Nachtjagdgeschwader 4

Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
Active	1941 – 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Night Fighter
Role	Air superiority
Size	Air Force Wing
Engagements	World War II
Insignia
Identification symbol	3C 3U (I./NJG 4, from ZG 26)

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

1. Aders 1978, p. 228.
2. 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.