3. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

• GenLt Theodor Spieß, 1 Sep 1941 - 30 Jun 1942
• GenLt Walter von Hippel, 1 Jul 1942 - 19 Apr 1944
• GenMaj Alwin Wolz, 1 May 1944 - 1 Apr 1945
• GenMaj Otto Stange, 2 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945

Ia:

• ?
• Hptm Helmut Kampradt, Oct 1942 - Jun 1943
• Major Stross, Jul 1943 - Jul 1944
• Hptm Helmut Bode, 3 Aug 1944 - Oct 1944
• Hptm Artur Zabel, 17 Oct 1944 - May 1945

Formed 1 Sep 1941 in Hamburg from Luftverteidigungskommando 3 with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 16 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Süd)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 60 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Ost?)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 123? (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Nord)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 161 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hamburg)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 123

Stab/Flak-Regiment 51 replaced Stab/Flak-Regiment 123 as Flakgruppe Hamburg-Nord in Jun 1942.

Organisation 1 Nov 1943:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 16 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Süd)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 51 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Nord)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 60 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Ost?)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 161 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hamburg)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 123

Stab/Flak-Regiment 66 (Flakgruppe Schleswig-Holstein) joined the division in Mar 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 16 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Süd)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 51 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Nord)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 60 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Ost?)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 66 in Flensburg (Flakgruppe Schleswig-Holstein)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 161 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hamburg)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 123

Stab/Flak-Regiment 66 moved to Lübeck as Flakgruppe Lübeck in Jun 1944, but remained subordinated to the division.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 joined the division in Aug 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 16 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Süd)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 51 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Nord)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 60 (Flakgruppe Hamburg-Ost?)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 in Rheine? (Flakgruppe Weser-Ems)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 66 in (Flakgruppe Lübeck)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 161 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hamburg)
• Flak-Transport-Bttr. 17./XI and 34./III
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 123

Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 left for8. Flak-Division in Sep 1944; Stab/Flak-Regiment 122 (Eisb.) joined the division in Oct 1944.

The Division remained in Hamburg until the end.

Subordinated to Luftgau-Kommando XI, and from Apr 1945 VI. Flakkorps.