11. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

• Gen Helmut Richter, 1 Sep 1941 - 31 Oct 1943
• GenLt Erich Kressmann, 1 Nov 1943 - Mar 1944
• GenMaj Oskar Kraemer, Aug 1944 - 8 May 1945

Ia:

• ?
• Hptm Bednartz, 30 Jan 1945 - 1945
• Hptm Günther Schmidt-Hern, 1945 - May 1945

Formed 1 Sep 1941 in Bordeaux(?) from Luftverteidigungskommando 11, and covered the area from Brittany to the French/Spanish border. In Jan 1943 moved to Nimes, now with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 45 in Bordeaux
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 69 in Marseille
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 85 in Tarascon
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 653 in Narbonne
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 131

Organisation 1 Nov 1943:

• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/12flabrg.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Stab/12. Flak-Brigade (mot.)
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/18flabrg.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Stab/18. Flak-Brigade (mot.)
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 131

https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/18flabrg.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Stab/18. Flak-Brigade (mot.) left the division in Dec 1943.

In Feb 1944 redesignated Stab/III. Flakkorps.

Reformed Aug 1944 in Heydebreck/Oberschlesien from Stab/15. Flak-Brigade with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 54 (Flakgruppe Auschwitz*)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 106 (Flakgruppe Oberschlesien-West)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 107 (Flakgruppe Oberschlesien-Ost)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 150 (Flakgruppe Breslau)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 84 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Oberschlesien)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 131

1 Mar 1945 at Friedberg under I. Flakkorps.

Subordinated to Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich, from Sep 1944Luftgau-Kommando VIII and from Apr 1945 I. Flakkorps.

* possibly known as Flakgruppe Krakau.