In what conflict was Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer a commanding officer of a night fighter-wing?
Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 "Nachtjagdgeschwader" 4 (NJG 4) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 4 was formed on 18 April 1941 in Metz. The unit's objective was to counter RAF Bomber Command's strategic night-bombing offensive. The unit's commanding officers included Oberstleutnant Wolfgang Thimmig (October 1943 – November 1944) and Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (20 November 1944 – 8 May 1945).
Heinz Heuer Heinz Heuer (2 August 1918 – 6 January 2002) was a German military police (German: "Feldgendarmerie" ) officer who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for single-handedly destroying 13 Soviet tanks during the Battle of Berlin in the closing days of World War II. He was the only member of the "Feldgendarmerie" to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.