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NJG2

Name : NJG2 Founded : 1st September 1940 Disbanded : 5th May 1945 Country : Germany

I./NJG 2's initial role was unlike the other units of the Luftwaffe night fighter arm; as a Fernnachtjagd Gruppe they were tasked with long-range intruder missions over the UK, disrupting night flying training and harassing the returning Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers over their own airfields. Luftflotte 3's radio intercepts of Bomber Command's transmissions helped pinpoint the operational airfields in Eastern England. I./NJG 2 aircraft could then scramble to be over the airfields at the predicted times of the bomber's return. The technique employed was to mix with the returning bombers, orbit the bases, and either shoot down targets that presented themselves or drop 50 kilograms (110 lb) bombs across the runways Based at Gilze-Rijen in the Netherlands, operations commenced using just 7 JU 88 C-1 night fighters. Although most missions were carried out using the Junkers Ju 88C-1 and C-2, a few Dornier Do 215B-5 fighter conversions were trialled in the spring of 1941. The offensive over the UK yielded promising results- some 143 victory claims were made, and over 90 RAF aircraft were indeed lost between October 1940 and the start of 1942. There was also the additional disruption to RAF operations and the psychological effects on the RAF crews By October 1941 however night intruder sorties were curtailed, due to the inadequate number of aircraft available (I Gruppe never had more than 20 JU 88s operational) and the High Command's perceived lack of results; it was thought shooting down RAF bombers over the German homeland had a far greater morale effect than over the UK Among the most successful of the unit's pilots was Ufz. Heinz Strüning, who flew 66 intruder missions over England. He recorded his first night victory on 23/24 November - a RAF Vickers Wellington bomber and by the end of 1941 he had 9 victories. Leutnant Alfons Koster had, by October 1941, some 11 intruder victories. Lt. Hans Hahn was credited with 12 victories, all over England.[2] He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross In July 1941, but was killed in action in October 1941, colliding with an RAF Airspeed Oxford trainer he was trying to shoot down. II./NJG 2 flew more conventional operations at this time, based at Leeuwarden on the Dutch coast. In November 1941 4./NJG 2 moved to Catania, and would remain there until February 1942, when it transferred back to Leeuwarden and joined the rest of II./NJG 2. In November 1941 2./NJG 2 moved to Benghazi as part of Fliegerführer Afrika, and returned to Catania later in the month. The first 'kill' was claimed on 13 December, Obfw Sommer downing a Bristol Beaufighter over Crete. On 19 November 1941 the unit escorted Ju 88 bombers raiding shipping off Malta, Lt. Laufs shooting down a Hurricane of No. 126 Squadron. Early in 1942 both 2. and 3./NJG 2 was based at Benghazi until March 1942. Various demands for night cover meant from April onwards I./NJG 2 was scattered over the Mediterranean, with detachments based at Benina, Berca, Derna, Benghazi, El Quasaba and Crete. On 1 October, 7./NJG 2 was redesignated as 4./NJG 2. The unit's Leutnant Heinz Strüning was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October for 24 victories. One of this unit's Ju 88G-1 night fighters, from the 7th Staffel, with Geschwaderkennung style aircraft code 4R+UR, was landed at RAF Woodbridge by mistake on July 13, 1944, giving the Allies their first chance to examine a working example of the VHF-band Lichtenstein SN-2 airborne intercept radar, and Flensburg radar detector gear. This event resulted in a longer-wavelength deployment of Window to jam the SN-2 gear, and general removal of the Monica tail warning radar from all RAF Bomber Command heavy bombers By the end of the year NJG 2 were covering the night defence of the industrial Ruhr area, flying from Düsseldorf, Kassel, Gütersloh, and Köln. In the final weeks of the conflict, the unit began receiving the night fighter variant of the Junkers Ju 388 - thus making NJG 2 the first and only Luftwaffe detachment to use the nachtjager variant operationally. It is likely these machines were 388J-0 pre-production prototypes, as the 388 programme was cancelled before manufacture of the J-1 production series had begun. Given the haphazard and incomplete conditions of training in those final days of war, and the almost total depletion of aviation fuel stocks throughout what remained of the Reich, it is doubtful whether more than a handful of combat missions were flown by this new type. NJG 2 claimed approximately 800 air victories during its period of operations.

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
Aalgeer	Uffz	unknown	unknown	04th November 1944	Ju88
Helmut Arnold	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	02nd January 1941 30th July 1941
Wilfred BABINEK,	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	29th December 1941	Ju88		3/NJG 2, Pilot of a Ju.88 bomber shot down by Anti Aircraft fire while bombing Malta. and died 29th December 1941, buried in Malta. Killed in Action
Wilhelm BRAUNS	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	19th December 1941	Ju88		Pilot with 1/NJG 2, Flying Ju.88 bomber, and was shot down 19th December 1941 over Malta and survived and was taken prisoner on the Island
Walter Briegleb		unknown	unknown		Ju88
Helmut Calgeer	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	04th November 1944
Egon Mayer		unknown	unknown
Rudolf Winn	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	unknown	03rd January 1944	Ju88	750935
Paul Zorner		1942	December 1942		Ju88

Pilots and Aircrew for : NJG2
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Name	Info
Aalgeer, Click the name above to see a profile of Aalgeer,	Aalgeer, Flew JU88 C and G's shot down one aircraft in the Buchum-Dortmund area. on the 4th November 1944 1./NJG 2
Arnold, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Arnold, Helmut	Arnold, Helmut
BABINEK,, Wilfred Click the name above to see a profile of BABINEK,, Wilfred    Died : 29 / 12 / 1941	BABINEK,, Wilfred Leutnant, 3/NJG 2, Pilot of a Ju.88 bomber shot down by Anti Aircraft fire while bombing Malta. and died 29th December 1941, buried in Malta. In 1960 his remains were taken to the St. Michele Cemetery, Cagliari, Sardinia
Bönsch, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Bönsch, Herbert    Died : 1 / 8 / 1942	Bönsch, Herbert
Becker, Ludwig Click the name above to see a profile of Becker, Ludwig    Died : 26 / 2 / 1943	Becker, Ludwig Ludwig Becker was born i Dortmund-Aplerbeck in the Province of Westphalia, Joining the Luftwaffe volunteers in 1934, by 1939 he was a test pilot and a Leutnant in the Luftwaffe reserve. Serving with Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing), he crashed a Messerschmitt Bf 110 near Winterswijk on 30 August 1940 His first victory was a Vickers Wellington on the night of 16/17 October 1940. Becker was flying a Dornier Do 17Z-10 equipped with a gun-camera. The victory recorded the demise of the No. 311 Squadron RAF aircraft piloted by Pilot Officer Bohumil Landa and three of his Czech crew. It was also the first radar-controlled "Dunkle Nachtjagd" (DuNaJa—dark night fighting, without search lights) victory of the war. He was later equipped with the Dornier Do 215B night fighter (code G9+OM) equipped with Lichtenstein radar. He achieved six victories between 10 August and 30 September 1941 in this machine. Becker developed his own tactics for attacking a bomber. He would trail the aircraft from the stern, just below the height shown on the radar. After sighting the bomber, he dived and accelerated to avoid being spotted by the tail gunner. Once underneath the enemy, Becker reduced the throttle and matched the speed of the unsuspecting pilot. Becker then climbed steadily to 50 ft (164 m) from the target before he pulled up and opened fire. Because the Do 215 lost speed the bomber would fly ahead and the through the stream of shells. With this method, the gun sight was rarely needed He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in July 1942, he then served as a Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) in 12./NJG 1. By the end of the year, Becker had some 40 victories to his credit. Becker and his Radar Operator Oberfeldwebel Josef Straub (who had taken part in 40 victories) were posted missing in action on 26 February 1943 in a Bf 110G-4 while on a daylight mission intercepting a Boeing B-17 formation over the North Sea, and crashing north of Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands. All his 46 victories were at night.
Beier, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Beier, Wilhelm	Beier, Wilhelm
Berschwinger, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Berschwinger, Hans	Berschwinger, Hans
Bohn, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Bohn, Paul    Died : 26 / 6 / 1941	Bohn, Paul
BRAUNS, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of BRAUNS, Wilhelm	BRAUNS, Wilhelm POW 19 December, 1941 after being shot down by a Hurricane of RAF No.126 Sq. over Malta in Ju 88C-4 Werk # 0564 "R4 + HH" and taken prisoner He may have been the victim of P/O Edw. "Pete" Steele, an American, whowho would be killed that day. The JU 88 Loss List claims Braun MIA and one crew WIA. Added: 60+ missions over Poland, Norway, England, Africa & Malta. Known victories, two Hamdens 14 November, 1940; a Blenheim 11 December, 1940 and an unidentified on 27 December, 1940. He was sd by a Skua over Norway in April, 1940, but unhurt. His two Ju 88 crew were Matuschka & Heese (R.Randall) he also flew earlier with 1(Z)/KG-40, and then 1/NJG-2 (Med)
Breukel, Wendelin Click the name above to see a profile of Breukel, Wendelin	Breukel, Wendelin
Briegleb, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Briegleb, Walter	Briegleb, Walter Born April 30th 1923. Luftwaffe pilot flying Ju88s NJG2, NJG3. Received Iron Cross Second Class and First Class and the German Cross in Gold. The 10./NJG 3 Captain Olt. Walter Briegleb had 25 victories including the following Lancaster : Lancaster Mark III, PB 118 'Q' from 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Wigsley near Lincoln was on a night exercise practice bombing over the Bassingham ranges between Lincoln and Newark close to the A46 Fosse Way. This crew had never been on 'Ops'. They saw one aircraft shot down in flames. The rear gunner then saw a Ju 88 who kept following the Lancaster until he gave the aircraft a burst of fire to put him off. Complying with instructions known as 'Scram' the pilot of the Lancaster headed in a Westerly direction. Five minutes later the mid upper gunner spotted another Ju88 but evaded any damage. Not long after, over Worksop, the Lancaster was hit on the starboard engine inner, the attacker for some reason or other could not be seen, after a second burst of fire the aircraft was out of control. The Skipper gave the order to bale out in the vicinity of Warsop Windmill. The blazing aircraft plunged, fortunately, into a field near the railway embankment at Sookholme, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Six of the seven crew survived, the mid upper gunner (believed to be Flt Sgt Joseph William Camm RAFVR (1452103)) was killed, landing in the Spion Kop region. The Ranby family cared for them. Eddy Moss, deceased, a Gents Hairdresser on Sherwood Street was an A.R.P. Warden at the time and saw the Lancaster coming down in flames. Lancaster PB118 was one of two claims in Operation Gisella (a Luftwaffe night-fighter intruder sortie) by Oberleutnant Walter Briegleb during the night of 3/4 March 1945. He claimed to have shot down a 4-engined aircraft at 00:36 hours South of Waddington, and another 4-engined plane at 00:56 hours 40 km (25 NM) W of Lincoln - PB118 was probably the latter. During the Autumn OF 1944 Briegleb flew the ju 88 G-6: 4R+BR out of Kassel-Rothwestern, Germany.
Calgeer, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Calgeer, Helmut	Calgeer, Helmut
Doring, Arnold Click the name above to see a profile of Doring, Arnold	Doring, Arnold
Fellerer, Leopold Click the name above to see a profile of Fellerer, Leopold	Fellerer, Leopold
Fenske, Walter Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Fenske, Walter Erich    Died : 28 / 3 / 1944	Fenske, Walter Erich 09.39 in 2.(Z)/LG 1. 08.10.39 now in 14.(Z)/LG 1. 21.07.40 trf to 3./NJG 1. 10.40 Lt., assigned to 3./NJG 1. 11.02.41 Oblt., appt Staka of 3./NJG 1 (to 10.41). 10.41 appt Staka 9./NJG 2. 06.43 Hptm., Staka 11./NJG 5. †28.03.44 Hptm., KIA during operational mission or died at Brodenbach in Bf 110 G-4 test flight crash Brodenbach on 26.03.44 with 3./NJGr. 10.
Friedrich, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Friedrich, Gerhard	Friedrich, Gerhard
Gildner, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Gildner, Paul    Died : 24 / 2 / 1943	Gildner, Paul
Greiner, Hermann Click the name above to see a profile of Greiner, Hermann	Greiner, Hermann
Grimm, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Grimm, Heinz	Grimm, Heinz
Hissbach, Heinz-Horst Click the name above to see a profile of Hissbach, Heinz-Horst	Hissbach, Heinz-Horst
Holler, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Holler, Kurt    Died : 22 / 6 / 1943	Holler, Kurt
Hulshoff, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Hulshoff, Karl	Hulshoff, Karl
Koster, Alfons Click the name above to see a profile of Koster, Alfons	Koster, Alfons
Laufs, Peter Click the name above to see a profile of Laufs, Peter    Died : 27 / 1 / 1942	Laufs, Peter 01 Sep 1939 I.(Z)LG1 Peter Laufs shot down a Polish PZL P-24 at a height of 2000m at 17:10± over Warschau
Lechner, Alois Click the name above to see a profile of Lechner, Alois	Lechner, Alois
Lent, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Lent, Helmut    Died : 7 / 10 / 1944	Lent, Helmut
Linke, Lothar Click the name above to see a profile of Linke, Lothar    Died : 14 / 5 / 1943	Linke, Lothar
Lippe-Weissenfeld, Egmont Prinz zur Click the name above to see a profile of Lippe-Weissenfeld, Egmont Prinz zur    Died : 12 / 3 / 1944	Lippe-Weissenfeld, Egmont Prinz zur
Mayer, Egon Click the name above to see a profile of Mayer, Egon    Died : 2 / 3 / 1944	Mayer, Egon
Ney, Siegfried Click the name above to see a profile of Ney, Siegfried    Died : 28 / 3 / 1942	Ney, Siegfried
Patuschka, Horst Click the name above to see a profile of Patuschka, Horst    Died : 6 / 3 / 1943	Patuschka, Horst
Radusch, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Radusch, Gunther    Died : 29 / 7 / 1988	Radusch, Gunther
Raht, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Raht, Gerhard	Raht, Gerhard
Sayn-Wittgenstein, Heinrich zu Click the name above to see a profile of Sayn-Wittgenstein, Heinrich zu    Died : 21 / 1 / 1944	Sayn-Wittgenstein, Heinrich zu
Scherfling, Karl-Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Scherfling, Karl-Heinz    Died : 21 / 7 / 1944	Scherfling, Karl-Heinz Shot down by an RAF night fighter on 21st July 1944. He was flying Me110 G-4 G9+EZ, with wing number 730 218.
Schoenert, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Schoenert, Rudolf	Schoenert, Rudolf
Semrau, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Semrau, Paul	Semrau, Paul
Sigmund, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Sigmund, Rudolf	Sigmund, Rudolf
Sommer, Hermann Click the name above to see a profile of Sommer, Hermann	Sommer, Hermann
Streib, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Streib, Werner    Died : 15 / 6 / 1986	Streib, Werner Werner Streib (13 June 1911 – 15 June 1986) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 68—one daytime and 67 nighttime—enemy aircraft shot down in about 150 combat missions. All of his nocturnal victories were claimed over the Western Front in Defense of the Reich missions against the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command. Born in Pforzheim, Streib grew up in the Weimar Republic and Third Reich. Following graduation from school, he began military service in the Reichswehr in 1934 and in 1936, transferred to the Luftwaffe. After training at various postings, he served with Zerstörergeschwader 1 (ZG 1—1st Destroyer Wing) flying a Messerschmitt Bf-110 heavy fighter at the outbreak of World War II. On 10 May 1940, Streib claimed his first aerial victory. In June 1940, he was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the 2. Staffel (2nd squadron) of ZG 1. Shortly later, this squadron became 2. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing). On the night of 19/20 July, Streib claimed his first nocturnal aerial victory. In October 1940, he was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of the I. Gruppe of NJG 1 and by end-1940 was credited with nine aerial victories. In 1943, Streib was involved in evaluating the then new Heinkel He 219. Flying the He 219, he claimed five aircraft destroyed on 11/12 June 1943. Streib was appointed Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of NJG 1 on 1 July 1943. On 11 March 1944, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, an award to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership, for 66 confirmed victories. In March 1944, he was made Inspector of Night Fighters and he would stay in this post until the end of the war. Streib was involved in evaluating the then new Heinkel He 219 for its suitability as night fighter. On 25 March 1943, Streib flew He 219 V1 in mock combat combat against a Junkers Ju 188 E-1, piloted by Oberst Viktor von Loßberg, at the Erprobungstelle Rechlin, the Luftwaffe test facility at Rechlin. In this test the He 219 proved itself to be more than 25 kilometers per hour (16 miles per hour) faster than the Ju 188. The He 219 also easily outmaneuvered the Ju 188 in this test. The theoretically greater rate of climb of the Ju 188 proved to be incorrect. On the night of 11/12 June 1943, Streib, together with radio operator (Bordfunker) Unteroffizier Helmut Fischer, flew the prototype version He 219 V9, with the pre-production label A-0/R2 "G9+FB" (Werknummer 190009—factory number), in combat against the RAF and claimed five aerial victories. That night, Bomber Command had sent a force of 783 heavy bombers on an attack against Düsseldorf. Of this attack force, made up of Wellington, Handley Page Halifax, Short Stirling and Avro Lancaster bombers, 693 aircraft actually hit the target.[32] His five victory claims included a Halifax shot down at 01:05 in location 14 km (8.7 mi) southeast of Roermond, a second Halifax shot down at 01:20 in location 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Rheinberg, a third Halifax shot down at 01:55 in location 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Mook, a Lancaster shot down at 02:16 in location 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Nijmegen, and a fourth Halifax shot down at 02:22 in location 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Sambeek. This "ace-in-a-day" achievement took his total to 55 nocturnal aerial victories However, when returning to Venlo, Streib crashed the He 219 during landing. Low on fuel, Streib reported that during the landing approach the cockpit iced up, impairing his vision, necessitating an instrument approach. He activated the electrically controlled flaps and lowered the landing gear. Unnoticed by Streib, the flaps did not lock down and the electrically controlled flaps retracted themselves. Subsequently his airspeed was too high during the final approach. Streib, misjudging his airspeed, flared the aircraft and slammed it into the runway. The resulting shockwave ruptured the tires; the starboard engine and cockpit were torn off the aircraft. Both Streib and Fischer escaped with minor injuries
Struning, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Struning, Heinz    Died : 25 / 12 / 1944	Struning, Heinz
Thomas, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Thomas, Helmut	Thomas, Helmut Flying the Ju88, Herbert Thomas fought as a night fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain with I./NJ62. On 8th May 1942 he was shot down and badly wounded over Yorkshire, England. He had 7 victories and was awarded the Iron Cross I and II.
Vinke, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Vinke, Heinz    Died : 26 / 2 / 1944	Vinke, Heinz
Winn, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Winn, Rudolf	Winn, Rudolf PILOT OF ju88c-4 (750935) of 1 Staffel / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 which was shot down
Woltersdorf, Emil Click the name above to see a profile of Woltersdorf, Emil    Died : 2 / 6 / 1942	Woltersdorf, Emil
Zorner, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Zorner, Paul    Died : 27 / 1 / 2014	Zorner, Paul Originally a transport pilot, Paul Zorner flew in North Africa, the Mediterranean and southern Russia before retraining as a nightfighter pilot, joining II./NJG2 in 1942 flying the Ju88. In December he took command of 2./NJG3 operating first the Do217 and then the Me110. At the beginning of 1943 he was squadron commander of 3./NJG3 and then 8./NJG3, which he led until April 1944, when he took command of III./NJG5, re-equipping with the Ju88G-6. In October 1944 he was promoted to become Kommander of II./NJG100. Paul Zorner was credited with 59 victories and was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.

Known Individual Aircraft of NJG2 :
Type	Serial	Codes	First Flew	Squadron History	Aircrew History	History Notes	Engine	Factory
Ju88 C-6	750935	R4 -	-	details	details	no information

Aircraft for : NJG2
A list of all aircraft associated with NJG2. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
DO215 Click the name above to see prints featuring DO215 aircraft. Manufacturer : Dornier Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1944 Number Built : 105	DO215 The Luftwaffe initially operated the Do 215 as a bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. Aircraft equipped with the Rb 20/30 and Rb 50/30 cameras were used for long-range reconnaissance missions, primarily at the Ob.d.L (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe). Later aircraft operated as night fighters. The last of the Do 215s were retired in late 1944.
Ju88 Click the name above to see prints featuring Ju88 aircraft. Manufacturer : Junkers Production Began : 0 Retired : 0 Number Built : 15000	Ju88 The German Junkers JU 88 twin engined Bomber of World war two. The first prototype first flew in December 1936 with a civilian registration of D-AQEN it managed a top speed of 360 mph. This would give the German air force the Luftwaffe a fast multi role bomber. The Junkers JU 88 was used as a night fighter, reconnaissance and Torpedo Bomber. In total there were 15,000 JU 88's built during the war JU88 losses unknown serial numbers at this stage 11/12.07.40: Target Avonmouth & Portishead: Ju 88A of I/KG 51 4 NCO's missing Failed to return and probably crashed into the sea. 11/12.07.40: Target Avonmouth & Portishead: Ju 88A of 3/KG 51 Ofw. Josef Rattel (F) killed 1 NCO injured 2 others uninjured This aircraft was unable to precisely identify the target because of intense flak. It suffered engine failure on the return flight and crashed and burnt out at Varnevil while on approach to landing. 22.08.40: Reconnaissance over Filton: Ju 88A-1, 7A+AL, of 3(F)/121 Ogefr. W.Kuhweide ( ) killed Ltn. R.Pfundtner ( ) POW injured Oblt. Baudler ( ) POW injured Flg. A.Leber ( ) POW injured Crashed at 16.00 hrs at Upcott Farm, Beaford, nr. Okehampton, Devon. Shot down by Spitfires of Green Section, 152 Sq. (Warmwell) following an attack by P/O. W.Beaumont. 11/12.04.41: Target Bristol area: Ju 88A-5, B3+GN of 5/KG 54 Uffz. Karl Funke (F) missing Fw. Josef Höhnhorst (Bf) missing Gefr. Heinz Bretschneider (Bs) missing Gefr. Horst Heller (B) missing Failed to return, probably crashed into the sea