Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 | |
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Active | 1943 – 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Luftwaffe |
Type | Night Fighter |
Role | Air superiority |
Size | Air Force Wing |
Engagements | World War II |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | 2Z |
Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 (NJG 6) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 6 was formed in May 1943.
Commanding officers[]
- Major Fritz Schaffer, 10 August 1943 – 8 February 1944
- Major Heinrich Wohlers, 9 February 1944 – 15 March 1944
- Major Heinz von Reeken, 16 March 1944 – 14 April 1944
- Major Heinrich Griese, 15 April 1944 – 12 September 1944
- Oberstleutnant Herbert Lütje, 13 September 1944 – 8 May 1945
References[]
- 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.
Categories:
- Luftwaffe Wings
- Military units and formations established in 1943
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1945