6. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

• Gen Job Odebrecht, 1 Sep 1941 - 1 Sep 1942
• GenLt Werner Anton, 1 Sep 1942 - 8 May 1945

Ia:

• Maj Kurt Lütz, ? - Apr 1943
• Maj Clemens Martin, Apr 1943 - Jul 1944
• Hptm Erhard Richter, 1 Aug 1944 - May 1945

Formed 1 Sep 1941 in Brüssels from Luftverteidigungskommando 6 with(?):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 8 (Flakgruppe Rotterdam)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 111 (Flakgruppe Amsterdam)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 129 (Flakgruppe Dunkirk)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 132 (Flakgruppe Boulogne)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 431 (Flakgruppe Lille)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 126

On 1 Apr 1942 replaced by the 16. Flak-Division and moved to Luftflotte 1 in Northern Russia (HQ at Medved).

Organisation on 1 Sep 1942:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 18 (mot.) in Duderholf, supporting the 11th Armee
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 151 (mot.) in Medved, supporting the 16th Armee
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 164 (mot.) in Roshdestvenno, supporting the 18th Armee
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 126
• Division Nachschubführer

Organisation 22 Jun 1943:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 151 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 164 (mot.)
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 126

Organisation 1 Nov 1943:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 43 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 151 (mot.)
• le.Heimat-Bttr. 6./I
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 126

Stab/Flak-Regiment 136 (mot.) (Flakgruppe Ostland) joined the division in Dec 1943, but left again Feb 1944; Stab/Flak-Regiment 41 (mot.) joined the division in Feb 1944, left Apr 1944, but return again Jul 1944; Stab/Flak-Regiment 151 (mot.) left the division Jul 1944, but returned again Aug 1944.

Organisation 1 Sep 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 41 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 43 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 151 (mot.)
• Flak-Transport-Bttr. 6./VI, 14./VI, 15./XI and 28./IV
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 126

Stab/Flak-Regiment 136 (mot.) joined the division in Sep 1944, when the 2. Flak-Division left for Germany, followed by Stab/Flak-Regiment 164 (mot.) in Oct 1944. Stab/Flak-Regiment 136 (mot.) left again Oct 1944 for the 18. Flak-Division.

Saw ground combat in Kurland 1945, and surrendered in the Libau area.

Subordinated to Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich, from 1 Apr 1942 Luftflotte 1 and from 16 Apr 1945Luftwaffenkommando Kurland.