Nachtjagdgeschwader 4

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Maj Rudolf Stoltenhoff, 18 Apr 1941 - 20 Oct 1943
• Obstlt Wolfgang Thimmig, 20 Oct 1943 - 14 Nov 1944
• Maj Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, 14 Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945

Stab:

Formed 18 Apr 1941 in Metz.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1941 - Feb 1944	Metz	XII. Fliegerkorps 3. JD (from May 1942)	Bf 110, Do 217
Feb 1944 - Aug 1944	Chenay	4. JD	Bf 110, Ju 88
Aug 1944 - 23 Nov 1944	Mainz-Finthen	Jafu Mittelrhein	Ju 88G
23 Nov 1944 - Mar 1945	Gütersloh		Ju 88G
Mar 1945 - May 1945	?		Ju 88G

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Wilhelm Herget, 1 Sep 1942 - Dec 1944
• Hptm Hans Krause, Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed Sep 1942 in Florennes from parts of Stab I./NJG3 and Stab III./NJG4 with:

Stab I./NJG4 new
1./NJG4 from 9./NJG1
2./NJG4 from 2./NJG3
3./NJG4 from 9./NJG4

In Apr 1943 2./NJG4 became 12./NJG5, and a new 2./NJG4 was formed from the rest of I./NJG4.

Reduced to 1./NJG4 on 30 Mar 1945, when Stab I., 2. and 3./NJG4 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Sep 1942 - Aug 1944	Florennes*	3. JD 4. JD (from Sep 1943)	Bf 110, Do 217, Ju 88
Aug 1944 - Jan 1945	Langendiebach	Jafu Mittelrhein	Bf 110, Ju 88G
Jan 1945 - Mar 1945	Vechta	2. JD	Ju 88G
Mar 1945 - May 1945	?	2. JD?	Ju 88G

* 2./NJG4 at Taveaux, Nov 1943; 2./NJG2 at Athies Jan 1944 - 16 Mar 1944; 3./NJG4 at Athies Aug 1943 - Sep 1943.

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• ?
• Hptm Theodor Rossiwall, 1 Oct 1942 - 13 Jan 1943
• Hptm Heinrich Griese, 13 Jan 1943 - Feb 1944
• Hptm Hans Autenrieth, Feb 1944 - 20 May 1944
• Hptm Gerhard Rath, 20 May 1944 - 22 Jun 1944
• Hptm Hubert Rauch, 22 Jun 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed Apr 1942 in Laupheim with:

Stab II./NJG4 new
4./NJG4 new
5./NJG4 from 5./ZG26
6./NJG4 new

On 1 Jan 1943 6./NJG4 became 11./NJG4, and a new 6./NJG4 was formed from the rest of II./NJG4.

Reduced to 4./NJG4 on 30 Mar 1945, when Stab II., 5. and 6./NJG4 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1942 - May 1942	Laupheim	XII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
May 1942 - Sep 1942	Rheine	3. JD	Bf 110, Do 217
Sep 1942 - Jan 1944	St. Dizier*	3. JD 4. JD (from Sep 1943)	Bf 110, Do 217
Jan 1944 - 25 Feb 1944	Fassberg*		Bf 110
25 Feb 1944 - 16 Mar 1944	St. Dizier*	4. JD	Bf 110
16 Mar 1944 - 8 May 1944	Dijon*		Bf 110
8 May 1944 - Aug 1944	Coulommiers	5. JD	Bf 110
Aug 1944 - Nov 1944	Frankfurt/Rhein-Main	Jafu Mittelrhein	Bf 110, Ju 88G
Nov 1944 - Mar 1945	Gütersloh**	Jafu Mittelrhein	Bf 110, Ju 88G
Mar 1945 - May 1945	?	2. JD?	Ju 88G

* 5./NJG4 at Dijon, at least between Aug 1943 and Dec 1943, and at Taveaux, 18 Mar 1944 - 7 May 1944

* 6./NJG4 at Taveaux, Aug 1943 - 7 May 1944

** 6./NJG4 at Bad Lippspringe, Jan 1945 - Mar 1945

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Kurt Holler, 1 May 1942 - 22 Jun 1943
• Hptm Hans-Karl Kamp, 23 Jun 1943 - 6 Dec 1944
• Hptm Ludwig Meister, 6 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed May 1942 in Mainz-Finthen with:

Stab III./NJG4 new
7./NJG4 from 1./NJG1
8./NJG4 from 8./NJG1
9./NJG4 from 4./NJG1

On 1 Jan 1943 8./NJG4 became 10./NJG4, and a new 8./NJG4 was formed from the rest of III./NJG4.

Reduced to 7./NJG4 on 30 Mar 1945, when Stab III., 8. and 9./NJG4 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1942 - ?Sep 1942	Mainz-Finthen	XII. Fliegerkorps 3. JD (from May 1942)	Bf 110, Do 217
?Sep 1942 - Aug 1944	Juvincourt	3. JD 4. JD (from Sep 1943)	Bf 110, Do 217, Ju 88
Aug 1944 - 10 Sep 1944	Twente	3. JD	Bf 110, Ju 88G
10 Sep 1944 - 23 Nov 1944	Mainz-Finthen		Bf 110, Ju 88G
23 Nov 1944 - Jan 1945	Kassel-Rothwesten	3. JD	Ju 88G
Jan 1945 - Mar 1945	Paderborn	3. JD	Ju 88G
Mar 1945 - May 1945	?	2. JD?	Ju 88G

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeur:

• Maj Heinrich Wohlers, 1 Jan 1943 - 1 Aug 1943

Formed 1 Jan 1943 in Mainz-Finthen with:

Stab IV./NJG4 new
10./NJG4 from 8./NJG4
11./NJG4 from 6./NJG4
12./NJG4 new

On 1 Aug 1943 redesignated I./NJG6 with :

Stab IV./NJG4 became Stab I./NJG6
10./NJG4 became 1./NJG6
11./NJG4 became 2./NJG6
12./NJG4 became 3./NJG6

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Jan 1943 - 1 Aug 1943	Mainz-Finthen	3.JD 5.JD (from Feb 1943)	Bf 110

Schulstaffel:

Planned formation Oct 1944 in Mainz-Finthen(?) was cancelled.

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/NJG4
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./NJG4
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./NJG4
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./NJG4
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, IV./NJG4