[RodM]

Hi,

'just a note - the HW 5 series at The National Archives contains extensive ULTRA information on I./NJG4 for the late war period. No Joachim Fischer or person named Fischer is mentioned at all during the 1945 period. By this I mean that he did not fly once according to the numerous sortie reports and is not mentioned in a report that lists all 30 operational pilots of the Gruppe at the start of March 1945.

If he was a Staffelkapitiane then it cannot have been much past January 1945.

The following officers are known to have served with I./NJG4 during 1945.

Stab I.
Hptm. Johann Krause (Gruppenkdr)
Hptm. Alfred Haesler (NJG4 Ia. Formerly I./NJG4. Non-Op)
Oblt. Einwaechter (I./NJG4. Poss. Non-Op, may've been temp Gruppenkdr during absence of Hptm. Krause)
Oblt. Boensch (I. Gruppe Ic. Non-Op)
Hptm. Fritz Kinkel (I. Gruppe Ic. Non-Op)
Oblt. Liesenborgs (Stab I.)
Oblt. Grube/Gruße (Stab I.)
Lt. Artur Ewert (Stab I.)
Oblt. Heider (Stab I? Possibly Admin or Non-Op)

1. Staffel
Lt. Rudolf Krimphove (1. St)
Lt. Hans Reum (1. St)
Oblt. Friedrich Gräff (1. St)

2. Staffel
Hptm. Herbert Schulte Zur Surlage (StKa 2. St)
Lt. Karl Kern (2. St)
Lt. Wolfram Rinker (2. St)
Hptm. Pawlitke (2. St)
Hptm. Kranz (2 St)

3. Staffel
Oblt. Rolf Klages (StKa 3. St)
Lt. Erhard Düttmann (3. St)
Oblt. Willi Brünig (3. St)
Lt. Helmut Ensinger (3. St)
Oblt. Kadleik (3 St)

Officers with I./NJG4 during 1945, Staffel unknown:
Lt. Bynil (?)
Oblt. Fiedler
Hptm. Heindorf
Lt. Robert Rösler (may have transferred to Stab III.)
Lt. Rolm (?)
Uffz./Lt. Seifert/Seiffert
Oblt. Siglich/Sigloch

Cheers

Rod