Nachtjagdgeschwader 4

Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
Active	1941 – 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Air Force
Type	Night Fighter
Role	Air superiority
Size	Air Force Wing
Engagements	World War II
Insignia
Identification symbol	3C

Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 (NJG 4) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 2 was formed on 18 April 1941 in Metz.

Commanding officers

Kommodore

• Major Rudolf Stoltenhoff, 18 April 1941 – 20 October 1943
• Oberstleutnant Wolfgang Thimmig, 20 October 1943 – 14 November 1944
• Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, 14 November 1944 – 8 May 1945

Gruppenkommandeure

I./NJG 4

• Major Wilhelm Herget, 1 September 1942 – December 1944
• Hauptmann Hans Krause, December 1944 – 8 May 1945

II./NJG 4

• Hauptmann Theodor Rossiwall, 1 October 1942 – 13 January 1943
• Hauptmann Heinrich Griese, 13 January 1943 – February 1944
• Hauptmann Hans Autenrieth, February 1944 – 20 May 1944
• Hauptmann Gerhard Rath, 20 May 1944 – 22 June 1944
• Hauptmann Hubert Rauch, 22 June 1944 – 8 May 1945

References

• Hinchliffe, Peter (1998), Luftkrieg bei Nacht 1939-1945, Motorbuch Verlag, ISBN 3-613-01861-6 .