Herrmann, Col. Hajo – KG-4, 30, JG-300 (Knights Cross – Oak Leaves – Sword) Wilde Sau. Kommodore of JG-300 (Wild Boars) Night Fighter Wing. Flew over 300 missions as Bomber Pilot during Battle of Britain, Malta & in the Artic before forming the “Wild Boar” unit which downed 56 British Bombers over Berlin the night of Aug. 24, 1943. One week later downed 46 heavy bombers over Berlin. Three nights later 26 were shot down, 128 heavy bombers in ten days. Captured by the Russians when he landed behind Russian lines to rescue a comrade forced down. The Russians kept him as a prisoner of war for 11 years. Check out the Luftwaffe leading nightfighter aces at this site. warintheair.com--Signed Photographs--Nachtjager (night fighters)
MMMM....good source site......Funny how Lt.Col Fritz Darges is listed as part of 5 SS Pz Reg. and as a member of "Florian Geyer'.....I have a photo clearly showing Fritz Darges as a Regimental commander in "Wiking"....strange....any way, it's a good source
let me just add that is went beyond just JG 300, JG 301 and JG 302 single engine night fighter Fw 190A's and Bf 109G-6's. the figures you quoted of RAF bombers shot down would also be credited to all the twin engine NJG's as well that were practicing the wilde sau tactic of visual interceptions with the help of ground based searchlights, not just JG 300 as it did not score those type of kills E ~
