• Fliegerkorps) was formed 1 August 1941 in Zeist from the Stab of the 1. Nachtjagd-Division and was redesignated as I. Jagdkorps on 15 September 1943. The...
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    Publishing Ltd., 3rd edition 1995. ISBN 1-85310-708-5. Boiten, Theo. Nachtjagd: The Night Fighter Versus Bomber War over the Third Reich, 1939–45. London:...
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    attacking bombers by the illumination of searchlights, termed; Helle Nachtjagd – illuminated night fighting. RAF bombers flying into Germany or France...
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    Guide (in Dutch). Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781616080013. "Lust auf Nachtjagd geht nicht ohne Nachtsichtgeräte Thermalgeräte". Jäger werden. 2017-07-26...
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    New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-80604-9. Boiten, Theo (1997). Nachtjagd: the night fighter versus bomber war over the Third Reich, 1939–45. London:...
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    . Several Ar 68E-1s served with 10. and 11. (Nachtjagd)/JG 72, and a few Ar 68F-1s with 10. (Nachtjagd)/JG 53 after which they served as fighter-trainers...
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    the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of the 1. Nachtjagd-Division Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 10...
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  • Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 May 1942 in Deelen from Stab/1. Nachtjagd-Division and redesignated 3. Jagd-Division on 15 September 1943. It was...
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    for observation purposes but for catching or killing game. "Lust auf Nachtjagd geht nicht ohne Nachtsichtgeräte Thermalgeräte" (in German). 12 July 2017...
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    Directory of German Radar Equipment Gebhard Aders: Geschichte der Deutschen Nachtjagd, Motorbuch publishing corporation, 1977, ISBN 3-87943-509-X File:Neptun...
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  • Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2000, ISBN 978-3-11-016860-0) Lincke: Nachtjagd, -jäger. In: Hanns Bächtold-Stäubli, Eduard Hoffmann-Krayer: Handwörterbuch...
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    intruder operations over England named Operation Gisela. General der Nachtjagd (General of Night Fighters), was Generalleutnant Schmid, commanding I...
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    /Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann". According to Scherzer as Inspekteur der Nachtjagd in the Reichsluftfahrtministerium and commander of the 30. Jagd-Division...
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    1945 — — Josef Kammhuber Luftwaffe 18-LGeneralmajor Commander of the 1. Nachtjagd-Division 9 July 1941 — Gerhard von Kamptz+ Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän...
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    control system using these technologies. Falck himself developed Helle Nachtjagd ("bright night-fighting"). It involved Würzburg-controlled searchlights...
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    bombers was the RAF Whitley Z6647 from No. 77 Squadron during a Helle Nachtjagd (illuminated night fighting) mission near Hamburg. On 1 November 1941...
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    equipment under combat conditions (Erprobung von Radarsysteme für die Nachtjagd), and place the anti-Mosquito effort under a more centralised command...
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    PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-395-8. Boiten, Theo (2024). Nachtjagd Combat Archive - Biographies (1st ed.). Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-88-2...
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     184. Campbell 2000, p. 14. Longmate 1983, p. 280. Boiten, Theo (2018). Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one (1 ed.). Walton-on-Thames: Red Kite. p. 22...
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    true that Fighter Command night fighter forces were smaller than its Nachtjagd counterpart defending the continent, but German bombers were arriving...
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    August, Steinhoff was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 11. (Nachtjagd) Staffel (squadron) of Lehrgeschwader 2 (JG 2—2nd Demonstration Wing)...
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  • Hamilton MT: Eagle Editions. ISBN 978-0-9721060-4-7. Bowman, Martin (2016). Nachtjagd, Defenders of the Reich 1940–1943. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and...
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    Helle Nachtjagd (Henaja [Illuminated night fighting]). Forward zones were established along the coast, without searchlights, known as Dunkel Nachtjagd (Dunaja...
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    Ritterkreuzträger Profile Nr. 13 Rudolf Frank — Eichenlaubträger der Nachtjagd [Knight's Cross Profiles Nr. 13 Rudolf Frank — Oak Leaves Bearer of the...
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    No. Portrait Inspekteur der Nachtjagd Took office Left office Time in office 1 Kammhuber, JosefOberst Josef Kammhuber (1896–1986) August 1941 20 November...
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    London: Janes. ISBN 978-0-354-01247-8. Balss, Michael (1997). Deutsche Nachtjagd. Materialverluste in Ausbildung und Einsatz Erganzungen zu Personalverlusten...
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  • in embryonic form in World War I, the German night fighter force, the Nachtjagd, had to virtually start from scratch when British bombers began to attack...
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    Combating Suicide Attacks off Okinawa, 20 July 1945. Bowman, Martin (2016). Nachtjagd, Defenders of the Reich 1940–1943. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and...
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    Helle Nachtjagd (Henaja [Illuminated night fighting]). Forward zones were established along the coast, without searchlights, known as Dunkel Nachtjagd (Dunaja...
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    the FuG.25a Erstling equipment. Gebhard Aders: Geschichte der deutschen Nachtjagd 1917–1945. 1st vol., 1977, p. 357 (in German) Swords, Sean S. (1986)....
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