# das Geschwader

das Geschwader is a German noun meaning “squadron”. Forms: des Geschwaders, die Geschwader.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Geschwaders
- Plural: die Geschwader

## In other languages

- Русский: крыло

## Meanings

1. squadron (formation)
2. a formation, now equivalent to a wing (RAF) or group (USAF), in earlier use (WWI) to a squadron
3. _archaic_ synonym of Schwadron (“formation of cavalry”)
4. _figurative_ a group of animals, chiefly birds

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