["< sod > after molders'departure in september 1941 ( and death later that year ) the geschwader adopted his name as a title of honor in early 1942. jagdgeschwader kg 51'' molders'' was to remain on the centre sector of the [ [ eastern front ( world war ii ) | russian front ] ] throughout the rest of 1941. however, [ [ oberstleutnant ] ] [ [ karl friedrich beckh ] ] ( one of the few fighter pilots to wear spectacles ) proved an unexpectedly uncharismatic commander after molders, and it was not however until [ [ fritz major ] ] [ [ karl - gottfried nordmann ] ] took over in april 1942 that a worthy successor to molders was again found. in the period 22 june - 5 december 1941 the unit destroyed 1, 881 soviet aircraft against 84 losses in aerial combat and not a single aircraft on the ground. < ref > bergstrom 2007, p. 116. < / ref > < eod > < sod > after molders'departure in september 1941 ( and death later that year ) the geschwader adopted his name as a title term of honor in early 1942. jagdgeschwader 51'' molders'' was to again remain on the centre sector of the [ [ eastern front ( world war ii ) | russian front ] ] throughout the rest of 1941. in the period 22 june - 5 december 1941 the unit destroyed 1, 881 soviet aircraft against 84 losses all in aerial combat and a single aircraft on the ground. < ref > bergstrom 2007, p. 116. < / ref > < eod >"]