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'''''Schlachtgeschwader'' 77 (SG 77)''' was a Luftwaffe close air support Geschwader during World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1943 in Wassilkow from Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 77. I. Group was formed by redesignating I./StG 77, II. Group from I./Schlachtgeschwader 1 and III. Group from III./StG 77.<ref>de Zeng & Stankey, pp. 298–300, 302</ref> On 3 March 1945, ''9. Staffel'' equipped its Fw 190F-8s with Panzerblitz 80&nbsp;mm anti-tank rockets. Adapted from the R4M rocket, these were carried under the outboard wings.

==Commanding officers== <!---thumb|Three dive bombers Junkers Ju 87D ("Stuka") dive bomber squadron of 77----> *Major Helmut Bruck, 18 October 1943 – 15 February 1945 *Obstleutnant Manfred Mossinger, 16 February 1945 – 8 May 1945

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==Bibliography== *{{cite journal |last1=Arthy |first1=Andrew |title=Last Days of the Cannon Birds: Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 87G Anti-tank Operations, Eastern Front, April-May 1945|journal=The Aviation Historian |date=October 2021 |issue=37 |pages=20–28 |issn=2051-1930}} *{{cite book |last1=de Zeng |first1=Henry L., IV |last2=Stankey |first2=Douglas G. |title=Dive-Bomber and Ground-Attack Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945 |date=2013 |publisher=Classic Publications |location=Hersham, UK |isbn=978-1-906537-09-8|volume=2}}

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