Luftwaffe night fighter force
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The Luftwaffe night fighter force was Nazi Germany’s specialized air arm during World War II tasked with intercepting and destroying Allied bombers in nocturnal air defense operations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luftwaffe night fighter force canonical | 2 |
| Luftwaffe night fighter command | 1 |
| fighter command of the Luftwaffe | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air defense force
ⓘ
military aviation unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Third Reich ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Nachtjagdgeschwader ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| notableAce |
August Geiger
ⓘ
Egon Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz Rumpelhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans-Dieter Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans-Joachim Jabs ⓘ Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer ⓘ Helmut Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfred Meurer NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Drewes ⓘ Paul Zorner ⓘ Peter Spoden ⓘ Reinhard Kollak NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Herget ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Gordon Gollob
ⓘ
Josef Kammhuber ⓘ Werner Streib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Defense against RAF area bombing of German cities ⓘ |
| operationalTheater |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
European theater of World War II
German airspace ⓘ occupied Western Europe ⓘ |
| opponent |
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
interception of enemy bombers
ⓘ
night air defense ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| target |
Allied bombing of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied strategic bombing campaign
|
| usedAircraft |
Dornier Do 217
ⓘ
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ⓘ Heinkel He 219 ⓘ Junkers Ju 88 ⓘ Messerschmitt Bf 110 ⓘ |
| usedSystem | Kammhuber Line ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
Wilde Sau tactic
ⓘ
Wilde Sau tactic ⓘ
surface form:
Zahme Sau tactic
ground-controlled interception ⓘ radar-directed interception ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
Würzburg radar
ⓘ
surface form:
Lichtenstein radar
airborne radar ⓘ ground-based radar ⓘ searchlights ⓘ |
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Luftwaffe night fighter command