenses. After the war, Junkers was sent to flight school in Cazaux.

The first part, received intelligence Ju 88D was l. (F) / 120, stationed in Stavanger. Six cars Ju 88D-0 arrived in the summer of 1940. By the beginning of “Battle of Britain” aircraft Ju 88D-2 has already been in most parts of the long-range reconnaissance: l. (F) / 120, l. (F) / 121, 3. (F) / 122 – although some units continued to use As usual reconnaissance bombers. In 1941 the Ju 88D hit the intelligence units stationed in France, Sicily and in Norway. June 22, 1941 against the Soviet Union, the Germans used several squadrons equipped with the Ju 88D. As of 5 Luftflotte, acting from Norway, Ju 88D had a l. (F) / 120, part 1 Luftflotte consisted of 5. (F) / 122, part 2 Luftflotte, acting on the central front, was part l. (F ) / 122. In Ukraine, as part of the 4-th Air Fleet operated 3. (F) / 121, 4. (F) / 121 and 4. (F) / 122. Planes of 3. (F) / 123, based in Lannion in Brittany, flew over the Atlantic. A small number of Ju 88D was in Hungary and Romania (2 nd division long-range reconnaissance). In 1944, Ju 88D aircraft were replaced by more sophisticated Ju 88T, which developed a maximum speed of 660 km / h. 2. (F) / AGr 11 and 3. (F) / AGr 33 used Ju 88T before the end of the war.

Ju 88A aircraft in operational condition Luftwaffe before the capitulation of Germany. March 4, 1945 in Operation “Gisela” (a raid on the town in the east of England) involved 142 Ju 88 aircraft of different modifications. In May 1945, landed in Iceland Ju 88A-17 (1H DF).

The first aircraft was Ju 88S I. / KG 66, based in 1944 at airfields in Chartreuse and Montdidier. Junkers participated in Operation “Steinbock” (the bombing of cities in eastern England). At night, August 24, 1944 KG 30 during a raid on targets in France has lost three Ju 88S-1 (4D FP, 4D DP, 4D MK). Ca-molety Ju 88S-3 were in LG 1. Ju 88S of II. / KG 200 participated in night bombing on the eastern front.

In the spring of 1940, KG 30 was formed squadron of heavy fighters (Zerstorerstaffel) – the first part, equipped fighters Ju 88C-2. In July Z-Staffel KG 30 was included in the composition of II. / NJG 1 and participated in night raids on Britain. In September of II. / NJG 1 was renamed the I. / NJG 2. Division fought over Britain until October 11, 1941. The main task was to defend the division of German cities by British bombers. In December 1941, I. / NJG 2 was transferred to Sicily. The first attack took place in Malta on the night of 5 to 6 December 1941. A week later, Lt. Peter Luufs (Luufs) knocked over Benghazi Wellington (H9993) from the 40 th Division RAF. December 17, Lieutenant Dieter Sklif (Sclief) shot down “Blenheim” from the 107 Battalion. At night, December 28 British anti-aircraft artillery destroyed the aircraft of Lieutenant Wilfred Babinkov (Babink) (R4 CL), the entire crew perished. The first part to receive the new Ju 88C-6, was NJG 2. Fighters Ju 88C-6 served in Bomber Regiment (KO 3, 30, 51, 53, 55, 76 and 77) in individual squadrons. In V. / KG 40 used fighter Ju 88C-6 for the hunt for British naval aircraft in the waters of the Bay of Biscay. As a curious fact may be noted that many Ju 88C-6, used as a daytime fighter, the nose of the fuselage had been disguised as a “bug eyes”. The fact that the British pilots preferred to attack the German bombers in the front, because the front hemisphere was poorly protected. If this method is the enemy mistakenly tried to use against the Ju 88C, he found himself under heavy fire airborne weapons, located in front of the fuselage. Aircraft Ju 88C-6 night fighter version consisted armed with NJG (Nachtjagdgeschwader – regiment night fighters) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1), which are deployed in Belgium, Holland and Germany (as already mentioned L / NJG 2, some time was in Sicily and North Africa), and NJG 100 and 200. fought on the Eastern Front. Preparation of the night fighter pilots were in NJG Schule (Nachtjagdgeschwader Schule – School of Aviation Pilots Night) 101 and 102. December 5, 1942 Ju 88C-6 from V. / KG 40 shot down “Sunderland”, May 15, 1943 a victim of the German fighter was another “Sunderland”, and a month later, “Halifax” Mk.II ASR, and, finally, on June 14 -17 shot down near Cape Finisterre. Ju 88S-6 also escorted reconnaissance Ju 290 of FAGr 5. Flights from 1./NJG 2, intercept British night bombers shot down many aircraft, including the “Blenheim” Mk.IV of the 107 Battalion and the RAF “Hampden” out of the 49 th Division. One of the biggest successes, Ju 88C-6’s on the night of 30 to 31 March 1944, when shot down over Nuremberg nearly half of the 97 British bombers involved in the raid. On the Eastern Front tactics of Ju 88C-6 was different. In Russia the German night fighters were engaged in a free interception of Soviet bombers night (Po-2, Yak-6, Pe-8, SB-2) which are often acted alone.

May 9, 1943 at Dyce near Aberdeen airport landed Ju 88R-1 from 10./NJG 3 (D5 EV). One of the crew was … agent of the British Intelidzhens Service .. In the hands of the English got a set of modern German radar equipment. Soon after the Allies began to turn off radars FuG 202 and 212. The next time the British were just lucky, because of failure ‘navigational equipment Ju 88G-1 from 7./NJG 2 (4R UR) mistakenly landed at a base in Woodbridge. Now the fellows had the new FuG FuG 220 and 227.

Ju 88G aircraft were German fighters in one-motor attack on allied airfields (Operation “Bodenplatte”) in January 1945: December 3, 1943 Ju.88G-6 shot down two “Mosquito”. At the end of the war Ju 88G used as a conventional bomber on the Eastern Front. Ju 88 took part in the evacuation of German troops from the Baltic. May 4 and May 8 aircraft from three 12./NJG raided ground targets around Cottbus. The last sortie took place on May 9, 1945, when German bombers attacked the convoy of Soviet tanks near Dresden.

Aircraft Ju 88P-2 and F-4 used for nighttime assault attacks (Eastern Front). Ju 88P-1 was armed with 1II./KG 1, which was based in 1942 on the captured Soviet airfield bottom.

Far scouts Ju 88H-1 (4U AL, BL, CL, EL and FL) was equipped with a 3. (F) / 123, stationed in Rennes, Cognac and Laurence.