Luftwaffe losses - where to find them?

[Der Max]

Servuss!

Can anyone help me with where I can find Luftwaffe unit losses for the year 1944? I am looking for the losses of NJG 4 and I wonder where I can find them?

Hals und bein!

Der Max

[Larry D.]

Really? You must be new to all of this.

The Gen.Qu.(6.Abt.)/Generalstab der Luftwaffe daily aircraft loss returns for 1944 have never been found.

The summarische Verlustmeldungen exist and can be obtained from BA-MA Freiburg im Breisgau.

If you are looking for one or two 1944 losses in particular, you can go to the 12 O'Clock High web site and ask there.

L.

[joerg]

Especially for the german Nightfighter losses look at the following two very complete books :
"Deutsche Nachtjagd. Materialverluste in Ausbildung und Einsatz" by Michael Balss, 1998/99.

[Larry D.]

Yes, Jörg, a few diligent researchers and authors have been able to compile complete or relatively complete lists for 1944 for a particular unit or group of units using the sum. Verlustmeldungen at BA-MA Freiburg, the namentliche Verlustmeldungen at WASt Berlin and other archival fragments that survived the war. But a complete 1944 listing for all of the Front Verbände no longer exists. However, the Verlustmeldungen bei die Schulen for January through 10 September 1944 does exist.

L.