Nachtjagdgeschwader 6

Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
Active1943 – 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchLuftwaffe
TypeNight Fighter
RoleAir superiority
SizeAir Force Wing
EngagementsWorld 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[1]
  • Major Heinrich Wohlers, 9 February 1944 – 15 March 1944[1]
  • Major Heinz von Reeken, 16 March 1944 – 14 April 1944[1]
  • Major Heinrich Griese, 15 April 1944 – 12 September 1944[1]
  • Oberstleutnant Herbert Lütje, 13 September 1944 – 8 May 1945[1]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Aders 1978, p. 230.

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.