Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2

Kommandeure:

  • Obstlt Curt Schubert, 1 Jul 1938 - 1 Apr 1939
  • Oberst Paul Overdyck, 1 Apr 1939 - Mar 1940
  • Obstlt Heinrich Gerlach, 1 Apr 1940 - 4 Jul 1940
  • Obstlt Werner Scheidt, 4 Jul 1940 - 1 Oct 1942
  • Obstlt Albert Haupt, 1 Oct 1942 - Nov 1942
  • Obstlt Wilhelm Rosenkranz, 1 Dec 1942 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Jul 1938 in Braunschweig with:

  • Stab I./2 in Braunschweig-Querum (from 1./ with: 1./2 (Fernsprech)
  • 2./2 (Funk- und Funkhorch)
  • 3./2 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer)
  • Stab II./2 in Munstter (from Stab I./ with: 5./2 (Fernsprech)
  • 6./2 (Funk- und Funkhorch)
  • 7./2 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer)
  • Reorganised in 1 Apr 1939, now with (planned, not all were formed before the mobilization):

    • Stab I./2 in Braunschweig-Querum (Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abteilung) with: 1./2 (Betriebs)
    • 2./2 (Betriebs)
    • 3./2 (Fernsprech - Stabsnachrichten)
    • 4./2 (Funk)
    • Geräte-Kolonne I. (disbanded Dec 1940)
  • Stab II./2 in Munstter (Luftnachrichten-Bau-Abteilung) with: 5./2 (Fernsprech-Bau)
  • 6./2 (Fernsprech-Bau)
  • 7./2 (Telegraphen-Bau)
  • 8./2 (Telegraphen-Bau)
  • Geräte-Kolonne II.
  • Stab III./2 (Luftnachrichten-Funkhorch-Abteilung) with: 9./2 (Funkhorch)
  • 10./2 (Funkhorch)
  • Geräte-Kolonne III. (disbanded mid-1940)
  • Stab IV./2 (Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Abteilung) with: 11./2 (Flugsicherung)
  • 12./2 (Flugsicherung)
  • 13./2 (Flugsicherung)
  • 14./2 (Flugsicherung) (not formed)
  • 15./2 (Flugsicherung)
  • Geräte-Kolonne IV.
  • Nachrichten-Fliegerstaffel (Flieger-Kompanie from Apr 1941; disbanded 27 Dec 1944)
  • Horch-Leitstelle (formed 26 Aug 1939)
  • 16./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 (formed 26 Aug 1939)
  • On 10 Mar 1940:

    Stab I./Ln.Rgt.2 became Stab I./; reformed
    Stab II./Ln.Rgt.2 became Stab II./
    1./Ln.Rgt.2 became 1./; reformed from 2./
    5./Ln.Rgt.2 became 2./
    6./Ln.Rgt.2 became 1./
    7./Ln.Rgt.2 became 4./
    8./Ln.Rgt.2 became 5./
    11./Ln.Rgt.2 became 13./; reformed
    12./Ln.Rgt.2 became 3./; reformed from 13./
    13./Ln.Rgt.2 became 12./; reformed from 11./
    16./Ln.Rgt.2 became Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie/9. Flieger-Division - Parachute Division

    Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W21/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 was formed in late 1940.

    Several changes took place in Apr 1941:

    2./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
    5./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed
    9./Ln.Rgt.2 became 9./; reformed
    12./Ln.Rgt.2 became 11./
    13./Ln.Rgt.13 was disbanded
    14./Ln.Rgt.14 was reformed
    Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W12/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 was formed
    Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W22/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 was formed
    Geräte-Kolonne II./Ln.Rgt.2 became Geräte-Kol. II/
    Geräte-Kolonne IV./Ln.Rgt.2 became Geräte-Kol./Ln.Rgt.2

    In late 1941 2./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed, while 15./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded, and 5./Ln.Rgt.2 became 9./

    In mid-1942:

    2./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed from 3./Ln.Rgt.2
    3./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed (see above)
    6./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed

    In late 1942:

    Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W12/Ln.Rgt.2 became 5./Ln.Funkhorch-Regiment West
    Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W21/Ln.Rgt.2 became 2./Ln.Funkhorch-Abteilung Ost
    Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W22/Ln.Rgt.2 became 15./Ln.Rgt.2
    Horch-Leitstelle/Ln.Rgt.2 became 14./Ln.Rgt.2

    5./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed in mid-1943 from 6./ while 9./Ln.Rgt.2 became 4./Ln.Funkhorch-Regiment West and 14./Ln.Rgt.2 became 17./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 8.

    Organisation 1 Jul 1943:

    • Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
    • Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
      • 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
      • 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
      • 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
      • 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
    • Stab III./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
      • 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
      • 15./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
    • Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
      • 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
      • 6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
      • 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
    • 9./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed in Oct 1943 from 9./Ln.Rgt. Afrika.

      13./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed in Jul 1944 from 8./; Ger.Kol./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded in May 1944; 6./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded in Aug 1944.

      Several changes took place in late 44:

      Stab I./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
      Stab II./Ln.Rgt.2 became Stab I./
      Stab IV./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
      2./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
      4./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
      5./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
      9./Ln.Rgt.2 became 1./
      10./Ln.Rgt.2 became 2./
      11./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
      13./Ln.Rgt.2 became 13./
      15./Ln.Rgt.2 became 5./

      Organisation 1 Feb 1945:

      • 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2

      A V.(Ersatz)/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 existed in Braunschweig-Querum 1941 - 1942 (later to France as part of Luftnachrichten-Regiment 302).

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