schwere Flak-Abteilung 231 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Dresden from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 23 with 5 Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 231.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in mid-42:

4./Res.231 became 3./877, and was reformed
5./Res.231 became 4./877

5./s.231 was formed in 1943; In 1944 4./s.231 and 3./185 exchanged designations, and in Dec 1944 5./s.231 became 2./601.

Stab/s.231 was disbanded in Oct 1944, and the batteries became independent.

Service:

• 1939 in Dresden
• May 1940 at Jumet (Belgium)
• Jan 1941 near Boulogne
• Jun 1942/Jul 1942 in Bremen
• 1943/44 as Flakuntergruppe Vechta
• 1 Nov 1943 in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89)
  • in Bohmte under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [Teile]
• 1 Apr 1944 in Bohmte under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50)
  • in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [1., 5./s.231]
• 1 May 1944 in Bohmte under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50)
  • in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [5./s.231]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Bohmte under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [1.-4./s.231]
  • in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [5./s.231]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [4./s.231]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [5./s.231]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46)
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [5./s.231]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.231]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [2./s.231 under Stab/s.437]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [5./s.231 under Stab/s.117]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [Stab, 1., 3./s.231]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [2./s.231 under Stab/s.154]
  • under 16. Flak-Division [5./s.231 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [3./s.231]
  • in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [1./s.231]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [2./s.231 under Stab/s.154]
  • under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) [5./s.231 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [1./s.231]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [2./s.231 under Stab/s.154]
  • in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24) [3./s.231]
  • under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [5./s.231 (b.mot.) under Stab/gem.601]
• 1945 an der Oder