Josef Kammhuber became “General of the Night Fighters”

16.10.1940 Josef Kammhuber was promoted to Generaloberst with the charge of “General of the Night Fighters” and established his HQ in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

He has planned and successfully implemented two roles for his units:
1. Defensive line in limited part of German border (”Kammhuber line”).
2. Long range raids against homebases of British bombers.

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