Flak-Regiment 6

Stab/Flak-Regiment 6 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Sattler, 1 Oct 1936 - 1 Jul 1938
• GenMaj Theodor Spiess, 1 Jul 1938 - 29 Feb 1940
• Oberst Erich Kressmann, 29 Feb 1940 - 31 May 1940
• Oberst Alfons Luczny, 11 Jun 1940 - 29 Jul 1940
• Obstlt Georg von Gyldenfeldt, 31 Jul 1940 - 15 Sep 1941
• Obstlt Fritz Laicher, Sep 1941 - Feb 1942
• Oberst Günther Sachs, Feb 1942 - Nov 1942
• Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Schophoff, Nov 1942 - Jan 1943
• Obstlt Kurt Wege, Jan 1943 - Jun 1944
• Oberst Otto Ulack, Jul 1944 - Oct 1944
• Obstlt Salamon, Oct 1944 - Nov 1944
• Oberst Otto Ulack, Nov 1944 - 8 Feb 1945
• Maj Georg Mangelsdorff (acting), Jan 1945 - Feb 1945
• Maj Siegfried Lamprecht, 9 Feb 1945 - May 1945

Formed 1 Oct 1936 in Hamburg-Altona.

Service:

• Oct 1936 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV and VII
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando XI
• Jul 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 6
• from Aug 1939 as Flakgruppe Hamburg-Nord
• May 1940 in Eastern Belgium (under II. Flakkorps, 12.5 - 18 May 1940) with I. and II./441, le.741 and le.841
• 1 Aug 1940 at Ostende, again under II. Flakkorps, with I./441, II./441, le.741 and le.841
• Mar 1941 to Germany
• Jun 1941 under II. Flakkorps with I. and II./441, support of Heeresgruppe Mitte in Central Russia
• Jan 1942 under II. Flakkorps with II./14, I./Lehr, II./26, le.93, le.74, I./24, le.71, 10./38, Heeres-Fla-Abt. 601 and 611
• 1942 support of 3. Panzerarmee
• 1 Feb 1942 - 10 Apr 1942 under 12. Flak-Division
• 10 Apr 1942 - 13 Jan 1945 under 18. Flak-Division
• Sep 1942 at Orel
• from Jun 1943 Flakgruppe Smolensk (possibly earlier)
• from Sep 1943 Flakgruppe Witebsk
• 1 Nov 1943 in Witebsk under 10. Flak-Brigade, with le. II./FAS II (mot), le. 1./995 (mot), gem. I./52 (mot) and s.395 (E)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Witebsk under 18. Flak-Division, with le.83 (mot.), le.93 (mot.), le.94 (mot.), gem. I./34 (mot.), gem. I./43 (mot.), gem. I./50 (mot.), gem. II./8 (mot.), gem. I./111 (mot.), gem. II./14 (mot.), gem. I./52 (mot.), gem. I./29 (mot.), s.395 (E) and II./FAS II (mot.)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Witebsk under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. II./4 (mot.), gem. II./8 (mot.), gem. II./14 (mot.), gem. II./26 (mot.), gem. I./29 (mot.), gem. I./52 (mot.), gem. I./34 (mot.), gem. I./43 (mot.), gem. I./702(?) (mot.), le.76 (mot.), le.93 (mot.) and le.94 (mot.)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Witebsk, under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. II./8 (mot.), gem. II./26 (mot.), gem. I./29 (mot.), gem. I./43 (mot.), gem. II./49 (mot.), le.76 (mot.) and le.93 (mot.)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. II./8 (mot.), gem. I./43 (mot.), gem. I./29 (mot.), gem. II./49 (mot.), le. 76 (mot.), le.93 ( mot.) and I./Lehr (mot.)
• 1 May 1944 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. I./29 (mot.), gem. II./49 (mot.), le. 76 (mot.), le.78 (v), le.93 (v) and I./Lehr (mot.)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 18. Flak-Division, with le. 76 (mot.), le.78 (mot.), le.93 (Sf), gem. II./49 (mot.) and I./Lehr (mot.)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 18. Flak-Division, with le. 76 (mot.), le.93 (Sf), gem. II./49 (mot.) and I./Lehr (mot.)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 18. Flak-Division, with le. 76 (mot.), le.93 (Sf), gem. II./49 (mot.), gem. I./111 (mot.), gem. I./Lehr (mot.) and gem. II./33 (mot.)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. 2./2 (mot.), gem. II./4 (mot.), le.71 (Sf) and le.93 (Sf)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. 2./2 (mot.), gem. II./4 (mot.), le.71 (Sf), le.93 (Sf) and gem. I./111 (mot.)
• Oct 1944 at Frauenburg
• 1 Nov 1944 under 27. Flak-Division, with gem. II./36 (mot.) and gem. I./111 (mot.)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. I./FAS I (mot.), gem. Sturm.802 (v), 2./s.217 (o), 4./s.313 (o), 1./s.477 (o) and 3./le.722 (o)
• Dec 1944 at Memel
• 13 Jan 1945 - May 1945 under 27. Flak-Division
• Jan 1945 Goldap, Gumbinnen and later Dramburg
• Apr 1945 at Bad Freienwalde (Pommern, 15. Flak-Brigade)

I./Flak-Regiment 6 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1935 in Hamburg-Altona with 1. - 5. Batterien. 1 Oct 1935 - 1 Nov 1935 used the cover designation Fahr-Abt. Hamburg. Destroyed May 1943 in Tunisia.

Reformed 1943 in Yugoslavia, with 5./6 formed from 3./Flak-Abt.891.

Service:

• Oct 1935 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV and VII
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando XI
• Jul 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 6
• May 1940 under II. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)
• from 1 Aug 1940 at Calais, under II. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)
• Sep 1940/Oct 1940 at Calais
• Mar 1941 to the Balkans (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)
• Apr 1941 at Kulata
• Jul 1941 at Eleusis
• 1941 to Sicily(?)
• Nov 1941 left Hamburg-Altona for North Africa
• Aug 1942 at El Alamein
• Jan 1943 at Zuara
• destroyed May 1943 in Tunisia (https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/19fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">19. Flak-Division)
• 1943/44 in Yugoslavia
• 1 Nov 1943 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Hungary, directly under Komm.Gen.d.Dt.Lw. in Ungarn
• 1 May 1944 not listed
• 1 Jun 1944 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• Oct 1944 withdrawn to Tarnowitz
• 1 Nov 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)

II./Flak-Regiment 6 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Hamburg-Altona as II./Flak-Regiment 6 (le. mot.) with 6. - 8. Batterien. On 15 Nov 1938 renamed le.Flak-Abteilung 76.

Reformed 1 Nov 1943 in Pleskau from IV./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 12, now as a gem.mot Abteilung with 6. - 10. Batterien.

In Jun 1944 redesignated I./Flak-Regiment 30.

Service:

• Oct 1937 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV and VII
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando XI
• Jul 1938 - Nov 1938 under Luftverteidigungskommando 6
• 1943/44 stationed in the Pleskau area
• 1 Jan 1944 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 164)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 164)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 164)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 41)
• 1 May 1944 not listed
• 1 Jun 1944 not listed

III./Flak-Regiment 6 (Sw. mot.):

Formed 15 Nov 1938 in Hamburg-Altona, later Rendsburg, with 11. - 13. Batterien.

14./6 was formed in 1942.

In Aug 1943 redesignated Flak-Abteilung 592 (14./6 became 4./398).

Service:

• Nov 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 6
• Apparently remained in the Hamburg area 1939 - Jan 1942
• Jan 1942 - Jan 1943 as III./Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 3 supporting the Himmelbett system
• from Jul 1942 stationed in Luftgau XI (Hamburg area) and Luftgau VI