21. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

• GenLt Kurt Steudemann, 1 Mar 1943 - 6 Jun 1944
• GenLt Ernst Buffa, 6 Jun 1944 - 30 Nov 1944
• Oberst Erich Gröpler, 1 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945

Ia:

• Maj Liebau, ? - 1944
• Hptm Kurt Drösemeyer, 15 Nov 1944 - May 1945

Formed 1 Mar 1943 in Darmstadt from Stab/Flak-Brigade VI. Responsible for air defence in the Rhein-Main area.

Organisation 1 Nov 1943:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 29 (Flakgruppe Frankfurt/Main)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 49 (Flakgruppe Mannheim)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 169 (v) (Flakgruppe Saarbrücken)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 189 (v) (Flakgruppe Mainz)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 70 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Koblenz(?))
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 109
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 119
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 139
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 141

Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 70 was disbanded in Apr 1944; Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 139 left the division in Jul 1944.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 169 (v) left the division in Sep 1944, and was replaced by Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v).

Organisation 1 Dec 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 29 (Flakgruppe Frankfurt/Main)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 49 (Flakgruppe Mannheim)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 189 (v) (Flakgruppe Mainz)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 109 (Darmstadt)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 119 (Darmstadt)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 141

The division moved to Wiesbaden Feb 1945, and ended the war in Tegernsee.

Subordinated to:

Mar 1943 - 1 Apr 1944	Luftgau-Kommando XII/XIII
1 Apr 1944 - 6 Sep 1944	Luftgau-Kommando VII
6 Sep 1944 - Feb 1945	Luftgau-Kommando XIV
Feb 1945 - May 1945	IV. Flakkorps