North Africa
5th Staffel was transferred to East Prussia in October to rest and refit with the Hs 129B-2. It departed for North Africa on 5 November 1942 and arrived in Tunis on 29 November. It flew its first combat mission the next day against British tanks and vehicle columns near Tebourba, followed by numerous missions over the next month. It was renamed 8.(Pz)/SchlG 2 in January 1943. A few weeks later, the new 5./SchlG 1 was formed in Germany, equipped with the Fw 190.
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