Nachtjagdgeschwader 1

Geschwaderkommodoren:

  • Oberst Wolfgang Falck, 26 Jun 1940 - 30 Jun 1943


  • Oberst Werner Streib, 1 Jul 1943 - Mar 1944
  • Obstlt Hans-Joachim Jabs, Mar 1944 - May 1945

Stab:

Formed 22 Jun 1940 at Deelen-Arnhem.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
22 Jun 1940 - Dec 1943 Deelen-Arnhem 1. NJ-Div.
1. JD (from May 1942)
3. JD (from Sep 1943)
Bf 110
Dec 1943 - Sep 1944 Bönninghardt 3. JD Bf 110, He 219
Sep 1944 - Mar 1945 Dortmund 3. JD Ju 88G
Mar 1945 - May 1945 Husum 2. JD Ju 88G

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Hptm Günther Radusch, 1 Jul 1940 - 6 Oct 1940
  • Maj Werner Streib, 18 Oct 1940 - 1 Jul 1943
  • Hptm Hans-Dieter Frank, 1 Jul 1943 - 27 Sep 1943
  • Hptm Manfred Meurer, 28 Sep 1943 - 21 Jan 1944
  • Maj Paul Furster, Jan 1944 - 1 Oct 1944
  • Hptm Werner Baake, 2 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 22 Jun 1940 in Mönchengladbach with:

Stab I./NJG1 from
1./NJG1 new
2./NJG1 from 2./ZG1
3./NJG1 from 3./ZG1

On 1 Jul 1940 1./NJG1 was renamed 5./NJG1 and became part of II./NJG1, while a new 1./NJG1 was formed from

On 7 Sep 1940 3./NJG1 moved to Deelen and became 4./NJG1, and a new 3./NJG1 was formed from

In May 1942 1./NJG1 was redesignated and a new 1./NJG1 was reformed from the rest of I./NJG1.

In Dec 1942 3./NJG1 was redesignated and a new 3./NJG1 was reformed from the rest of I./NJG1.

On 1 Aug 1943 1./NJG1 was redesignated and a new 1./NJG1 was reformed from the rest of I./NJG1.

Reduced to 1./NJG1 on 30 Mar 1945, when Stab I., 2. and 3./NJG1 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
22 Jun 1940 - Jul 1940 Mönchengladbach   Bf 110*
Jul 1940 - Mar 1941 Gütersloh 1. NJ-Div Bf 110*
Mar 1941 - 5 Sep 1944 Venlo 1. NJ-Div.
1. JD (from May 1942)
3. JD (from Sep 1943)
Bf 110
He 219 (from Apr 1943)
5 Sep 1944 - 1 Apr 1945 Munstter-Handorf 3. JD He 219
1 Apr 1945 - May 1945 Westerland, Husum 2. JD He 219

* 3./NJG1 operated Do 17Z from Jun 1940 - Sep 1940.

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Hptm Conrad von Bothmer, 22 Jun 1940 - 1 Jul 1940
  • Hptm Karl-Heinrich Heyse, 1 Jul 1940 - 7 Sep 1940
  • Hptm Graf von Stillfried und Rattonitz, 7 Sep 1940 - 6 Oct 1940
  • Maj Walter Ehle, 6 Oct 1940 - 17 Nov 1943
  • Maj Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin, 18 Nov 1943 - 25 Oct 1944
  • Hptm Adolf Breves, 26 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 22 Jun 1940 in Amsterdam-Schipol from with :

Stab II./NJG1 from Stab IV./JG2
4./NJG1 from 10./JG2
5./NJG1 from 11./JG2
6./NJG1 from 12./JG2

with Bf109D fighters. On 1 Jul 1940 renamed III./NJG1:

Stab II./NJG1 became Stab III./NJG1
4./NJG1 became 7./NJG1
5./NJG1 became 8./NJG1
6./NJG1 became 9./NJG1

Reformed 1 Jul 1940 at Düsseldorf with:

Stab II./NJG1 new
4./NJG1 from
5./NJG1 from 1./NJG1
6./NJG1 new

On 7 Sep 1940 renamed and moved to Gilze Rijen:

Stab II./NJG1 became Stab I./NJG2
4./NJG1 became 1./NJG2
5./NJG1 became 2./NJG2
6./NJG1 became 3./NJG2

Reformed 7 Sep 1940 at Deelen-Arnhem from with:

Stab II./NJG1 from Stab I./ZG76
4./NJG1 from 3./NJG1
5./NJG1 from 2./ZG76
6./NJG1 from 3./ZG76

4./NJG 1 used Do 17Z until Dec 1940, and then Do 215.

On 1 Nov 1941 4./NJG1 was redesignated and a new 4./NJG1 was reformed from the rest of II./NJG1.

In May 1942 4./NJG1 was redesignated and a new 4./NJG1 was reformed from the rest of II./NJG1.

Reduced to 4./NJG1 on 30 Mar 1945, when Stab II., 5. and 6./NJG1 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
22 Jun 1940 - 1 Jul 1940 Amsterdam-Schipol   Bf 109D
1 Jul 1940 - 7 Sep 1940 Düsseldorf 1. NJ-Div. Ju 88C
7 Sep 1940 - May 1941 Deelen-Arnhem 1. NJ-Div Bf 110
May 1941 - Mar 1944 St. Trond 1. NJ-Div.
1. JD (from May 1942)
3. JD (from Sep 1943)
Bf 110
Do217 (from Mar 1942)
Mar 1944 - May 1944 St. Dizier 4. JD Bf 110
May 1944 - Sep 1944 St. Trond 3. JD Bf 110*
Sep 1944 - Mar 1945 Düsseldorf 3. JD Ju 88G, Bf 110
Mar 1945 - May 1945 Völkenrode, Husum 2. JD Ju 88G

* a few He 219 were operated in 1944.

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Hptm Conrad von Bothmer, 1 Jul 1940 - 1 Nov 1940
  • Hptm Schon, 1 Nov 1940 - 1 Feb 1941
  • Maj Adolf Edler von Graeve, 8 Feb 1941 - 5 Jun 1942
  • Hptm Wolfgang Thimmig, 6 Jun 1942 - 31 May 1943
  • Maj Egmont Prince zur Lippe-Weissenfels, 1 Jun 1943 - 20 Feb 1944
  • Maj Martin Drewes, 1 Mar 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Jul 1940 in Düsseldorf from II./NJG1 with Bf109D fighters:

Stab III./NJG1 from Stab II./NJG1
7./NJG1 from 4./NJG1
8./NJG1 from 5./NJG1
9./NJG1 from 6./NJG1

Began coversion to Bf110 in August 1940, and 10. and 11./NJG1 was formed with the surplus Bf 109E fighters. 10. and 11./NJG1 remained at Düsseldorf until Oct 1940, when they both moved to Vlissingen, and were united as verstärkte (became in Dec 1940).

In May 1942 8./NJG1 was redesignated and a new 8./NJG1 was reformed from the rest of III./NJG1.

In Sep 1942 9./NJG1 was redesignated and a new 9./NJG1 was reformed from the rest of III./NJG1.

Reduced to 7./NJG1 on 30 Mar 1945, when Stab III., 8. and 9./NJG1 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
1 Jul 1940 - Dec 1940 Düsseldorf 1. NJ-Div. Bf 109E
Bf 110 (from Aug 1940)
Dec 1940 - May 1941 Rheine 1. NJ-Div. Bf 110
May 1941 - Mar 1944 Twente 1. NJ-Div.
1. JD (from May 1942)
3. JD (from Sep 1943)
Bf 110
Mar 1944 - May 1944 Laon-Athies 4. JD Bf 110
May 1944 - Sep 1944 Twente and Leeuwarden 3. JD Bf 110, Ju 88G
Sep 1944 - Jan 1945 Fritzlar 3. JD Bf 110, Ju 88G
Jan 1945 - May 1945 Störmede, Krefeld, Husum 2. JD Ju 88G

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Maj Helmut Lent, 1 Oct 1942 - 1 Aug 1943
  • Hptm Hans Joachim Jabs, 1 Aug 1943 - 1 Mar 1944
  • Maj Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, 1 Mar 1944 - 26 Oct 1944
  • Hptm Hermann Greiner, 1 Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Oct 1942 at Leeuwarden from with:

Stab IV./NJG1 from Stab II./NJG2
10./NJG1 from 8./NJG2
11./NJG1 from 5./NJG2
12./NJG1 from 6./NJG2

On 30 Mar 1945 reduced to 10./NJG1, when Stab IV., 11. and 12./NJG1 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1942 - Mar 1944 Leeuwarden 1. JD (from May 1942)
3. JD (from Sep 1943)
Bf 110
Mar 1944 - Sep 1944 St. Trond 3. JD Bf 110
He 219 (from Jun 1944)
Sep 1944 - Apr 1945 Dortmund 3. JD Bf 110, He 219, Ju 88G
Apr 1945 - May 1945 Husum 2. JD Ju 88G

Ergänzungsgruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Olt Siegfried Wandam, ? - ?
  • Olt Karl-Heinz Hollborn, ? - Oct 1941
  • Hptm Siebelt Reents, Oct 1941 - 11 Dec 1941
  • ?
  • Hptm Helmut Peters, 21 Mar 1943 - 1 Nov 1942

Ergänzungsstaffel/NJG1 was formed Dec 1940 in Ingolstadt-Manchingen. In Oct 1941 increased to Gruppe with:

Stab IV./NJG1 from
10./NJG1 from Erg.Sta./NJG1
11./NJG1 from 11./ZG26
12./NJG1 from 12./ZG26

Known as IV.(Erg.)/NJG1 between Oct 1941 and Oct 1942.

On 1 Nov 1942 redesignated with :

Stab IV./NJG1 became Stab III./Nachtjagdschule 1
10./NJG1 became 4./Nachtjagdschule 1
11./NJG1 became 7./Nachtjagdschule 1
12./NJG1 became 8./Nachtjagdschule 1

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
Dec 1940 - 26 Jan 1941 Ingolstadt-Manching   Bf 110/Bf 109
27 Jan 1941 - Feb 1941 Köln-Ostheim   Bf 110/Bf 109
Feb 1941 - 6 Mar 1941 Venlo?   Bf 110/Bf 109
7 Mar 1941 - Oct 1941 Stuttgart-Süd   Bf 110/Bf 109
Oct 1941 - 14 Nov 1941 Aalborg-Ost*   Bf 110/Bf 109
15 Nov 1941 - 1 Nov 1942 Stuttgart-Echterdingen*   Bf 110/Bf 109

* 10./NJG1 at Stuttgart-Echterdingen (Oct 1941 - 20 Sep 1942) and Lechfeld (21 Sep 1942 - 1 Nov 1942)

Schulstaffel/NJG1:

Formed Jun 1944 in Twente from parts of NJG1.

In Dec 1944 redesignated 16./NJG1, but on 1 Jan 1945 became Stabsstaffel/NJG1.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
Jun 1944 - 24 Jul 1944 Twente   Bf 110/Bf 109
25 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944 Grove/Denmark   Bf 110/Bf 109
Aug 1944 - Feb 1945 Konigsberg/Neumark   Bf 110/Bf 109
Feb 1945 - Apr 1945 Lüneburg   Bf 110/Bf 109
Apr 1945 - 1 May 1945 Lüthenholm   Bf 110/Bf 109
  • Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen,
  • Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen,
  • Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen,
  • Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen,
  • Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen,
Visit our site for a tarot reading!

 

 Send Mail  
Please help us to improve these articles with any additional information or photo's. 
If you should encounter any bugs   broken links,  or display errors just email us.

If you love our website please add a like on facebook

Asisbiz has been running since July 2006 this section was updated 5th May 2020

Please donate so we can make this site even better !!

 

This webpage was updated 11th Oct 2020