Luftnachrichten-Regiment 21

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Oskar Eckstein, Mar 1941 - Jul 1941
• Obstlt Werner Peiper, Jul 1941 - Sep 1941

Activated Mar 1941 with:

• Stab/21 from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 101 for Luftflotte 1 with:
• Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug new(?)
• Stab II./21 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab/Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 2 with:
• 4./21 from 1./Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 2
• 5./21 from 2./Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 2
• 6./21 from 3./Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 2
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne/Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 2
• Transportkolonne new
• Stab III./21 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab/Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 3 with:
• 7./21 from 1./Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 3
• 8./21 from 2./Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 3
• 9./21 from 3./Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 3
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne/Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abt. zbV 3
• Transportkolonne new (late 42 became Ger.Kol/Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 9)

On 24 Sep 1941 Stab/Ln.Rgt.21 became Stab/Ln.Rgt.110, and was not replaced.

In late 1942 Stab III, Ger.Kol., 7. - 9./Ln.Rgt.21 became Stab, Ger.Kol., 1. - 3./Ln.Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 10, but reverted back to their old designations again in Feb 1944.

5./Ln.Rgt.21 was disbanded Nov 1944, and Stab II./Ln.Rgt.21 was disbanded Apr 1945.

Service:

• Apr 1941 to Ostpreussen, attached to Luftgau-Kommando I
• Jul 1941 6./21 was attached to Ln.Rgt.31
• 12 Jul 1941 Ln.Rgt.21 now came under Luftflotte 1
• Aug 1941 at Ostrow
• Dec 1941 II./21 left Luftflotte 1 for VIII. Fliegerkorps (later Lw.Kdo.Ost), stationed in the Jarzewo area
• 1942 III./21 moved to Italy (joined by 6./21 in late 1942)
• Dec 1941 - Aug 1942 II./21 attached to Ln.Rgt.110, and from Aug 1942 attached to Luftgau-Kommando Kiew
• Aug 1942 4./21 under Lw.Kdo.Ost in Roslawl, 5./21 at ?, 6./21 and Gerätekolonne II./21 in Luftflotte 4
• Dec 1942 8./21 to Oslo, under II./Ln.Rgt.25
• Jun 1943 II./21 in Krivoi Rog - Cherson area (6./21 in Italy)
• Jul 1943 8./21 at Trondheim, under Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Norwegen
• 1945 Stab III, 6., 7. and 9./21 in Italy(?); 4./21 in Croatia(?); 8./21 in Norway