Flak-Brigade I

Kommandeure:

• Gen Walter von Axthelm, 1 Jun 1940 - 10 Mar 1941
• Oberst Walter von Hippel, 11 Mar 1941 - 31 Mar 1941
• Oberst Egon Baur, 26 Feb 1944 - 25 Oct 1944
• Oberst Oskar Schöttl, 27 Oct 1944 - 9 Feb 1945
• Oberst Herbert Roehler, 10 Feb 1945 - 18 Apr 1945

Ia:

• ?
• Hptm Heinrich Löhr, 1944 - Apr 1945

Formed 1 Jun 1940 in France (for Operation Red) with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 102
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 103

Organisation 12 Jul 1940 (air defence of Paris):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 102

On 14 Dec 1940 moved to Dessau, and 1 Apr 1941 became Stab/I. Flakkorps.

Reformed Apr 1944 in Paris (as the 1. Flak-Brigade), to control all Flak units in the Paris area.

Organisation 1 May 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 59 (v)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 79 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 653 (mot.)
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 1. Flak-Brigade

Both Stab/Flak-Regiment 79 (mot.) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 653 (mot.) left the brigade in Jun 1944.

Organisation 1 Jul 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 59 (v) in Paris
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 114 (E)
• Stab/Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment 11 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 159 (ETr.)
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 161

Organisation 1 Aug 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 59 (v) in Paris
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 114 (E)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 100 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 72 (E)
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 161

In Aug 1944 withdrew to Meux, Sep 1944 to Trier.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 72 (E) left the brigade in Sep 1944, and was replaced by Stab/Flak-Regiment 15 (v); Stab/Flak-Regiment 114 (E) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 100 (mot.) left the brigade in Oct 1944.

Organisation 1 Dec 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 8 (v)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 18 (mot.)
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 45./IV (from Oct 1944)
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 161

Nov 1944 to Amersfort (Holland, attached to the 16th Flak-Division), Dec 1944 to Aldenhoven, Feb 1945 to Köln (attached to 7th Flak-Division). Apr 1945 at Düsseldorf. Surrenderd 18 Apr 1945 in the Ruhr pocket.

Subordinated to:

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
Jun 1940 - Sep 1940	I. Flakkorps
Sep 1940 - Dec 1940	Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich
Dec 1940 - Apr 1941	Luftgau-Kommando III?
Apr 1944 - 9 Sep 1944	Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich
9 Sep 1944 - Apr 1945	III. Flakkorps