gemischte Flak-Abteilung 166 (v)

Formed Apr 1941 in Luftgau XI with (known as Reserve Flak-Abt. 166 until Jul 1942):

Stab/Res.166 new
1./Res.166 from Res.Flak-Bttr. 6./XI
2./Res.166 from Res.Flak-Bttr. 7./XI
3./Res.166 from 3./111
4./Res.166 from Fla-MG-Res.Kp. 5
5./Res.166 from Fla-MG-Res.Kp. 6

Reorganised as a schwere Flak-Abt. in late 1942:

2./gem.166 became 2./634, and was reformed form 1./522
3./gem.166 became 3./634, and was reformed from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 320
4./gem.166 became 1./392, and was reformed from 2./256
5./gem.166 became 4./393

In late 1943 reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung with two new leichte Batterien formed:

5./gem.166 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 3803
6./gem.166 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 3805

Destroyed Aug 1944 at Ploesti.

Service:

• 1941 in Magdeburg(?)
• Apr 1942 in Nürnberg under Stab/Flak-Regiment 93
• Aug 1942 in Nürnberg
• 1 Nov 1943 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1 May 1944 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)