Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 (NJG 2) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter and night intruder wing during World War II. Night fighter operations did form part...
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 (NJG 6) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 6 was formed in May 1943. Major Fritz Schaffer, 10 August 1943 –...
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 (NJG 4) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 4 was formed on 18 April 1941 in Metz. The unit's objective was...
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 1 was formed on 22 June 1940 and comprised four Gruppen (groups)...
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 11 (NJG 11) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 11 was formed on 20 August 1944 with one Gruppe (group) consisting...
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 (NJG 100) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader did not have a Stab and no Geschwaderkommodore. It...
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 (NJG 3) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 3 was formed on 29 September 1941 in Stade from Stab./Zerstörergeschwader...
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 (NJG 5) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 5 was formed on 30 September 1942 in Döberitz. On 1 October 1942...
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training at various pilot and fighter-pilot schools, he was posted to Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing), operating on the Western Front...
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in the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 For a list...
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October 1944, he became Gruppenkommandeur of I. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 102 (NJG 102—102nd Night Fighter Wing). According to Obermaier, von Bonin...
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production standard. An unknown number of the aircraft served with Nachtjagdgeschwader 3, and a few were later used as training aircraft for jet pilots...
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aerial victories. Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein was appointed to command Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 (NJG 2) in January 1944, and was killed in action on the night...
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Flugzeugführer (pilot) in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 German Cross in Gold on 19 September 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht...
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night fighter pilot. Following flight training, he was posted to Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Fighter Wing) in 1942. Flying with this wing, Augenstein...
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Luftwaffe Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 Kampfgeschwader...
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to Scherzer on 29 October 1944 as Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5. According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 121...
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support missions before he was transferred to the newly established Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1), a night-fighter wing. Lent claimed his first nocturnal...
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/Sturzkampfgeschwader 76. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 10./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denote that the academic...
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In June 1940, the Luftwaffe created its first night fighter wing, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing), and Gildner transferred to this...
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pilot in the 4./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and Staffelkapitän of the 6./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. According...
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/Aufklärungs-Abteilung 97. According to Scherzer as air gunner in the Stab IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. Roberts Gaigals' nomination had been finalized by the Heerespersonalamt...
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unit became the nucleus of the newly created night fighter wing Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. He claimed his first nocturnal aerial victory on the night of...
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Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2. According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur...
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bomber wing was a Kampfgeschwader (KG), a night fighter wing was a Nachtjagdgeschwader (NJG), a dive bomber wing was a Stukageschwader (StG), and units...
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1942 and was posted to Nachtjagdgeschwader 2. On 3 October 1942, Zorner was posted to 10. Staffel (squadron) Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 (NJG 3, Night Fighter...
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In June 1940, the Luftwaffe created its first night fighter wing, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1–1st Night Fighter Wing), and Becker transferred to this...
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general use until early 1942. In June 1941, Schoenert joined 4./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing) at Bergen in northern Holland. He...
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/Grenadier-Regiment 1. According to Scherzer as information officer in the Stab/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 300....
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Major of the Reserves. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4. According to Scherzer as chief of the general staff of Luftflotte...
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