Nachtjagdgeschwader 100

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Active 1943 – 1945 Branch Luftwaffe Role Air superiority		Country Nazi Germany Type Night Fighter Size Air Force Wing

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 had two Gruppen (groups), operating separately. The I. Gruppe of NJG 100 was formed in early 1943 from the II.(Eis)/Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 while II. Gruppe was formed in July 1944 from three Staffeln of Nachtjagdgeschwader 200.

Commanding officers

Gruppenkommandeure

Major Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, 1 August 1943 – 5 August 1943

Major Rudolf Schoenert, 5 August 1943 – 31 December 1943

Major Paul Zorner, 20 July 1944 – 8 May 1945

References

Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 Wikipedia

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