the "luftwaffe" forces were "jagdgeschwader 2" (jg2) and "jagdgeschwader 26" (jg26), with 200 fighters, mostly the fw 190. there were about 100 bombers from "kampfgeschwader 2" (kg2), "kampfgeschwader 45" (kg45), and "kampfgeschwader 77" (kg77), mostly dornier 217s.