▁bom ber ▁cre ws ▁" The ▁sp ook ▁of ▁St . ▁Tr ond ". ▁ ▁Sch n au fer ' s ▁greatest ▁one - night ▁success ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁ace - in - a - day ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁claimed ▁nine ▁Lanc aster ▁heavy ▁bom bers ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁one ▁day . ▁Two ▁were ▁claimed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁seven , ▁in ▁just ▁ 1 9 ▁minutes , ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁between ▁ 2 0 : 4 4 ▁and ▁ 2 1 : 0 3 . ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁influ ential ▁figures ▁that ▁inst ig ated ▁a ▁brief ▁return ▁to ▁mass ▁intr uder ▁operations ▁over ▁England ▁named ▁Operation ▁G is ela . ▁General ▁der ▁Nach t j ag d ▁( General ▁of ▁Night ▁F igh ters ), ▁was ▁Gener alle ut nant ▁Sch mid , ▁command ing ▁I . ▁Jag dk or ps ▁and ▁K amm h uber , ▁command ing ▁XII . ▁Fl ie ger kor ps , ▁and ▁de ▁fact o ▁command - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Night ▁F ighter ▁Force ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁had ▁long ▁since ▁desired ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁intr uder ▁operations ▁over ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁bases ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁propos als ▁met ▁resistance ▁from ▁Hans - J ürgen ▁St ump ff , ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff . ▁Event ually , ▁in