Flak-Regiment 56

Stab/Flak-Regiment 56 (o):

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Friedrich Meyer, 1941 - 20 May 1943
• Oberst Rudolf Albitz, 10 Jun 1943 - 1 Mar 1945
• Oberst Friedrich Buschmann, 1 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945

Formed late 1941 in Bremen(?).

Service:

• 1941/42 in Bremen(?), 8. Flak-Division
• 1 Nov 1943 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 15. Flak-Brigade, with Sw. 1.-3./139 (o), Sw. 1.-3./169 (o), Sw. 1.-3./149 (o) and Sw. 4./619 (o)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 15. Flak-Brigade, with Sw.139 (o), Sw.149 (o), Sw.169 (o) and Sw. 4./619 (o)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 15. Flak-Brigade, with Sw.139 (o), Sw.149 (o), Sw.169 (o) and Sw. 4./619 (o)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 15. Flak-Brigade, with Sw.139 (o), Sw.149 (o), Sw.169 (o) and Sw. 4./619 (o)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 15. Flak-Brigade, with Sw.139 (o), Sw.149 (o), Sw.169 (o) and Sw.619 (o)
• 1 May 1944 - 1 Jul 1944 not listed
• 1 Aug 1944 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 8. Flak-Brigade, with Sw.139 (o) and Sw.619 (o)
• 1 Sep 1944 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 8. Flak-Brigade, with Sw.139 (o) and Sw.619 (o)
• 1 Oct 1944 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 8. Flak-Brigade, with Sw.139 (o) and Sw.619 (o)
• 1 Nov 1944 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 8. Flak-Brigade, with Sw.139 (o) and Sw.619 (o)
• 1 Dec 1944 in Hannover as Flakscheinwerfergruppe Hannover, under 8. Flak-Brigade, with Sw.139 (o) and Sw.619 (o)
• 1945 at western front, under 28. Flak-Division(?)

I./Flak-Regiment 56 (gem. mot.):

Formed Dec 1944(?) from Stab/s.Flak-Abt. 602 (1. - 5. Batterien from 1./602, 4./137, 8./647, 7./602 and 7./876).

Service:

• 1944/45 in the Niederrhein area, Luftgau XI