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Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
Hello,
On December 26, 1944 the NJG2 lost 3 Ju 88G-6 during a Nachtschlachteinsatz into Belgium. Can someone tell me which planes these were ? serialnr ?? crew ?? our ?? Thanks in advance, Michel |
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Re: Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
Apparently I believe they lost 7 G-6s and a G-1 on the night of 26-27 Dec 44 so which ones are you interested in
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Re: Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
Edited: for some reasons, I read NJG 3 in the question....
Michael Balss book on Nachjadg losses had five losses for NJG 3 on the night 26-27: 26./27.12.1944 5./NJG 3 Raum Süd - Belgien Feindflug: ja Ju 88 G-6 Werknr.: 620815 Fw. Siegfried Albrecht vermißt Fw. Walter Berger vermißt Uffz. Heinz Haake vermißt Uffz. Hans Roch vermißt Vom Feindflug nicht zurückgekehrt. 26./27.12.1944 5./NJG 3 Raum Süd - Belgien Feindflug: ja Ju 88 G-1 Werknr.: 714393 Ofw. Jakob Granderath vermißt Fw. Johannes Wieseler vermißt Ogefr. Hans Ziegler vermißt Ogefr. Emil Piontek vermißt Vom Feindflug nicht zurückgekehrt. 26./27.12.1944 8./NJG 3 Raum Charleroi (Belgien) Feindflug: ja Ju 88 G-6 Werknr.: 621599 D5 + Uffz. Adolf Meister vermißt Uffz. Kurt Schreiber vermißt Ogefr. Heinz Steinke vermißt Uffz. Karl-Hermann Bredenkamp vermißt Vom Feindflug über Belgien nicht zurückgekehrt. 26./27.12.1944 22.30 Uhr 9./NJG 3 Salm über Gerolstein/Eifel Feindflug: ja Ju 88 G-6 Werknr.: 620891 D5 + HT unverletzt, abgesprungen Uffz. Werner Herms verwundet, abgesprungen Uffz. Rudolf Lohr verwundet, abgesprungen Uffz. Johann Schmidt gefallen Absturz durch Feindbeschuß. 26./27.12.1944 00.35 Uhr 11./NJG 3 Haguenau (Elsaß) Feindflug: ja Ju 88 G-1 Werknr.: 710848 D5 + SW Oblt. Alfred Syncwzik Gefangenschaft Uffz. Heinz Brandt Gefangenschaft Fw. Heinrich Göbl Gefangenschaft Absturz nach Flakvolltreffer. Note: regarding the second crash, an Ofw Jacob Granderath and an Obgfr Hans Ziegeler who both died on 27 December 1944 are both buried in Lommel German war cemetery, Belgium, as "unknown soldiers". No trace of the other crew so far. The two bodies might have been found and buried together, so there is a chance that the crashplace may be found if you manage to trace their bodies. Last edited by Laurent Rizzotti; 28th January 2021 at 00:40. |
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Re: Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
Hello Michel,
in Balss, Deutsche Nachtjagd three NJG 2 losses on the night 26-27 Dec 1944 are listed: 9./NJG 2 Verviers/Belgien Ju 88 G-6 WNr. 620180 4R+ET Uffz Edmund Florian + Ogefr Werner Neuenhaus + Fw Gerhard Reppe POW Uffz Walter Kläser POW Vom Nachtschlachteinsatz nicht zurückgekehrt, Abschuß durch P-61 422nd NFS 10./NJG 2 Grandrieu/Belgien Ju 88 G-6 WNr. 620448 4R+NU Lt Hans Oppl + Uffz Walter Klamm + Uffz Franz Glaser + Fw Heinz Ende + Vom Nachtschlachteinsatz nicht zurückgekehrt 12./NJG 2 bei Namur/Belgien Ju 88 G-6 WNr. 620670 4R+LW (BS+SD) Fw Alfred Oswald vermisst Ogefr Anton Stocker vermisst Fw Erich Zdunnek + Fw Kurt Petsch vermisst Vom Nachtschlachteinsatz nicht zurückgekehrt Regards Leo |
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Re: Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
Balss also lists in his book Wk Nr 620141 7./NJG 2, Wk Nr 620136 7./NJG 2, Wk Nr 620546 7./NJG 2, 620155 9./NJG 2, 620180 9./NJG 2, 620658 10./NJG 2 or has he got it wrong?
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Re: Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
Hello Chris,
I have quoted the entries in the book "Deutsche Nachtjagd" from 1999 (ISBN 3-925 480-3-6). This book is obviously outdated. Regards Leo |
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Re: Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
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He published TWO books, one in 1997 and the one you have in 1999. Chris is quoting from the first one (except that Balss says 620545 and not 546) Cheers Stig |
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Re: Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
Hello Stig,
thank you for your information. So my book is a supplement of the 1997 edition. Regards Leo |
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Re: Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
1997 was softback, 1999 hardback are the easy ways of differentiation
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Re: Ju 88G-6 NJG 2 December 26, 1944
One of those 'Intruder' may have crashed North of A-78 (Florennes) shot down by local AAA. Its crew (buried somewhere ?) is unknown up to this day.
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