Grupul 9 Vânătoare

9th Fighter Group
9th Fighter Group
Grupul 9 Vânătoare
	Cantacuzino's Bf 109G at San Giovanni airfield in Italy painted in American markings
Active	19 April 1942 – 1945
Country	Romania
Branch	Royal Romanian Air Force
Type	Group
Role	Fighter
Nickname(s)	Deßloch-Șerbănescu (from June 1944)
Equipment	IAR 80; Heinkel He 112B; Messerschmitt Bf 109G;
Engagements	Second World War Eastern Front Dnieper–Carpathian offensive; First Jassy–Kishinev offensive; Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive; Operation Margarethe II; Bratislava–Brno offensive; Prague offensive; ; Western Allied campaign in Romania Operation Frantic; Operation Reunion; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Alexandru Șerbănescu; Constantin Cantacuzino;
Insignia
Emblem of the 9th Fighter Group

Grupul 9 Vânătoare ("9th Fighter Group" in English) was a Royal Romanian Air Force (ARR) fighter group established on 19 April 1942. It participated in battles on the Eastern Front and defended the country against Western Allied bombing raids in 1944. Under the command of Captain Constantin Cantacuzino, the group fought against the Luftwaffe after 23 August 1944, ending the war in Czechoslovakia in 1945.