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Re: When did 7./NJG 6 arrive at Neubiberg in 1945?
Hi Roger,
the order relates to the reduction of the entire Nachtjagdverbände ordered on 29 March 1945, immediately before the units began retreating to airfields well away from the front lines.
For most Nachtjagdgeschwaders, the Geschwaderstab Staff were retained, but each Gruppe was reduced from a Gruppenstab and three Staffeln to a single Staffel with 16 aircraft and crews. Obviously, this meant each disbanding Gruppe suddenly had 34 or so surplus aircraft and a similar number of surplus crews.
Thus, Stab III, 8. and 9./NJG6 were disbanded and 7./NJG6 was retained.
The particular order you quoted talks of each remaining Staffel using only one aircraft type (Ju88 or Bf110) instead of two. Despite this, each of the NJG6 Staffeln continued using both Ju88s and Bf110s until the end of the war.
Regarding the 13-14 February 1945 order, I don't think it was carried out as planned. All Gruppen of NJG6 ended up flying Nachtschlacht sorties (from late March 1945 onward) while III./NJG6 flew Nachtjagd sorties (from 21-22 February 1945 onward).
Cheers
Rod
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