Nachtjagdgeschwader 6

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Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
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Active1943 – 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
TypeNight Fighter
RoleAir superiority
SizeAir Force Wing
EngagementsWorld War II
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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.
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