Books on NJG 2

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Dave Pawlikowski
Heinz Rokker - NJG2
Tue Dec 11 00:36:54 2001


Heinz Rokker was a NJG2 pilot who finished the conflict with 64 victories.

He survived the war. Is he still alive today? If not, when did he pass and where is he buried?

Also, he wrote a book about NJG2. Any opinions on his work? I found nothing in a search of this board.

Thank you!

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Jim P.
Rokker's book
Tue Dec 11 02:13:18 2001


Definitely worth getting if you're into the NF stuff. Its almost like a war diary of I./NJG 2 -- and probably is, though it isn't necessarily laid out as such vs. Kock's NJG 6 war diary. Many photos, including some that show very interesting, if not unique, armament schemes. Also includes claims, losses, lists of personnel. Very well done as these things go. Contact Richard Lutz if you're in the U.S., or the VDM (publisher) web site. I'd post it, but my work PC, where I had it saved, just got creamed by a virus.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Dave Pawlikowski
Thanks Jim...
Tue Dec 11 02:30:14 2001


I guess that TWO thumbs up for Rokker's book on NJG2. My German is very, very rough but I can plod through it. I found the book just doing a search on Rokker. A Canadian dealer had it listed.

I'm in the USA - Mass. I will try to locate a US dealer, unless you can reccomend.

I have also just learned that Rokker is alive and well, as is his gunner. The bordfunker was very ill a little while ago and may have passed away.

As always, thanks for the info!

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Scott Fraser
Also Möhlenbeck's book
Tue Dec 11 09:51:11 2001


You might also be interested in:

Ferne Nachtjagd
Otto Möhlenbeck & Manfred Leihse
Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1976 (2nd Edition)
ISBN 3-87943-413-1

This is based on the memoir/diary of Dr. Otto Möhlenbeck, medical officer of NJG 2. It covers the period from July 1940 until NJG 2 left the Mediterranean in mid-1943. There are several references to Rökker as well as a couple of photos of his aircraft. This is much more than just a doctor's memoirs, as there is much (narrative) detail about the units operations. Also in German.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Claus Nattermann
Roekker not Rokker
Tue Dec 11 12:29:46 2001


Every name deserves correct spelling. If you are not familiar with the "Umlaute" of the German language, write "ae", "oe" and "ue" instead, not simply "a", "o" and "u".

That is why for international keyboards the correct spelling of famous German names is "Moelders", "Baer" ... and "Roekker".

Regards,
Claus Nattermann

[Richard T Eger]

From within a thread on 12 O'Clock High!:

Jim P.
More --
Tue Feb 19 19:04:29 2002
64.223.199.2

The Blitz, Then and Now - 3 volumes. And what's the title of the book on NJG 2 Intruder missions and Operation 'Gisela'?

Do the Fighter Command War Diaries contain info on LW ops? I don't remember.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Erich Brown
Intruders over Britain by Simon Parry.....n/t
Tue Feb 19 19:38:29 2002
63.164.162.230

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Jim P.
Thank you Erich for the backup. n/t
Wed Feb 20 01:14:54 2002
209.237.197.145

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Peter Harris
Opinions on "Intruders Over Britain"o
Tue May 7 02:24:47 2002
202.67.81.161

Gidday,

I'd be interested in opinion's of Simon Parry's "Intruders Over Britain". I've seen it advertised SH for around $30US, which is a significant ammount given current personal constraints!

yours,
Peter Harris
Sydney, OZ

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Bertrand H
Intruders
Tue May 7 08:02:14 2002
212.30.116.74

Peter,


On 12 march 2002 I have let a request on the two books on Intruders

Nick Beale told me :

Wakefield or Parry?
Tue Mar 12 12:33:57 2002


I have both books: Simon Parry's is about intruder missions by long range night fighters and by the Me 410 fighter-bombers of II./KG 51. These were largely directed against Allied bombers and their bases with a bit of general harassment thrown in.

Wakefield's is about pathfinding missions by medium bombers, marking targets for major raids on cities.

The two books are quite different in their subject matter and both worth reading.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Juha
Simon Parry's "Intruders Over Britain"
Tue May 7 09:00:31 2002
62.237.17.248

Hello
I bought and read, at least partly, the book ten years ago. I paid £GB 11.95 for it(paperback). If my memory serves me right it is a good book. Text is informative, the style maybe is not especially fluid but I'm not sure about that, 10 years makes recollections hazy. But for sure there are in appendixes the losses and claims of the German twin-engined units which flew the intruder missions AND the RAF losses attributable to the intruders. So it gives a realistic picture of the effectivenes of the German intuder operations. So if you are interesting in those ops I recommended the book. there is also rather many pictures but in the paperback edition the reproduction makes them too dark and some maps. Also lot of recollections of German and British fliers.

Hope this helps a little
Juha

[Richard T Eger]

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Carsten Petersen
Intruders Over Britain
Tue May 7 10:03:49 2002
195.97.164.98

Simon's book is a good book with a lot research behind it. 30 US is a bit much for the book but it has been out of sale for quite a while. Anyway, buy it, If you are interested in German night fighters over Britain.

[Richard T Eger]

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keith falla
intruders over britain
Tue May 7 10:13:56 2002
62.254.0.7

not knowing anything about the intruder raids in the early part of the war i bought this book. i found it informative with out being over the top. i think it is a good starting point for a subject that is usually over looked.

[Richard T Eger]

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Neil
If you need a copy....
Tue May 7 16:21:46 2002
195.93.32.153

....try writing direct to Simon, c/o PO Box 223, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT 12 3YQ, GB

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Graham Boak
Ju88C NJG2 in desert
Wed Oct 8 15:04:08 2003
20.138.254.2

The latest Luftwaffe im Forum arived today: on page 10 is a photo of a crashed Ju 88C-6 R4+BH. I understood that these aircraft were black overall. However, this view shows dark fuselage sides around the markings but what appears to me the conventional 70/71 camouflage on top. Comments anyone?

(Graham probably meant to say "Luftwaffe im Focus".

Regards,
Richard)

[Richard T Eger]

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Artie Bob
Ju 88C-6 colors I. NJG 2
Wed Oct 8 20:52:47 2003
216.80.145.32

In Heinz Rökker's book on I. NJG 2 most of the Ju 88 Cs in photos had the black O/A scheme. However, Rökker's own C-6 is shown with a light underside and sand brown meander over a dark upper surface (however I can't identify the time periodof the photos-probably pretty late as it has Lichtenstein BC). So they were'nt all solid black.
p.s. There were some neat all black A-4s in the Gruppe with "Englandblitz" emblems.

Best regards,

Artie Bob

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Tim Yeomans
Junkers 88 R4+JH
Fri Nov 28 10:58:36 2003
195.93.32.12

Looking for any information whatever on Junkers 88 R4+JH of 1/NJG based at Gilze Rijen 1941. The aircraft was lost in June 1941, who were the crew?

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Jochen Menke
JochenMenkeOF@aol.com
Ju 88 / R4+JH
Fri Nov 28 13:16:16 2003
195.93.66.9

Ju 88 C-2 / WNr. 0827
R4 + JH 1./NJG 2
+22.06.41 Deeping St.James (Petersborough/GB), air-combat with Beaufighter of 25.Sqd./RAF
Crew:
Fw Otto Wiese +
Uffz Heinrich Beul (PoW)
Uffz Hermann Mandel +

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

keith falla
ju88 r4+jh
Sat Nov 29 11:24:44 2003
81.96.141.20

there is an account of this crash in the book
Intruders over britain by simon parry published by air research publications ISBN 1871187168

[Richard T Eger]

The following is a description of a book seen on eBay:

'Ferne Nachtjagd: Aufzeichnungen aus den Jahren 1940 - 1945

Von Otto Möhlenbeck und Manfred Leihse

Zitat: "Dieser Bericht über Fern-Nachtjäger ist zugleich die Geschichte der I./NJG 2. Wie kaum eine andere Luftwaffeneinheit wurde die I./NJG 2 für die verschiedensten Einsatzarten herangezogen. - Hier werden Erinnerungen an längst vergessene Namen und Begebenheiten wach. - Dieses Buch umfaßt ein eigenes Kapitel Kriegsgeschichte."

Inhalt:

- Einleitung

- Der 2. Weltkrieg ist eröffnet

- Fernnachtjagd

- Die Entwicklung auf dem afrikanischen Kriegsschauplatz

Motorbuchverlag, 1. Auflage 1975, gebunden, 224 Seiten mit Fotos sowie Abschuß- und Verlustlisten.'

Altavista translation:

'Long Distance Night Interception: Recordings from the Years 1940 - 1945

By Otto Möhlenbeck und Manfred Leihse.

Quotation: "This report about long distance night fighters is at the same time the history of the I./NJG 2. Like hardly another Luftwaffe unit the I./NJG 2 for the most diverse ways of application was consulted. - here memories become on long forgotten names and occurences awake. - this book covers its own chapter war history."

Contents:

- Introduction

- The 2nd World War is open

- Long distance night interception

- The development on the African theater

Motorbuch Publishing House, 1st edition 1975, bound, 224 pages with photos as well as claims and casualty lists.'

Regards,
Richard