Nachtjagdgeschwader 4

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

Major Rudolf Stoltenhoff, 18 April 1941 – 20 October 1943^[1]
Oberstleutnant Wolfgang Thimmig, 20 October 1943 – 14 November 1944^[1]
Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, 14 November 1944 – 8 May 1945^[1]

Gruppenkommandeur

I. Gruppe

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

II. Gruppe

Hauptmann Theodor Rossiwall, 1 October 1942 – 13 January 1943

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

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