Luftwaffen-Bau-Regimenter

Overview:

Regiment HQ 's only, formed to control various Luftwaffen-Bau-Bataillone. All carried numbers, indicating what Luftgau-Kommando they belonged to.

The planned formation of Luftwaffen-Bau-Regimenter 1./VI, 3./VI, 2./XIII, 3./XIII and 5./XIII, together with regiments in Luftgaue IV, VIII and XVII, was cancelled. No details are available for the regiments. All dates are taken from the Feldpostübersicht.

For details, see under each Luftgau:

Luftgau I
Luftgau III
Luftgau VI
Luftgau VII
Luftgau XI
Luftgau XII
Luftgau XIII

Luftgau I

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 1./I

Kommandeure:

• ObLt Karl Faber, 25 Jan 1940 - ?

Formed in 25 Jan 1940, but disbanded a few months later (Summer 1940)

Luftgau III

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 1./III

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Otto Krueger, ? - 10 Mar 1941
• Oberst Walter Leon, 10 Mar 1941 - 28 Apr 1941
• ?

Formed in Winter 1940/41. Disbanded Winter 1943/44. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 2./III

Kommandeure:

• ObLt Paul Plaskuda, 10 Aug 1942 - ?

Formed in Aug 1942. Disbanded Winter 1943/44. No details.

Luftgau VI

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 2./VI

Kommandeure:

• ObLt Wilhelm von Wuthenau, 30 Jan 1940 - Jan 1941
• GenMaj Hans Heinrich Beyer, 15 Jan 1941 - May 1942
• ObLt Ernst Schmidt-Oswald, 23 May 1942 - ?

Formed in Winter 1940/41. Disbanded Winter 1942/43. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 4./VI

Formed in Summer 1942. Disbanded Winter 1942/43. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 5./VI

Formed in Summer 1942. Disbanded Winter 1943/44. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 6./VI

Kommandeure:

• Maj Gustav Langenscheidt, 25 Jun 1940 - 28 Jun 1940
• ObLt Karl Merckle, 28 Jun 1940 - ?

Formed in Summer 1940. Disbanded Summer 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 7./VI

Kommandeure:

• ?

Formed in Summer 1940. Disbanded Summer 1943. No details.

Luftgau VII

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 1./VII

Formed in early 1940. Disbanded Summer 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 2./VII

Formed in early 1940. Disbanded Summer 1940, but reformed from Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 3./VII. Disbanded Summer 1943 in Western France.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 3./VII

Formed in early 1940. Redesignated Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 2./VII in Summer 1940, and reformed from Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 5./VII. In Summer 1943 transferred to Memmingen and was disbanded.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 4./VII

Formed in early 1940. Disbanded Summer 1940, but reformed in Winter 1940/41. Disbanded Winter 1943/44. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 5./VII

Formed in early 1940. Redesignated Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 3./VII in Summer 1940

Luftgau XI

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 1./XI

Formed in Winter 1940/41. Disbanded Winter 1943/44. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 2./XI

Formed in Summer 1940. Disbanded Summer 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 3./XI

Formed in Winter 1940/41. Disbanded Summer 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 4./XI

Formed in Summer 1940. Disbanded Summer 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 5./XI

Formed in Winter 1940/41. Disbanded Winter 1943/44 in Luftgau I. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 6./XI

Formed in Summer 1940 from Kommandeur der Bautruppen 75 (Army). Disbanded Summer 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 7./XI

Formed in Summer 1940 from Kommandeur der Bautruppen 76 (Army). Disbanded Winter 1943/44. No details.

Luftgau XII

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 1./XII

Formed in 1940. Initially known as Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment Kastellaun. Disbanded 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 2./XII

Formed in 1940. Initially known as Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment Mannheim-Sandhofen. Disbanded 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 3./XII

Formed in 1940. Initially known as Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment Wiesbaden. Disbanded 28 Oct 1942 in Western France.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 4./XII

Formed in 1940. Initially known as Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment Langendiebach. Disbanded 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 5./XII

Formed in 1940. Initially known as Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment Gießen. Disbanded 1943. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 6./XII

Formed in 1940. Initially known as Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment Fritzlar. Disbanded Winter 1943/44. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 7./XII

Formed in 1940. Disbanded 1943. No details.

Luftgau XIII

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 1./XIII

Formed in Winter 1940/41. Disbanded Winter 1943/44. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 4./XIII

Formed in Winter 1940/41. Disbanded Winter 1942/43. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment 6./XIII

Formed in Summer 1941. Disbanded Winter 1943/44. No details.

Luftwaffen-Bau-Regiment Holland

Formed 1940 in Holland. Controlled all Luftwaffen-Bau-Bataillone in Holland.