NJG Luftwaffe Nightfighter Over England Squadron Shield Enamel Pin

NJG Luftwaffe Nightfighter Over England Squadron Shield Enamel Pin with stickpin back.

Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 1 was formed on June 22, 1940 and comprised four Gruppen (groups). NJG 1 was created as an air defense unit for the Defense of the Reich campaign; an aerial war waged by the Luftwaffe against the bombing of the German Reich by RAF Bomber Command and the United States Air Force. In 1941 airborne radar was introduced with radar operators, and standardized in 1942 and 1943. Consequently, a large number of German night fighter aces existed within NJG 1.

NJG 1 operated all of the major twin-engine night fighters produced by German industry during the war. It fought in notable campaigns, such as the Battle of the Ruhr and Battle of Berlin. By the end of the war, lack of fuel, technical setbacks, lack of training and advances by the Allied powers rendered the Luftwaffe night force ineffective from August 1944 until the end of the war in May 1945. NJG 1 was the most successful night fighter wing and had claimed some 2,311 victories by day and night, for some 676 aircrew killed in action.