gemischte Flak-Abteilung 296 (v)

Formed Jul 1941 in Luftgau XII (until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 296), with:

Stab/Res.296 from Stab/Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 343
1./Res.296 from 3./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 311
2./Res.296 from 1./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 332
3./Res.296 from 1./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 333
4./Res.296 from 5./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 332
5./Res.296 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 5./XII

Reorganised in 1943:

4./gem.296 became 5./gem.296, and was reformed from 3./395
5./gem.296 (old) became 6./gem.296 (nebel-kp.)

Service:

• Apr 1941 in Luftgau XII
• 1941/42 in Central Russia
• Jan 1943 in Bakarny
• 1 Nov 1943 under Feldluftgau XVII (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Orscha under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
• 1 May 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
  • under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34) [Teile]
• 1 Jun 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
  • under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 101) [6./gem.296]
• 1 Jul 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
  • under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 101) [6./gem.296]
• 1944 at Orscha and Wilna
• 1 Aug 1944 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 101) [Stab, 1.-3., 5.-6./gem.296]
• 1 Sep 1944 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 80)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 80)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 31)
• Jan 1945 at Modlin
• Apr 1945 at Thorn