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

Known bases:

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

1. Staffel:

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

Known bases:

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

* 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.

Known bases:

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

* 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.

Known bases:

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

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/NAGr.4
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1./NAGr.4
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 2./NAGr.4
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 3./NAGr.4