Nachtjagdgeschwader 100

Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 (NJG 100) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader did not have a Stab and no Geschwaderkommodore. It had two Gruppen (groups), operating separately. The I. Gruppe of NJG 100 was formed in early 1943 from the II.(Eis)/Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 while II. Gruppe was formed in July 1944 from three Staffeln of Nachtjagdgeschwader 200.

Nachtjagdgeschwader 100
Active	1943 – 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Night Fighter
Role	Air superiority
Size	Air Force Wing
Engagements	World War II
Insignia
Identification symbol	Geschwaderkennung of 8V (4.Staffel)

Commanding officers

Gruppenkommandeure

I. Gruppe of NJG 100

• Major Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, 1 August 1943 – 5 August 1943^[1]
• Major Rudolf Schoenert, 5 August 1943 – 31 December 1943^[1]

II. Gruppe of NJG 100

• Major Paul Zorner, 20 July 1944 – 8 May 1945^[1]

External links

• References to the Nachtjagdgeschwader in European newspapers