leichte Flak-Abteilung 856 (o)

Formed Jul 1942 in Göppingen with:

Stab/le.856 new
1./le.856 from 4./492
2./le.856 from 5./492
3./le.856 from 4./255
4./le.856 from 5./255

3./le.856 moved to Tunisia in Dec 1942 and later (Mar 1943) became le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 2028; reformed from 2./le.856 (a new 2./le.856 was formed from 4./293).

Service:

• Sep 1942 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim
• Dec 1942 in Tunisia under 20. Flak-Division (3./le.856 only)
• 1 Nov 1943 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [1.-6./le.856]
  • in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [3./le.856]
• 1 Jan 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189)
  • in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [3./le.856]
• 1 Feb 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189)
  • in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [3./le.856]
• 1 Mar 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189)
  • in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [3./le.856]
• 1 Apr 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189)
  • in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [3./le.856]
• 1 May 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189)
  • in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [3./le.856]
• 1 Jun 1944 not listed
• 1 Jul 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [Stab, 1.-4./le.856]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [Stab, 1.-4./le.856]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [Stab, 1.-4./le.856]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./le.856; 2./le.856 under Stab/le.715]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./le.856; 2./le.856 under Stab/le.715]
• 1945 in Luftgau XIV