gemischte Flak-Abteilung 144 (Fuhre)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Köln from parts of II./Flak-Regiment 14, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere and 4. - 5. leichte). Known as Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 144 until mid-41, and then Flak-Abteilung 144 (Fuhre).

Reorganised as a leichte Flak-Abteilung (Fuhre) in early 1943:

Stab/gem.144 no change
1./gem.144 became 1./597, and was reformed from 4./gem.144
2./gem.144 became 2./597, and was reformed from 5./gem.144
3./gem.144 became 3./597, and was reformed from le.Flak-Bttr. Reiter
4./gem.144 became 1./le.144, and was reformed
5./gem.144 became 2./le.144

In Apr 1944 redesignated le.Flak-Abteilung 80 (Sf):

Stab/le.144 became Stab/le.80
1./le.144 became 1./le.80
2./le.144 became 2./875
3./le.144 became 3./le.80
4./le.144 became 2./le.80

Service:

• 1939/40 in Luftgau VI
• May 1940 at Beauvechain (Belgium)
• 1941/42 mainly around Lake Ladoga (Lahdenpohja and Sortanlahti) and onboard ferries traversing the lake
• mid-1943(?) to France, now as le.144 (v)
• 1 Nov 1943 in Bordeaux under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Bordeaux under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Bordeaux under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Bordeaux under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Bordeaux under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45)