The Jagdbombenfliegergeschwader 37 Klement Gottwald was formed in 1971.

Commanders

Oberst Klaus Baarß (? 1971 - ? 1973)
Oberst Gerhard Schumann (? 1973 - ? 1977)
Oberst Manfred Jenichen (? 1977 - ? 1984)
Oberstleutnant Joachim Hoffmann (? 1984 - ? 1990)

Honor titles

It was named after Klement Gottwald (1896-1953), one of the founders of the Chech Communist Party and president of Czechoslovakia 1948-1953.

Sources used

Klaus Froh & Rüdiger Wenzke - Die Generale und Admirale der NVA
Wilfried Kopenhagen - Die Luftstreitkräfte der NVA

Reference material on this unit

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