Nachtjagdgeschwader 4

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Active 1941 – 1945 Branch Luftwaffe Role Air superiority Founded 1942		Country Nazi Germany Type Night Fighter Size Air Force Wing Engagement World War II

Similar Nachtjagdgeschwader 2, Lehrgeschwader 1, Kampfgeschwader 3, Kampfgeschwader 4, Schlachtgeschwader 1

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

Kommodore

Major Rudolf Stoltenhoff, 18 April 1941 – 20 October 1943

Oberstleutnant Wolfgang Thimmig, 20 October 1943 – 14 November 1944

Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, 20 November 1944 – 8 May 1945

Gruppenkommandeure

Major Wilhelm Herget, 1 September 1942 – December 1944

Hauptmann Theodor Rossiwall, 1 October 1942 – 13 January 1943

References

Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 Wikipedia

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