[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello Chris,

Thanks for your effort !

The 1./NJG 1 had a rough time in 1943. This Staffel lost several Staffelkapitäne in a rapid sequence:
Hptm. Knacke in the night of 3/4 February,
Oblt. Paul Gildner on the evening of 24 February,
Oblt. Horst Pause in the night of 12/13 March.
...and then Liedke had to take over this Staffel which must have suffered from low morale after these heavy losses.

As the strength and readiness of the 1./NJG 1 did not differ from the other two Staffeln, the number of nocturnal victories is very bleak when compared with the 2./NJG 1 and 3./NJG 1. Liedke's 1./NJG 1 left Venlo on 10 September 1943 to become the 10./NJG 5 in Erfurt-Bindersleben.

Best regards ! Marcel