schwere Flak-Abteilung 383 (o)

Formed Apr 1941 in Luftgau XVII with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 383.

Stab/Res.383 from Stab/803
1. - 5./Res.383 new

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in mid-1943:

4./gem.383 became 4./382, and was reformed (RAD)
5./gem.383 was disbanded

Reorganised in Oct 1944:

1./s.383 became 1./174, and was reformed from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10717
2./s.383 became 5./177, and was reformed from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10718
3./s.383 became 6./177, and was reformed from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10719
5./s.383 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10720
6./s.383 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10723
7./s.383 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10727
8./s.383 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10736
9./s.383 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10737

In early 1945 4./s.383 became 3./613, and was reformed(?).

Service:

• Aug 1942 in Krefeld
• Jan 1943 in Düsseldorf
• 1 Nov 1943 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24) [Stab, 2.-3./s.383]
  • in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 300) [1./s.383]
• 1 Jan 1944 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24) [Stab, 2.-3./s.383]
  • in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 300) [1./s.383]
• 1 Feb 1944 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24)
• 1 May 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [4./s.383]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [4./s.383]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [4./s.383]
  • in Braunschweig under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [3./s.383]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [Stab, 4./s.383]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Auschwitz under 11. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 54) [Stab/s.383]
  • in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [4./s.383]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Auschwitz under 11. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 54) [Stab/s.383]
  • in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [4./s.383 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.273]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Auschwitz under 11. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 54) [Stab, 1., 3., 5.-9./s.383]
  • under 11. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 106) [2./s.383 under Stab/s.521]
  • in Rheine(?) under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.383 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.224]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Auschwitz under 11. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 54) [Stab, 1., 3., 5.-9./s.383]
  • under 11. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 106) [2./s.383 under Stab/s.521]
  • under 19. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 117) [4./s.383 (b.mot.) under Stab/gem.613]
• 1945 in Cracow
• Apr 1945 at Breslau and Auschwitz