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Nachtjagdgeschwader 4

Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
Active1941 – 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchLuftwaffe
TypeNight Fighter
RoleAir superiority
SizeAir Force Wing
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
Identification
symbol		3C
3U (I./NJG 4, from ZG 26)

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 to counter RAF Bomber Command's strategic night-bombing offensive. The unit's commanding officers included Oberstleutnant Wolfgang Thimmig (October 1943 – November 1944) and Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (20 November 1944 – 8 May 1945).

Commanding officers

Geschwaderkommodore

Gruppenkommandeur

I. Gruppe

  • Major Wilhelm Herget, 1 September 1942 – December 1944[1]
  • Hauptmann Johannes Krause, December 1944 – 8 May 1945[1]

II. Gruppe

III. Gruppe

  • Hauptmann Hans-Karl Kamp, 23 June 1943 – 6 December 1944[2]
  • Hauptmann Ludwig Meister, 6 December 1944 – 8 May 1945[2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Aders 1978, p. 228.
  2. ^ a b Aders 1978, p. 229.

Bibliography

  • Aders, Gebhard (1978). History of the German Night Fighter Force, 1917–1945. London: Janes. ISBN 978-0-354-01247-8.
  • Hinchliffe, Peter (1998). Luftkrieg bei Nacht 1939–1945 [Air War at Night 1939–1945] (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-613-01861-7.
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