Nahaufklärungsgruppe 4

Stab/NAGr. 4:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Günther Burner, 1942 - Aug 1942
• Maj Schultze-Moderow, Aug 1942 - ? 
• Maj Toni Vinek, ? - Jul 1943
• Maj Friedrich Kahler, 13 Aug 1943 - Feb 1944
• Maj Hans-Joachim Jäger, Feb 1944 - May 1945

Formed May 1942 in South Russia from Gruppenfliegerstab10, with Stab, a Stabs-Kompanie and a Ln.Betr.Komp.(mot.).

The Stabs-Kompanie was destroyed Jan 1943 at Stalingrad.

The following units are known to have served under Stab/NAGr.4:

• 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.12, Sep 1943 - May 1944
• 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.13, Jun 1944
• 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.13, Jan 1943 - Feb 1943
• 6.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.13, May 1942 - Jan 1943
• 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.14, Sep 1943 - May 1944
• 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.21, Jun 1944
• 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.31, Jul 1944 - Aug 1944
• 6.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.32, Feb 1943
• 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.41, May 1942 - Jan 1943
• 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.41, Dec 1942 - Mar 1943
• 1./NAGr.4, Mar 1943 - Aug 1943 and Jun 1944
• 2./NAGr.4, Mar 1943 - May 1944
• 3./NAGr.4, Mar 1943 - Jul 1943 and Jun 1944
• Nachtkette/NAGr.4, May 1944 - Jul 1944 and Sep 1944 - Oct 1944
• 1./NAGr.8, Jul 1944 - Dec 1944

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jul 1942	Waslilijewka(?)	-	-
Oct 1942 - Dec 1942	Jelampieskij	-	-
Mar 1943 - Jul 1943	Pankowo	-	-
Jul 1943 - Aug 1943	Subotowo	-	-
Sep 1943 - 14 Mar 1944	Orscha	-	-
14 Mar 1944 - 11 Apr 1944	Bojari	-	-
11 Apr 1944 - May 1944	Orscha	-	-
May 1944 - 17 May 1944	Brest-Litovsk	-	-
17 May 1944 - 28 Jun 1944	Biala-Podlaska	-	-
28 Jun 1944 - 7 Jul 1944	Wilna	-	-
7 Jul 1944 - 11 Jul 1944	Olita	-	-
11 Jul 1944 - 15 Jul 1944	Kowno	-	-
15 Jul 1944 - 25 Jul 1944	Raczki	-	-
25 Jul 1944 - 14 Sep 1944	Jurgenfelde	-	-
14 Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Eichwalde	-	-
Dec 1944 - Apr 1945	Praust	-	-

1. Staffel:

Formed 1 Mar 1943 in Central Russia from the remnants of 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.41.

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Mar 1943 - Jul 1943	Pankowo	-	-
Aug 1943 - Oct 1943	Borschtschewo	-	-
Oct 1943 - 26 Jun 1944	Bobruisk*	-	-
26 Jun 1944 - 20 Jul 1944	Biala-Podlaska	-	-
20 Jul 1944 - 5 Jul 1944	Baranowitschi	-	-
5 Jul 1944 - 17 Jul 1944	Kobryn/Kobrin	-	-
17 Jul 1944 - 24 Jul 1944	Krzewica	-	-
24 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Bielany	-	-
Aug 1944 - Dec 1944	Bielice	-	-
Dec 1944 - Apr 1945	Praust	-	-

* apparently a few aircraft was also based at Biala-Podlaska and Baranowitschi, Mar 1944 - Jun 1944

2. Staffel:

Formed 1 Mar 1943 in Central Russia from 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.13.

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Mar 1943 - Jul 1943	Pankowo	-	-
Jul 1943 - Aug 1943	Subotowo	-	-
Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Schatalowka-Ost	-	-
Oct 1943 - 28 Jun 1944	Orscha	-	-
28 Jun 1944 - 30 Jun 1944	Shodino	-	-
30 Jun 1944 - 8 Jul 1944	Wilna	-	-
8 Jul 1944 - 11 Jul 1944	Ros	-	-
11 Jul 1944 - 12 Jul 1944	Kwatery	-	-
12 Jul 1944 - 15 Jul 1944	Kurjany	-	-
15 Jul 1944 - 25 Jul 1944	Raczki	-	-
25 Jul 1944 - Oct 1944	Lyck	-	-
Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Rastken	-	-
Dec 1944 - 16 Feb 1945	Heiligenbeil	-	-
16 Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Neutief	-	-
Mar 1945 - Apr 1945	Danzig-Langfuhr	-	-

* detachment at Bojari, 14 Mar 1944 - 11 Apr 1944

3. Staffel:

Formed 1 Mar 1943 in Central Russia from 6.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.32.

In Aug 1943 redesignated 4./ZG76.

Reformed 1 Feb 1944 in Orscha from 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.31.

On 1 Dec 1944 redesignated 1./NAGr.15.

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Mar 1943 - Jul 1943	Pankowo	-	-
Jul 1943 - Aug 1943	Warschau	-	-
Feb 1944 - 15 Mar 1944	Orscha	-	-
15 Mar 1944 - 8 May 1944	Straubing	-	-
8 May 1944 - 28 Jun 1944	Kobryn/Kobrin	-	-
28 Jun 1944 - 1 Jul 1944	Shodino	-	-
1 Jul 1944 - 6 Jul 1944	Wilna	-	-
6 Jul 1944 - 21 Jul 1944	Dub	-	-
21 Jul 1944 - 25 Jul 1944	Turbia	-	-
25 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Piastow	-	-
Aug 1944 - 23 Nov 1944	Naglowice	-	-

• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/NAGr.4
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1./NAGr.4
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 2./NAGr.4
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 3./NAGr.4