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The Badge of all Nightfighters

Nachtjagdgeschwader 2

 R4+??  &  4R+??  &  U5+?? 

Version: 16-12-09 (D-M-Y) - 33 pics

 

 

 

 

Geschwaderstab (A)
Geschwaderkommodore:
  • Obstlt Karl Hülshoff, 1.11.41 - 31.12.43
  • Maj Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, 1.1.44 - 21.1.44
  • Oberst Günther Radusch, 4.2.44 - 11.11.44
  • Maj Paul Semrau, 12.11.44 - 8.2.45
  • Obstlt Wolfgang Thimmig, 8.2.45 - 5.5.45
1941, November 1   -   Formed in Gilze Rijen, Netherlands (1. NJ-Div.)
1. JD (from 5.42)
1941, November 1   -   Junkers Ju 88C  -   Gilze Rijen, Netherlands
 R4+?A
Geschwaderkommodore
1942, November    -   Junkers Ju 88C  -   Comiso, Sicily (II. Fliegerkorps)
 R4+?A
1943, May    -   Junkers Ju 88C  -   Aquino (II. Fliegerkorps)
 R4+?A
1943, August    -   Junkers Ju 88C  -   Parchim/Tilburg (1. JD)
3. JD (from 9.43)
 R4+?A
1943, December    -   Junkers Ju 88C-6b  -   Deelen-Arnhem, Netherlands (3. JD)

Junkers Ju 88C-6b (FuG 202 Lichtenstein BC)  R4+XM
Hptm. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
December 1943 in Kassel-Rothwesten, Germany
He probably flew one month within NJG 2 before promotion to Major and becoming Geschwaderkommodore in January 1944

Junkers Ju 88C-6b (FuG 202 & FuG 220)  R4+XM
Geschwaderkommodore
Major Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
January 1944 in Deelen, Netherlands
In January 1944 the new FuG 220 was introduced, which could not be cheated with Dueppels.
But it was only working at a minimum range of 350m, so the old FuG 202 BC was still used for the last part.
On march 21 he scored his last two kills before being hit and one wing burned.
He ordered his crew to bail out (they survived) and did the same. But he was already too low, his parachute failed and he was killed.
Somewhen in 1944, the code R4 reversed to 4R
1944, June    -   Junkers Ju 88C  -   Coloumiers, France (5. JD)
 4R+?A
1944, July    -   Junkers Ju 88C Ju 88G  -   Koeln-Butzweilerhof, Germany (3. JD)
 4R+?A
1944, December    -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Twente, Netherlands (3. JD)
 4R+?A
1945, March   -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Schleswig, Germany (3. JD)
 4R+?A
1945, May 8   -   Capitulated

 

 

 

 

I. Gruppe
Gruppenkommandeure:
  • Hptm Karl-Heinrich Heyse, 1.9.40 - 23.11.40
  • Maj Karl Hülshoff, 24.11.40 - 31.10.41
  • Maj Erich Jung, 1.11.41 - 12.43
  • Hptm Franz Buschmann, 12.43 - 1.44
  • Hptm Albert Schulz, 1.44 - 31.1.44
  • Hptm Wolfgang von Niebelschütz, 31.1.44 - 20.2.44
  • Hptm Ernst Zechlin, 20.2.44 - 12.5.44
  • Hptm Gerhard Rath, 12.5.44 - 8.5.45
In July 1940, II./NJG1 specialised in mounting night intruder operations to British bomber aerodromes which had been located by radio intercepts. On 11 September 1940, the Gruppe was redesignated I./NJG2and continued these operations.

Gruppenstab
(B)

1. Staffel
 (H)

2. Staffel
 (K)

3. Staffel
 (L)
1940, September 1   -   Formed from II./NJG1 in Gilze Rijen, Netherlands with:
from Stab II./NJG1 from 4./NJG1 from 5./NJG1 from 6./NJG1
1940, September 1   -   Duesseldorf, Germany
Junkers Ju 88C-2 Junkers Ju 88C-1 Dornier Do17Z-7/10 KAUZ II Junkers Ju 88C-2
1940, September 2   -   Ju 88C & Do 17Z   -   Gilze Rijen, Netherlands
Junkers Ju 88C-2 Junkers Ju 88C-1 Dornier Do 17Z-7 KAUZ I &
Dornier Do 17Z-10 KAUZ II		 Junkers Ju 88C-2

Ju 88C-6  R4+AB 
(Gilze-Rijen, 8 April 1941)
Note: Most probably it was a C-2 this early.		  R4+?H 
Do 17Z-10  R4+AK 
Staffelkapitaen Hptm. Erich Jung
 Gilze-Rijen, Autumn 1940
-		  R4+?L 
 R4+?B   R4+?H 
Do 17Z-7  R4+DK 
-		  R4+?L 
 R4+?B   R4+?H 
Do 17Z-7  R4+HK 
Shot down on 9 November 1940		  R4+?L 
 R4+?B   R4+?H 
Do 17Z-10  R4+LK 
Used for nocturnal missions over UK in October 1940.		  R4+?L 
1941, Summer   -   Gilze Rijen, Netherlands
Junkers Ju 88C-2 Junkers Ju 88C-2 Dornier Do17Z-7/10 KAUZ II Junkers Ju 88C-2
 R4+AB 
Ju 88C-2  R4+LH  (Wk.Nr.0779)
 15 September 1941		  R4+?K   R4+?L 
 R4+?B 
Ju 88C-2  R4+KH 
Lt. Alfons Koester
(Gilze Rijen, October 1941)		  R4+?K   R4+?L 
1941, October 12   -   End of night intruder operations to British bomber aerodromes due the inadequate number of
intruder aircraft available and the perceived lack of results.
In November 1941, just a month after the cessation of their long-range intruder missions to England, l/NJG2 was transferred to Catania in Sicily.
1941, November 15   -   Junkers Ju 88C-2   -   Catania, Sicily
2./NJG2 moved to Benghazi on 17.11.41 (Fl. Fü. Afrika), but returned to Catania 28.11.41
 From here they were deployed on long-range night fighter missions to Malta, Sicily, Crete and to North Africa.
Junkers Ju 88C-2 Junkers Ju 88C-4 Dornier Do17Z-7/10 KAUZ II Junkers Ju 88C-2
 R4+?B 
Ju 88C-4  R4+FH 
 Fw(?) Alfons Koester
Do17Z-7  R4+HK 
-		  R4+?L 
1942, January 4   -   Junkers Ju 88C-2   -   Kalamaki, Greece
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
1942, January 16   -   Junkers Ju 88C-4   -   Catania, Sicily
 R4+?B 
Ju 88C-4  R4+CH 
-
Ju 88A-4  R4+HK 
-		  R4+?L 
2. and 3./NJG2 were based at Benghazi, January 1942 - 20. March 1942
From April 1942 on, the I./NJG2 was scattered all over the Mediterranean,
with detachments at Benina, Berca, Derna, Benghasi, El Quasaba and Kastelli/Crete. Main base was still Catania.
1942, April   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6a   -   Catania, Sicily
 R4+?B 
Ju 88C-6a  R4+HH 
 Oblt. Gerhard Boehme
Catania, early 1942
Ju 88C-6a  R4+CK  (W.Nr. 5664)
FF Lt. Heinz Roekker
BF Carlos Nugent
Roekker achieved his first kill in June 1942. Nugent was his BF at 62 of the 64 victories. One of only a very few Bordfunkers decorated with the Knight's Cross.
Ju 88C-2  R4+DL 
(Somewhere in the MTO)
Note: It has black codes and no fuselage band. Very unusual.
-
-
-
-
 R4+?B   R4+?H 
 OFw(?) Alfons Koester
Ofw. Biehne
Uffz. Handl
21./22. July 1942:
Needed to crashland in the desert and managed to get to own lines in one and a half day.		  R4+?K   R4+?L 
1942, September   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Melsbroek, Belgium
2./NJG2 was based at Gilze Rijen
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
1942, November 8   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Cazaux, France
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
1942, November 15   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Lezignan, France
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
1942, December 14   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Melsbroek, Belgium
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
1943, February 10   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Castelvetrano
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
1943, May 23  -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Aquino
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
Germany
1943, July 16   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110C/D/E   -   Parchim, Germany
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
1943, October 10   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110C/D/E   -   Greifswald, Germany
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
1943, October 21   -   Junkers Ju 88C/R   -   Kassel-Rothwesten, Germany
 R4+?B   R4+?H   R4+?K   R4+?L 
Somewhen in 1944, the code R4 reversed to 4R
1944, March   -   Junkers Ju 88C/R   -   Langensalza, Germany
 4R+?B  4R+?H  4R+?K  4R+?L
1944, May 12   -   Junkers Ju 88C/R   -   Eindhoven, Netherlands
 4R+?B  4R+?H  4R+?K  4R+?L
1944, June 7   -   Junkers Ju 88C/G   -   Chateaudun, France
 4R+?B  4R+?H  4R+?K  4R+?L
1944, August 9   -   Junkers Ju 88C/G-1   -   Dijon, France
 4R+?B  4R+?H
Ju 88G-1  4R+AK
Lt. Johannes Strassner		  4R+?L
1944, August   -   Junkers Ju 88G   -   Kassel-Rothwesten, Germany
 4R+?B  4R+?H  4R+?K  4R+?L
1944, November 15   -   Junkers Ju 88G   -   Twente, Netherlands
 4R+?B  4R+?H  4R+?K  4R+?L
1945, March 28   -   Junkers Ju 88G   -   Eelde/Groningen, Netherlands
 4R+?B  4R+?H  4R+?K  4R+?L
1945, April 4   -   Junkers Ju 88G   -   Rotenburg/Wuemme, Germany
 4R+?B  4R+?H  4R+?K  4R+?L
1945, April 6   -   Junkers Ju 88G   -   Schleswig, northern Germany
 4R+?B  4R+?H  4R+?K  4R+?L
1945, May 8   -   Capitulated

 

 

 

 

4. Staffel (M)
1940, November   -   4./NJG2 was formed from 1./ZG2 in Gilze Rijen
1940, November   -   Dornier Do 217J-2   -   Gilze Rijen, Netherlands
 R4+?M
In 11.41 the staffel moved to Catania, and would remain there until 25.2.42 (attached to I./NJG2)
1941, November   -   Dornier Do 217J-2   -   Catania, Sicily
 R4+?M
1942, February   -   transferred back to Leeuwarden
1941, November   -   Dornier Do 217J-2   -   Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Do 217J-2  R4+SM
Hptm. Rudolf Schönert
FuG 202 LICHTENSTEIN BC
(developed by end 1942)
1942, February   -   joined II./NJG2 finally

 

 

 

 

II. Gruppe
Gruppenkommandeure:
  • Maj Helmut Lent, 1.11.41 - 1.10.42
  • Hptm Herbert Bönsch, 2.10.42 - 12.42
  • Hptm Dr. Horst Patuschka, 3.12.42 - 6.3.43
  • Hptm Herbert Sewing, 7.3.43 - 12.43
  • Maj Heinrich Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, 12.43 - 1.1.44
  • Maj Paul Semrau, 1.1.44 - 1.11.44
  • Hptm Heinz-Horst Hissbach, 1.11.44 - 14.4.45
  • Hptm Franz Brinkhaus, 15.4.45 - 8.5.45

Gruppenstab (C)

4. Staffel (M)

5. Staffel (N)

6. Staffel (P)
1941, November 1   -   II./NJG2 was formed in Leeuwarden, Netherlands with
new (attached to I./NJG2) from 4./NJG1 new
1941, November 1   -   Junkers Ju 88C   -   Leeuwarden, Netherlands (1. NJ-Div)
Do 215B-5 KAUZ III Do 217J-1 Do 17Z-10 KAUZ ?

Do 215B-5 KAUZ III  R4+DC 
   FuG 202 Lichtenstein BC
(Leeuwarden 1942)		 attached to I./NJG2
See own table above		  R4+?N  R4+?P
1942, February   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6a   -   Gilze Rijen, Netherlands
 R4+?C  R4+?M
Ju 88C-6a  R4+BN
(ca. june-july 1942)		  R4+?P
 R4+?C
Ju 88C-6b  R4+GM  (22 kills)
(W.Nr.360215)
FuG 202 LICHTENSTEIN BC
Ofw. Wilhelm Beier
(29 August 1942)
Ofw. Beier's 22nd victory was an Avro Manchester which he shot down north-east of Moerbeke at 03.16 hrs on 29 August 1942.
In September 1942, he was promoted to Leutnant		  R4+?N  R4+?P
1942, October 1   -   Redesignated IV./NJG1:
became Stab IV./NJG1 became 2./NJG3 became 11./NJG2 became 12./NJG1
1942, October 1   -   Reformed from III./NJG2 at Gilze Rijen with:
from Stab III./NJG2 from 7./NJG2 from 1./NJG2 formed 28.8.43 from 2./NJG2.
1942, October 1   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6b   -   Gilze Rijen, Netherlands (1. JD since 5.42)
 R4+?C  R4+?M
Do 215B-5 KAUZ III  R4+SN
FuG 202 LICHTENSTEIN BC
During 1940-1941
(There were no radars yet ?)		 XXX
1942, November   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6b   -   Comiso, Sicily (II. Fliegerkorps)
 R4+?C  R4+?M  R4+?N XXX
1943, May   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6b   -   Aquino (II. Fliegerkorps)
 R4+?C  R4+?M  R4+?N XXX
1943, July   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6b   -   Parchim, Germany
 R4+?C
Ju 88C-6b  R4+IM
FuG 202 LICHTENSTEIN BC
(when ??)
Ju 88C-6b  R4+GN
FuG 202 LICHTENSTEIN BC
(late 1943)		  R4+?P
Somewhen in 1944, the code R4 reversed to 4R
1944, March 12   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Quackenbrueck, Germany
 4R+?C  4R+?M  4R+?N  4R+?P
3. Jagddivision
Netherlands & Western Germany
1944, April 26   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Koeln-Butzweilerhof, Germany
 4R+?C  4R+?M  4R+?N  4R+?P
1944, June   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Coloummiers, France (5.JD)
 4R+?C  4R+?M  4R+?N  4R+?P
3. Jagddivision
Netherlands & Western Germany
1944, August   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Koeln-Butzweilerhof, Germany
 4R+?C  4R+?M  4R+?N  4R+?P
1944, December   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Vechta, Germany & Eelde, Nethrlands (2.JD)
 4R+?C  4R+?M
Ju 88G-6b  4R+AN
FuG 220 LICHTENSTEIN SN-2
Oberleutnant Erich Jung
Eelde (Netherland), early 1945		  4R+?P
1945, March   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Pocking, Germany (2.JD)
 4R+?C  4R+?M  4R+?N  4R+?P
1945, May 8   -   Capitulated

 

 

 

 

III. Gruppe
Gruppenkommandeure:
  • Hptm Herbert Bönsch, 3.4.42 - 1.8.42
  • Maj Paul Semrau, 8.43 - 1.1.44
  • Maj Berthold Ney, 1.1.44 - 11.44
  • Hptm Heinz Ferger, 11.44 - 10.4.45
  • Hptm Hans-Hermann Merker, 11.4.45 - 8.5.45

Gruppenstab (D)

7. Staffel (R)

8. Staffel (S)

9. Staffel (T)
1942, March   -   Formed in Gilze Rijen with new crews:
in March 1942 in March 1942 in May 1942 in June 1942
1942, March   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Gilze Rijen, Netherlands (1. NJ-Div.)
 R4+?D   R4+?R   R4+?S  X
1942, June   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Gilze Rijen, Netherlands (1. JD since May )
 R4+?D  moved to Grove (Karup) in July  R4+?S 
Ju 88C-6a  R4+MT
(Summer 1944)
Made a forced landing in an orchard or farm in Belgium.
1942, October 1   -   Redesignated II./NJG2:
became Stab II./NJG2 became 4./NJG2 became 10./NJG3 became 11./NJG3
---   XXX   ---
1943, August 15   -   Reformed in Stuttgart/Nellingen from V./NJG6 with:
from Stab V./NJG6 from 13./NJG6 from 14./NJG6 from 15./NJG6
1943, August 15   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Stuttgart/Nellingen, Germany (5. JD)
 R4+?D   R4+?R   R4+?S   R4+?T 
1943, September   -   9./NJG2 absorbed Luftbeobachtungsstaffel 3
3. Jagddivision
Netherlands & Western Germany
1943, September   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6   -   Schiphol, Neuruppin, Venlo
 R4+?D   R4+?R   R4+?S   R4+?T 
1943, December   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6c   -   Gilze-Rijen, Venlo
 R4+?D   R4+?R 
Ju 88C-6c  R4+LS 
FuG 220 LICHTENSTEIN SN-2
& "Schraege Musik"
Hauptmann Friedrich Tober
Shot down by a P-47 during a daylight mission on 30 January 1944. Tober's machine crashed in a field south-west of Hardenberg.		  R4+?T 
Somewhen early in 1944, the code R4 reversed to 4R
 4R+?D   4R+?R 
Ju 88C-6c  4R+AS 
FuG 220 LICHTENSTEIN SN-2
& "Schräge Musik"
Hauptmann Frederick Tober
Around February 1944 ?		  4R+?T 
1944, March 27   -   Junkers Ju 88C-6c/G-1   -   Langendiebach, Twente
 4R+?D 
Ju 88G-1  4R+UR
FuG 220 LICHTENSTEIN SN-2
Gilze-Rijen, July 1944.
This plane landed accidentely in England in the night of 12-13 July 1944 and was captured intact.		  4R+?S   4R+?T 
Staffelkapitaen Lt. Alfons Köster
(from 1.July 1944 on)
1944, September   -   Junkers Ju 88G-6   -   Guetersloh
 4R+?D   4R+?R   4R+?S   4R+?T 
1944, October 30   -   Redesignated IV./NJG3:
became Stab IV./NJG3 became 10./NJG3 became 11./NJG3 became 12./NJG3
...while a new III./NJG2 was formed from the old IV./NJG3 with:
from Stab IV./NJG3 from 10./NJG3 from 11./NJG3 from 12./NJG3
1944, November   -   Junkers Ju 88G-6a   -   Marx/Varel (3. JD)
 4R+?D   4R+?R   4R+?S   4R+?T 
1945, March   -   Junkers Ju 88G-6a   -   Schleswig, northern Germany (2. JD)
 4R+?D 
Ju 88G-6a  4R+BR 
FuG 220 LICHTENSTEIN SN-2
Oberleutnant Walter Briegleb
May 1945		  4R+?S   4R+?T 
 4R+?D 
Bf 110G-4  4R+FR 
FuG 220 LICHTENSTEIN SN-2
Schleswig, May 1945
Really a Bf 110 ??		  4R+?S   4R+?T 
1945, May 8   -   Capitulated

 

 

 

 

IV. Gruppe
Gruppenkommandeur:
  • Hptm Bengsch, 10.44 - 2.45

Gruppenstab (E)

10. Staffel (U)

11. Staffel (V)

12. Staffel (W)
1944, October 30   -   Formed from I./NJG7 at Muenster-Handorf with:
from Stab I./NJG7 from 1./NJG7 from 2./NJG7 from 3./NJG7
1944, October 30   -   Junkers Ju 88G   -   Muenster-Handorf, Germany (3. JD)
 4R+?E  4R+?U  4R+?V  4R+?W
1944, November   -   Junkers Ju 88G   -   Kastrup/Værløse, Denmark (2. JD)
 4R+?E  4R+?U  4R+?V  4R+?W
1945, February 25   -   Redesignated NSGr.30:
became Stab/NSGr.30 became 1./NSGr.30 became 2./NSGr.30 became 3./NSGr.30

 

 

 

 

V. Gruppe
Note: V./NJG 2 didn't use the 4R code of NJG 2 but kept the code U5 used by KG 2
Gruppenkommandeur:
  • Maj Albert Schreiweis, 1.12.44 - 29.4.45

Gruppenstab (D)

13. Staffel (R)

14. Staffel (S)

15. Staffel (T)
1944, December 1   -   Formed from III./KG2 at Neubiberg, southern Germany with:
from Stab III./KG2 from 7./KG2 from 8./KG2 from 9./KG2
1944, December 1   -   Junkers Ju 88G-6   -   Neubiberg, Germany (7. JD)
The planes from V./NJG 2 originally had four 20 mm guns in the underfuselage and two 20 mm guns in a "Schraege Musik" position,
however the two Schrage Musik guns were removed since the unit was used for ground attacks.
 U5+?D  U5+?R   U5+?S 
Ju 88G-6  U5+NT 
Found abandoned on a highway at Brunnthal near Muenchen.
It's the only photo that shows a plane from this unit.
1945, April 29   -   Disbanded

 

 

 

 

Ergänzungsstaffel (?)
1940, October   -   Formed in Gilze Rijen (only officially from 8.41)
1940, August   -   Junkers Ju 88   -   Gilze Rijen, Netherlands
 R4+??
1943, August 20   -  Junkers Ju 88   -   Parchim, Germany
 R4+??
1943, October 14   -   Disbanded

 

 

 

 

Schulstaffel (?)
1944, October 10   -   Formed from 5./NJG2 in Parchim, Germany
1944, October 10   -   Junkers Ju 88   -   Parchim, Germany
 4R+??
1944, December   -   Redesignated 16./NJG2, but:
1945, January 1   -   Became Stabsstaffel/NJG2 actually

 

 

 

 

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