Nachtjagdgeschwader 100
Active1943 – 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
TypeNight Fighter
RoleAir superiority
SizeAir Force Wing
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Geschwaderkennung of
8V (4.Staffel)

Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 (NJG 100) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader did not have a Stab and no Geschwaderkommodore. It had two Gruppen (groups), operating separately. The I. Gruppe of NJG 100 was formed in early 1943 from the II.(Eis)/Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 while II. Gruppe was formed in July 1944 from three Staffeln of Nachtjagdgeschwader 200.

Commanding officers

Gruppenkommandeure

I. Gruppe of NJG 100

II. Gruppe of NJG 100

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Aders 1978, p. 231.

Bibliography

  • Aders, Gebhard (1978). History of the German Night Fighter Force, 1917–1945. London: Janes. ISBN 978-0-354-01247-8.
  • Hinchliffe, Peter (1998). Luftkrieg bei Nacht 1939–1945 [Air War at Night 1939–1945] (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-613-01861-7.
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