Nachtjagdgeschwader 6

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Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
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Active1943 – 1945
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Balkenkreuz.svg   Luftwaffe
Type Night Fighter
Role Air superiority
SizeAir Force Wing
Engagements World War II
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 (NJG 6) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 6 was formed in May 1943.

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  • Aders, Gebhard (1978). History of the German Night Fighter Force, 1917–1945. London: Janes. ISBN   978-0-354-01247-8.
  • Hinchliffe, Peter (1998). Luftkrieg bei Nacht 1939–1945[Air War at Night 1939–1945] (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN   978-3-613-01861-7.