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Old 19th December 2005, 21:18
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Hauptmann Fritz E. Krause, NJG 11?

In another thread I asked about the Bf 109G-10's that landed at Kjevik, Norway, on May 5 1945.
Hauptmann Krause was one of the pilots that was ordered to fly to Norway from Leck, along with Willi Buder, who crashed his G-14 on landing. I have not found out whether Krause flew a G-10 or G-14.
Krause was apparently Staffelkapitän in (7.) III./NJG 11 and flew an aircraft with two blue chevrons, <<, according to Axel Urbanke in Aeroplane Montly July 2005.

So far I have not found a picture of one single Bf-109G from III./NJG 11, while I and II Gruppe seem to be covered a bit better.

As I've come to understand this unit was a bit of a mix towards the end of the war, having been assembled from several units. I have a few questions I was hoping someone could answer:

- Was 7./NJG 11 and III./NJG 11 the same thing in may '45? I mean, was that the only Staffel left in the Gruppe? Or had they become a part of II Gruppe with a 4-staffel-to-the-Gruppe splitup?
- When flying with a blue double chevron (which I would think was for a Gruppe Commodore rather than a Staffelkapitän) would that be with a III gruppe wave behind it? Or did NJG 11 skip these kind of markings as a whole?
- Fritz E. Krause can not be found in any ace lists in my references. Did he actually claim any aircraft shot down?

Any input or possibly literature references are appreciated,

Regards,
Kyrre,
Harstad, Norway.
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