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Nachtjagdgeschwader 5

 C9+?? 

Version: 21-04-08 (D-M-Y) - 15 pics

 

 

 

 

Geschwaderstab (A)
Geschwaderkommodore:
  • Maj Fritz Schaffer, 30.9.42 - 1.8.43
  • Oberst Günther Radusch, 2.8.43 - 3.2.44
  • Maj Egmont Prince zu Lippe-Weissenfels, 20.2.44 - 12.3.44
  • Obstlt Walter Borchers, 15.3.44 - 5.3.45
  • Maj Rudolf Schoenert, 6.3.45 - 8.5.45
1942, September 30   -   Formed at Döberitz, Germany (4. JD, 1. JD from 9.43)
1942, September 30   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110   -   Döberitz, Germany
 C9+?A
Geschwaderkommodore NJG 5
1944, March   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4   -   Deelen-Arnhem, Netherlands (3. JD)

 C9+CD  (W.Nr.720010)
Geschwaderkommodore NJG 5
Major Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld, Luftwaffe.
March, 1944
After a month's sick leave during January, 1944, zur Lippe was again transferred, this time to command NJG5, effective February 20, 1944. On March 12 he filed a flight plan from Deelen to Laon-Athies to visit his former squadron in Northern Belgium. While crossing the Ardennes in poor weather aboard his new Bf110G-4 C9+CD (WrkN. 720010) his aircraft crashed into unseen high ground.
The 25 year old Major Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld was killed along with his crew, Ofw. Renette and Uffz. Rober.
Why he flew a plane with codes of the Stab III./- is unknown to me.
4. Jagddivision (France)
1944, May   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4   -   Athies-Laon
 C9+?A
Jagdfuehrer Ostpreussen
1944, August    -   Junkers Ju 88G, Bf 110  -   Wormditt, East Prussia
 C9+?A
1944, October    -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Jesau, East Prussia
 C9+?A
1. Jagddivision (Central Germany)
1945, January    -   Junkers Ju 88G-6  -   Parchim
 C9+?A
2. Jagddivision (Northern Germany)
1945, February   -   Junkers Ju 88G-7b   -   Luebeck-Blankensee

 C9+AA
Geschwaderkommodore NJG 5
Major Rudolf Schoenert
1945, May 8   -   Capitulated

 

 

 

 

I. Gruppe
Gruppenkommandeure:
  • Hptm Siegfried Wandam, 9.42 - 4.7.43
  • Maj Werner Hoffmann, 4.7.43 - 4.45
  • Hptm Lang, 4.45 - 8.5.45

Gruppenstab
(B)

1. Staffel
 (H)

2. Staffel
 (K)

3. Staffel
 (L)
1942, September   -   Formed from II./ZG2 in Stendal, Germany with:
from Stab II./NJG1 from 4./NJG1 from 5./NJG1 from 6./NJG1
Jagdfuehrer Mitteldeutschland
1942, September   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110   -   Stendal, Germany
3./NJG5 was detached to Völkenrode in Autumn 1943.
 C9+AB
Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 5		  C9+?H  C9+?K  C9+?L
1944, April   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110   -   Stendal, Germany
 C9+AB
Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 5		  C9+?H  C9+?K  C9+?L
4. Jagddivision (France)
1944, May 4   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4   -   St. Dizier
 C9+AB
Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 5		  C9+?H
 C9+BK
Dreux, June 1944		  C9+?L
Jagdfuehrer Ostpreussen
1944, August    -   Junkers Ju 88G, Bf 110  -   Wormditt, East Prussia
 C9+AB
Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 5		  C9+?H  C9+?K  C9+?L
1944, September    -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Jesau, East Prussia
 C9+AB
Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 5		  C9+?H  C9+?K  C9+?L
1. Jagddivision (Central Germany)
1945, January    -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Parchim
 C9+AB
Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 5		  C9+?H  C9+?K  C9+?L
1945, February    -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Altenburg
 C9+AB
Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 5		  C9+?H  C9+?K  C9+?L
1945, March 30   -   Reduced to 1./NJG5, when Stab I., 2. and 3./NJG5 was disbanded.
1945, April    -   Junkers Ju 88G  -  Redlin (Brandenburg) , Germany
XXX  C9+?H XXX XXX
1945, May 8   -   Capitulated

 

 

 

 

II. Gruppe
Gruppenkommandeure:
  • Hptm Rudolf Schoenert, 1.12.42 - 5.8.43
  • Hptm Manfred Meurer, 5.8.43 - 27.9.43
  • Hptm Baer, 28.9.43 - 27.1.44
  • Hptm Leopold Fellerer, 2.44 - 10.5.44
  • Maj Hans Leickhardt, 3.5.44 - 6.3.45
  • Hptm Gustav Tham, 10.3.45 - 4.4.45
  • Obstlt Werner Rapp, 5.4.45 - 8.5.45

Gruppenstab (C)

4. Staffel (M)

5. Staffel (N)

6. Staffel (P)
1942, December   -   Formed at Parchim, Germany with:
new from 7./NJG3 from 3./NJG2 new
Jagdfuehrer Mitteldeutschland
4. JD (from 2.43)
1. JD (from 9.43)
1942, January    -   Bf 110, Do 217  -   Parchim, Germany
4./NJG5 was detached to Greifswald, at least between 7.43 and 1.44.
 C9+AC
Gruppenkommandeur II./NJG 5		  C9+?M  C9+?N  C9+?P
7. Jagddivision
1944, April   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4   -   Leipheim, Hagenau, Parndorf, Germany
 C9+AC
Gruppenkommandeur II./NJG 5		  C9+?M
 C9+EN
Staffelkapitaen Olt Wilhelm Johnen
Hagenau, 28 April 1944
Field modification with two upwards firing MGFF/M Cannons		  C9+?P

About the plane above, please note: 23 year old Johnen attacked an US plane over Untersee, Switzerland, what was of course forbidden and he was forced to land in Switzerland.
The aircraft was one of the first with the new FuG 220 radars, which worked even against the flares. This was unknown to the Allies at that time  and thus:top secret!
The other two of the crew were:
- OFw. Paul Mahle, who had constructed the "Schraege Musik".
- And Funker Lt. Joachim Kamprath
  Against the orders, he took top secret papers with all radio-codes for may 1944 including daily changing signs on board!
Germany nearly used bombs to hide these secrets. How did it end? The machine was blown up by the Swiss on may, 18.
Therefore, Germany delivered 12 new Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighters and paid 6.000.000 Schweizer Franken in goldbars.
1944, May 10   -   Redesignated III./NJG6:
became Stab III./NJG6 became 7./NJG6 became 9./NJG6 became 8./NJG6
Reformed in Gütersloh from V./NJG5 the same day with:
from Stab V./NJG5 from 13./NJG5 from 14./NJG5 from 15./NJG5
3. Jagddivision
1944, May   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4   -   Guetersloh, Germany
detachments at Twente, Chateaudun and Hagenau.

 C9+AC
Gruppenkommandeur II./NJG 5
Oblt. Leopold Fellerer		  C9+?M  C9+?N  C9+?P
1. Jagddivision (Central Germany)
1944, August 29   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110 Ju 88G   -   Stendal, Germany
 C9+AC
Gruppenkommandeur II./NJG 5		  C9+?M  C9+?N  C9+?P
Jagdfuehrer Schlesien
1944, October   -   Junkers Ju 88G-6a   -   Stubendorf, Germany
5./NJG5 was stationed at Krakau in late 1944.

 << C9+AC
Gruppenkommandeur II./NJG 5
Major Hans Leickhardt		  C9+?M  C9+?N  C9+?P
1. Jagddivision (Central Germany)
1945, January   -   Junkers Ju 88G   -   Ohlau, Sagan
 C9+AC
Gruppenkommandeur II./NJG 5		  C9+?M  C9+?N  C9+?P
1945, February    -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Altenburg
 C9+AC
Gruppenkommandeur II./NJG 5		  C9+?M  C9+?N  C9+?P
1945, March 30   -   Reduced to 4./NJG5 on when Stab II., 5. and 6./NJG5 was disbanded.
1945, April   -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Lübeck-Blankensee, Germany (2. JD)
XXX  C9+?M XXX XXX
1945, May 8   -   Capitulated

 

 

 

 

III. Gruppe
Gruppenkommandeure:
  • Hptm Walter Borchers, 4.43 - 15.3.44
  • Maj Paul Zorner, 16.3.44 - 21.10.44
  • Hptm Ulrich von Meien, 22.10.44 - 6.2.45
  • Hptm Walter Engel, 6.2.45 - 4.45
  • Hptm Piuk, 4.45 - 8.5.45

Gruppenstab (D)

7. Staffel (R)

8. Staffel (S)

9. Staffel (T)
1943, April   -   Formed new in Neuruppin :
new new new new
4. Jagddivision (1. JD from 9.43) (Central Germany)
1943, April   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110, Do 217   -   Neuruppin, Germany
detachments at Greifswald (9./NJG5), Kolberg, Werneuchen, Koenigsberg-Neumark, Parchim and Mainz-Finthen.
 C9+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./NJG 5
 C9+FR
Athis??, late 1943		  C9+?S  C9+?T
 C9+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./NJG 5
 C9+BR
Neuruppin, winter `43-44		  C9+?S  C9+?T
1. Jagddivision (Central Germany)
1944, March   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4   -   Brandis
 C9+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./NJG 5		  C9+?R  C9+?S  C9+?T
4. Jagddivision (France)
1944, May   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4   -   Athies-Laon

 << C9+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./NJG 5
Major Paul Zorner		  C9+?R  C9+?S  C9+?T
Jagdfuehrer Ostpreussen
1944, August    -   Junkers Ju 88G, Bf 110G-4  -   Wormditt, East Prussia
 C9+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./NJG 5		  C9+?R  C9+?S  C9+?T
2. Jagddivision (Northern Germany)
1944, October   -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Luebeck-Blankensee
detachment at Lüneburg in 11.44.
 C9+AD
Gruppenkommandeur III./NJG 5		  C9+?R  C9+?S  C9+?T
1945, March 30   -   Reduced to 4./NJG5 on when Stab II., 5. and 6./NJG5 were disbanded.
1945, April   -   Junkers Ju 88G-7n (FuG 218 Neptun)  -   Luebeck-Blankensee
XXX
 C9+AR  (W.Nr.623211)
Escaped to Switzerland
on april, 30 1945 with:
Hauptmann Hopf, his wife and
6-year old daughter (!),
Oberleutnant Dressler,
Oberleutnant Ehrhardt & his wife		 XXX XXX
1945, May 8   -   Capitulated

 

 

 

 

IV. Gruppe
Gruppenkommandeure:
  • Maj Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, 12.42 - 9.8.43
  • Hptm Wolfgang von Niebelschütz, 1.9.43 - 2.1.44
  • Hptm Rudolf Altendorff, 3.1.44 - 9.44
  • Hptm Horst-Günther Höfele, 10.44 - 20.4.45
  • Hptm Rolf Bussmann, 21.4.45 - 8.5.45

Gruppenstab (E)

10. Staffel (U)

11. Staffel (V)

12. Staffel (W)
1942, December   -   Formed from I./NJG7 Lechfeld and Leipheim with:
new new new from 2./NJG4 (4.43)
Jagdfuehrer Sueddeutschland
1942, December   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110   -   Lechfeld and Leipheim, Germany

Do 217N-2/R-22  C9+BE
Hptm. Rudolf Schönert		  C9+?U  C9+?V  C9+?W
Jagdfuehrer Ostpreussen
1943, January   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110   -   Insterburg, Germany
10. and 12./NJG5 flew operations in Russia during January 1943.
Both moved to Bryansk and Orel in June 1943, for Operation Citadel.
Was divided into several detachments in 7.43, and operated under Luftflotte 6 in the Smolensk-Bryansk area and under
Luftflotte 4 in the Poltava-Stalino area.

Ju 88C-6b  C9+DE
Gruppenkommandeur IV./NJG 5
Hptm. Heinrich Prinz zu
Sayn-Wittgenstein
(Kursk area, Summer 1943)		  C9+?U  C9+?V  C9+?W
1. Jagddivision (Central Germany)
1943, August 1  -   Messerschmitt Bf 110   -   Brandis, Germany
detachments at Erfurt-Bindersleben and Vechta.

Ju 88C-6b  C9+AE
Gruppenkommandeur IV./NJG 5
Major Heinrich Prinz zu
Sayn-Wittgenstein
Note: With "Schraege Musik"		  C9+?U  C9+?V  C9+?W
Jagdfuehrer Mittelrhein
1944, May   -   Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4   -   Mainz-Finthen, Germany
1944, June-August   -   detachment at Stubendorf
 C9+AE
Gruppenkommandeur IV./NJG 5		  C9+?U
 C9+IV 		 C9+?W
Jagdfuehrer Ostpreussen
1944, August  -   Messerschmitt Bf 110 & Junkers Ju 88G   -   Powunden, East Prussia (Jafü Ostpreussen)
10./NJG5 detached to Praust in 10.44.

Ju 88G-6a  <<C9+AE
Gruppenkommandeur IV./NJG 5
Koenigsberg, East Prussia 1945
(Werner Hoffmann, I./NJG 5??)		  C9+?U  C9+?V  C9+?W
1. Jagddivision (Central Germany)
1945, January   -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Greifswald, Germany
 C9+AE
Gruppenkommandeur IV./NJG 5		  C9+?U  C9+?V  C9+?W
1945, March 30   -   Reduced to 10./NJG5 on 30.3.45, when Stab IV., 11. and 12./NJG5 were disbanded.
2. Jagddivision (Northern Germany)
1945, April   -   Junkers Ju 88G  -   Luebeck-Blankensee, Germany
XXX  C9+?U XXX XXX
1945, May 8   -   Capitulated

 

 

 

 

V. Gruppe
Gruppenkommandeure:
  • Hptm Erhard Peters, 15.8.43 - 3.5.44
  • Maj Hans Leickhardt, 4.5.44 - 10.5.44

Gruppenstab (F)

13. Staffel (X)

14. Staffel (Y)

15. Staffel (Z)
1943, August 11  -   Formed new in Insterburg, Germany:
new new new new
4. Jagddivision (Jagdfuehrer Ostpreussen from 9.43)
1943, August 11  -   Messerschmitt Bf 110   -   Insterburg, Germany
Insterburg Insterburg Powunden Powunden
 C9+AF
Gruppenkommandeur V./NJG 5		  C9+?X  C9+?Y  C9+?Z
1944, May 10  -   Redesignated II./NJG5:
became Stab II./NJG5 became 4./NJG5 became 5./NJG5 became 6./NJG5

 

 

 

 

Schulstaffel (?) / 16./NJG5
1944, June   -   Formed in Koenigsberg-Neumark from parts of NJG5.
1944, June   -   Bf 110, Ju 88   -   Koenigsberg-Neumark, East Prussia
 C9+??
1942, December   -   Redesignated 16./NJG5.
1945, February   -   Bf 110, Ju 88   -   Lueneburg, northern Germany
 C9+??
1945, April 4   -   Bf 110, Ju 88   -   Luebeck-Blankensee, northern Germany
 C9+??
1945, May 1  -   became Stabsstaffel/NJG5.

 

 

 

 

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