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German Night Fighter Aces of WW2

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When the Luftwaffe entered the war, its nightfighter force was virtually non-existent thanks to its leader, 
Reichmarschall Hermann Göring, boasting that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mide-1940 his folly was evident; 
the first nightfighter wing was hastily formed with Bf 110s. As arguably the most consistently effective arm of the wartime Luftwaffe, 
the Nachtjagd took a steady toll of Allied aircraft - the vast majority of them RAF bombers - throughout most of World War 2. 
Fighting a tough enemy, as well as a lower priority in aircraft and personnel procurement than itmerited, 
the force never shrank from its task.