Flak-Regiment 79

Stab/Flak-Regiment 79 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Kurt Wäntig, 15 Jul 1941 - 15 Apr 1942
• Oberst Karl Halberstadt, 15 Apr 1942 - 1 Mar 1943
• Oberst Joachim von Wietersheim, 1 Mar 1943 - Apr 1944

Formed 15 Jul 1941 in Lille(?) from Stab/Festungs-Flak-Regiment 33.

In Jun 1944 redesignated Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 4.

Service:

• Jun 1942 in Lille under 16. Flak-Division, with I./141, le.81 and others
• Nov 1942 in Lille under 11. Flak-Division, with 596, 991 and others
• 1 Nov 1943 in (?) under 13. Flak-Division / 5. Flak-Brigade with le.991 (v), le.852 (v), gem. I./141 (mot.), gem.596 (v) and Lsp. 4./207 (v)
• 1 Jan 1944 in (?) under 13. Flak-Division / 5. Flak-Brigade with le.852 (v), le.991 (v), gem. I./141 (mot.) and gem.596 (v)
• 1 Feb 1944 in (?) under 13. Flak-Division / 5. Flak-Brigade with le.852 (v), le.991 (v) and gem.596 (v)
• 1 Mar 1944/1 Apr 1944 not listed
• 1 May 1944 in Paris area under 1. Flak-Brigade, with no units attached
• 1 Jun 1944 in Normandy under III. Flakkorps, with no units attached