Flak-Regiment 40

Stab/Flak-Regiment 40 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Adolf Gerlach, 26 Aug 1939 - 3 Oct 1940
• Obstlt Dr. Walter Matthey, Oct 1940 - 23 Aug 1941
• Oberst Georg Trost, 24 Aug 1941 - 25 Apr 1944
• Oberst Dr. Hermann Rudhart, Apr 1944 - 20 Sep 1944
• Maj Günter Deutschmann, 21 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945 

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Düsseldorf from Flak-Erkundungsstab Eifel.

Service:

• 1939/40 as Flakgruppe Düsseldorf, and later Flakgruppe Eifel-Nord
• May 1940 in France, later at Nantes (Flak-Brigade VI) and St. Nazaire
• Oct 1941 on Jersey with s.152 and s.153
• Jan 1943 on Jersey
• Feb 1943 in Dinant
• 1 Nov 1943 in Saloniki (20. Flak-Division) with s.544 (v), s.475 (v), le.885 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.) and gem. I./9 (mot.)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.544 (v), le.885 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.) and gem. I./9 (mot.)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.544 (v), s.545 (v), le.885 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.) and gem. I./9 (mot.)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Yugoslavia under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.544 (v), le.885 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.) and gem. I./9 (mot.)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.550 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), s.544 (v), gem. I./9 (mot.), le. 2., 4./885 (v) and 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (18./XVII, 19./XVII, 22./XVII, 34./XVII)
• 1 May 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.550 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), s.544 (v), gem. I./9 (mot.), le. 1., 4./885 (v) and 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (18./XVII, 19./XVII, 22./XVII, 34./XVII)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.550 (v), gem.544 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), gem. I./9 (mot.), le. 1., 2./885 (v), le. 4.-5./865 (ETr.) and 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (18./XVII, 19./XVII, 22./XVII, 34./XVII)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), gem.550 (v), gem.544 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), gem. I./6 (mot.), gem. I./9 (mot.), le. 1., 2./885 (v), le. 4.-5./865 (ETr.) and 13 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (18 - 22./XVII, 24./XVII, 29 - 35./XVII)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.), gem.475 (v), gem.550 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), gem.544 (v) and 19 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (1./XVII, 4./XVII, 11./XVII, 15./XVII, 18 - 19./XVII, 21 - 22./XVII, 24./XVII, 26./XVII, 28 - 35./XVII, 56./XVII)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.), gem.475 (v), gem.550 (v) and 8 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./XVII, 19./XVII, 21./XVII, 22./XVII, 26./XVII, 32 - 34./XVII)
• 1944 saw action as Flakführer Kroatien and Albanien (Sarajevo, Bosn.Brod, Mostar and Agram)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.), gem.475 (v), gem.550 (v), gem.545 (v) and 8 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./XVII, 19./XVII, 21./XVII, 22./XVII, 26./XVII, 32 - 34./XVII)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.) and 5 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./XVII, 21./XVII, 22./XVII, 26./XVII, 32/XVII); gem.475 (v) and 5./gem.566 (v); s.549 (v); gem.566 (v); s.638 (v); gem.706 (v); 2., 4./le.754 (v); le.865 (ETr.) and 2./le.866 (ETr.); 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (19./XVII, 33 - 34./XVII)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.) and 5 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./XVII, 21./XVII, 22./XVII, 26./XVII, 32/XVII); gem.475 (v) and 5./gem.566 (v); s.549 (v); gem.566 (v); s.638 (v); gem.706 (v); 2., 4./le.754 (v); le.865 (ETr.) and 2./le.866 (ETr.); 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (19./XVII, 33 - 34./XVII)
• Jan 1945 at Steinamanger (19. Flak-Division)

I./Flak-Regiment 40 (gem. mot., later Sf.):

Formed 1 Nov 1943 in northern Russia from IV./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 1, with 1. - 5. Batterien.

In Apr 1944 redesignated le.Flak-Abteilung 82 (mot.).

Reformed Aug 1944 from I./Flak-Regiment 42 (Sf) with 1. - 4. Batterien (now as I./40 (Sf)).

Disbanded 21 Apr 1945.

Service:

• Nov 1943 - Jan 1944 in northern Russia
• 1 Jan 1944 under Luftflotte 1 (Stab/Flakgruppe Süd)
• 1 Feb 1944 under Luftflotte 1 (Stab/Flakgruppe Süd)
• 1 Mar 1944 not listed
• 1 Apr 1944 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 41)
• 1 Sep 1944 in the Budapest area, under 17. Flak-Brigade
• 1 Oct 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 4)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 12)
• 1945 at Taufkirchen and Trattnach
• Apr 1945 in Luftgau XVII