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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
  
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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

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