Nachtjagdgeschwader 6

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Maj Fritz Schaffer, 10 Aug 1943 - 8 Feb 1944
• Maj Heinrich Wohlers, 9 Feb 1944 - 15 Mar 1944
• Maj von Reeken, 16 Mar 1944 - 14 Apr 1944
• Maj Heinrich Griese, 15 Apr 1944 - 12 Sep 1944
• Obstlt Herbert Lütje, 13 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945

Stab:

Formed 15 Sep 1943 at Schleissheim.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Sep 1943 - Dec 1944	Schleissheim	7. JD	Bf 110
Dec 1944 - May 1945	Kitzingen	7. JD	Bf 110

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Heinrich Wohlers, 1 Aug 1943 - 9 Feb 1944
• Maj Heinz Reschke, 19 Feb 1944 - 24 Apr 1944
• Hptm Karl Hadeball, 26 Apr 1944 - 3 Jul 1944
• Maj Gerhard Friedrich, 12 Jul 1944 - 16 Mar 1945
• Hptm Peter Spoden, 19 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Aug 1943 in Mainz-Finthen from IV./NJG4 with:

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

Reduced to 1./NJG6 on 30 Mar 1945, when Stab I., 2. and 3./NJG6 was disbanded..

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Aug 1943 - Mar 1944	Mainz-Finthen	5. JD 7. JD (from Sep 1943)	Bf 110
Mar 1944 - Jun 1944	Illesheim	7. JD	Bf 110
Jun 1944 - Sep 1944?	Neubiberg, near München*	7. JD	Bf 110, Ju 88G
Sep 1944 - May 1945	Groß Sachsenheim	7. JD	Bf 110, Ju 88G

* detachments at Echterdingen and Hailfingen. A typical example of the many movements made by a night-fighter group, can be seen by following I./NJG6 during the period from 6 Jun 1944 to 20 Jun 1944: 6.6. from Hailfingen to Deelen, 15.6. to Neubiberg, via Kitzingen, 16.6. to Deelen, 17.6. to Neubiberg, 18.6. to Mainz-Finthen, 19.6. to Deelen and 20.6. finally ti Neubiberg.

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Rolf Leuchs, 15 Sep 1943 - 14 Jul 1944
• Hptm Helmuth Schulte, 23 Jul 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 15 Sep 1943 at Neuburg/Donau with:

Stab II./NJG6 new
4./NJG6 new
5./NJG6 new
6./NJG6 new

On 30 Mar 1945 reduced to 4./NJG6, when Stab II., 5. and 6./NJG6 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Neuburg/Donau	7. JD	Bf 110
Oct 1943 - May 1944	Stuttgart-Echterdingen*	7. JD	Bf 110
May 1944 - Jun 1944	Ghedi, near Brescia	Luftflotte 2	Bf 110
Jun 1944 - Sep 1944?	Stuttgart-Echterdingen**	7. JD	Bf 110
Sep 1944 - May 1945	Schwabisch-Hall	7. JD	Bf 110, Ju 88G

* detachments at Kitzingen and Schwabisch-Hall.

** operated from Venlo for at short time in Jun 1944.

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Leopold Fellerer, 10 May 1944 - Feb 1945
• Hptm Wilhelm Johnen, Feb 1945 - 31 Mar 1945
• Hptm Floitgraf, 1 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945

Formed 10 May 1944 at Hagenau from II./NJG5 with:

Stab III./NJG6 from Stab II./NJG5
7./NJG6 from 4./NJG5
8./NJG6 from 6./NJG5
9./NJG6 from 5./NJG5

On 30 Mar 1945 reduced to 7./NJG6, when Stab III., 8. and 9./NJG6 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
May 1944 - Jun 1944	Hagenau	7. JD	Bf 110
Jun 1944 - Oct 1944	Steinamanger (Hungary)	8. JD	Bf 110
Oct 1944 - Nov 1944	Leipheim	8. JD	Bf 110, Ju 88G
Sep 1944 - Feb 1945	Var (Hungary)	I. Fliegerkorps Luftflotte 4 (from Jan 1945)	Bf 110, Ju 88G
Feb 1945 - May 1945	Neubiberg, Bad Aibling	7. JD	Bf 110, Ju 88G

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Herbert Lütje, Jun 1943 - 26 Oct 1944
• Hptm Martin Becker, 20 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed May 1943 in Otopeni and Zilistea with:

Stab IV./NJG6 new
10./NJG6 new
11./NJG6 new
12./NJG6 new

On 30 Mar 1945 reduced to 10./NJG6, when Stab IV., 11. and 12./NJG6 was disbanded.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
May 1943 - Aug 1944	Otopeni, Zilistea*	Jafu Rumanien Jafu Balkan (from Feb 1944)	Bf 110
Aug 1944 - Sep 1944	Leipheim	8. JD	Bf 110
Sep 1944 - Jan 1945	Schleissheim**	7. JD	Bf 110, Ju 88G
Jan 1945 - May 1945	Neubiberg, Bad Aibling	7. JD	Bf 110, Ju 88G

* 10. and 12./NJG6 at Otopeni and 11./NJG6 at Zilistea. Various detachments at Bucharest-Pipera, Focsani, Buzau, Stopani and Telish (Bulgaria).

** detachments at Gerolzhofen, Kitzingen and Ingolstadt.

V. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Paul Semrau, Jun 1943 - Jul 1943

Formed Jun 1943 at Stuttgart/Nellingen with:

Stab V./NJG6 new
13./NJG6 new
14./NJG6 new
15./NJG6 new

In Jul 1943 redesignated III./NJG2:

Stab V./NJG6 became Stab III./NJG2
13./NJG6 became 7./NJG2
14./NJG6 became 8./NJG2
15./NJG6 became 9./NJG2

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jun 1943 - Jul 1943	Stuttgart/Nellingen	7. JD	Bf 110

Schulstaffel:

Formed 12 Apr 1944 in Schleissheim from parts of NJG6. Known as 5.(Schulstaffel)/NJG6 12 Apr 1944 - 26 Jun 1944.

In Dec 1944 redesignated 16./NJG6, but on 1 Jan 1945 became Stabsstaffel/NJG6.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

12 Apr 1944 - 22 Jun 1944	Schleissheim		Bf 110, Ju 88
23 Jun 1944 - 10 Nov 1944	Kitzingen		Bf 110, Ju 88
10 Nov 1944 - 1 May 1945	Schleissheim		Bf 110, Ju 88

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/NJG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./NJG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./NJG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./NJG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, IV./NJG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, V./NJG6