The unit also undertook naval strike missions against Royal Navy vessels off the Norwegian coast on 6 October.

(K)/LG 1 undertook some armed reconnaissance missions along the Norwegian coast in late April 1940, without suffering casualties.

On 1 May 1940,[6] the unit bombed and sunk the Norwegian hospital ship Dronning Maud.

The Gruppe took part in the Battle of Dunkirk, and spent the majority of its time heavily engaged with Allied Naval forces.

II./LG 1, operating under Luftflotte 2, was tasked with direct ground support, Air interdiction, and logistical strikes against the enemy.

The Gruppe also took part in the Battle of Hannut, attacking Allied positions in Belgium, losing one He 111.

During further operations against Allied rail targets, a further loss, a single Ju 88, was sustained on 20 May in the Amiens area.

Gruppe was tasked the missions against Naval forces until the end of the Dunkirk evacuation.

This particular unit also took part in Unternehmen Paula, a 1,000 aircraft assault on French airfields in and around Paris on 2 June 1940, without loss.

(Stuka)/LG 1 undertook ground attack operations with 37 Ju 87 Bs, without being involved in any notable actions.

[11] An attack on 15 August by 12 Ju 88As of I//LG 1 against RAF Middle Wallop destroyed several Spitfires, but the unit lost five aircraft to defending fighters.

[12] V. (Zerstörer)/LG 1 sustained particularly high losses, losing 25 Bf 110Cs between 4 July and 16 September.

It was reduced to just 10 Bf 110s, but on 7 September 1940 it lost a further seven 110s, as a result the unit was withdrawn from operations.

[14] Notable actions of the Geschwader during the two-year stint in North Africa included I.

(Erg)/LG 1 and III./LG 1 (disbanded and reformed in May 1943) were based in Greece and Italy for the remainder of the war, striking at Allied Shipping.

It also conducted anti-shipping missions against the Soviet Navy and Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea.

According to its records, the Gruppe lost 26 Stukas, 21 crews killed, seven missing, 6 wounded and three captured between 3 September 1940 and 27 January 1942.

[17] Later, just prior to the Battle of Berlin, the Geschwader took part in Operation Eisenhammer, striking at the Oder bridges to prevent their use by the Red Army.

Operating at night to avoid Allied fighters, the unit attacked troop concentrations and marshalling yards in Belgium and France.