gemischte Flak-Abteilung 261 (v)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Bremen from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 26 with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 261.

6. - 9./gem.261 was formed in late 1943 (7. was known as RAD 1./245, 8. as RAD 7./241, 9. as RAD 9./273).

Reorganised in mid-1944:

5./gem.261 became 9./gem.261
6./gem.261 became 10./gem.261
7./gem.261 became 5./gem.261
8./gem.261 became 6./gem.261
9./gem.261 became 7./gem.261

Disbanded in Sep 1944:

Stab/gem.261 became Stab/934
1./gem.261 became 1./934
2./gem.261 became 2./934
3./gem.261 became 3./934
4./gem.261 became 4./934

Service:

• 1939 in Luftgau XI
• Sep 1940 in Vlissingen
• Aug 1941 at Bergen (Holland) under Stab/Flak-Regiment 111
• 1 Feb 1943 in Bordeaux under 11. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45)
• 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)
• 1 May 1944 in Bordeaux under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Bordeaux under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Bordeaux under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• Aug 1944 in Bordeaux
• 1 Sep 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• Sep 1944 at Strassburg/Hagenau