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4 unusual facts about Kommando Nowotny


Georg-Peter Eder

In September Hauptmann Eder was transferred to Erprobungskommando 262 and appointed Staffelkapitän, 1./Kommando Nowotny.

Hans Dortenmann

12./JG 54 and Leutnant Dortenmann were based at Achmer to fly airfield protection cover for the Me 262 jet fighters of Kommando Nowotny.

Helmut Baudach

By early 1944, Baudach had scored 13 victories, but transferred to Ekdo 262.

Kommando

The use of the term in the World War II era Luftwaffe was for special units used to test new aircraft for combat readiness (as Erprobungskommando units) and examples existed that only used the "Kommando" name, such as the Luftwaffe Gruppe-sized Kommando Nowotny.



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