Nachtjagdgeschwader5 (NJG 5) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 5 was formed on 30 September 1942 in Döberitz. On 1 October 1942...
1943 from the II.(Eis)/Nachtjagdgeschwader5 while II. Gruppe was formed in July 1944 from three Staffeln of Nachtjagdgeschwader 200. Gruppenkommandeure...
Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 (NJG 2) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter and night intruder wing during World War II. Night fighter operations did form part...
Nachtjagdgeschwader 11 (NJG 11) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 11 was formed on 20 August 1944 with one Gruppe (group) consisting...
handguns C9 LMG, Canadian light machine gun C9, an ID for the German Nachtjagdgeschwader5 air squadron in World War II C9, a note five octaves above Middle...
Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 1 was formed on 22 June 1940 and comprised four Gruppen (groups)...
disbanded in April 1945. The remnants of NJGr 10 were absorbed by Nachtjagdgeschwader5 (5th Night Fighter Wing). Its main task was to explore new and revised...
pilot. In 1942, he was posted to Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 (NJG 4—4th Night Fighter Wing) and to Nachtjagdgeschwader5 (NJG 5—5th Night Fighter Wing) in 1943...
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...
Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter. In October 1941, he transferred to Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing) where he became a night fighter...
Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 (NJG 6) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 6 was formed in May 1943. Major Fritz Schaffer, 10 August 1943 –...
NJG 1. Due to a redesignation, this squadron became the 5. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader5 (NJG 5—5th Night Fighter Wing) on 1 December 1942. Promoted to...
Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 (NJG 3) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 3 was formed on 29 September 1941 in Stade from Stab./Zerstörergeschwader...
Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of the newly formed II. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader5 (NJG 5—5th Night Fighter Wing). The Gruppe was equipped with Messerschmitt...
Still an Oberleutnant, he was made Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader5 (NJG 5—5th Night Fighter Wing) on 22 April 1943, leading the Gruppe...
Zorner was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (Group Commander) of III./Nachtjagdgeschwader5 (NJG 5). On 9 June, Zorner was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron...
Oberleutnant. 3./NJG 1 was re-designated 5./NJG 5 (Nachtjagdgeschwader5 (Night Fighter Wing 5) and formed into I./NJG 5 (I. Gruppe). The organisation was attached...