schwere Flak-Abteilung 396 (o)

Formed Apr 1941 in Luftgau XII with 5 Batterien (known as Res.Flak-Abt. 396 until Jul 1942):

Stab/Res.396 new
1./Res.396 from 1./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 341
2./Res.396 from 1./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 343
3./Res.396 new
4./Res.396 from Fla-MG-Res.Kp. 354
5./Res.396 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 13./XII

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1941:

4./Res.396 became 5./Flak-Regiment 53, and was reformed (RAD 1./250)
5./Res.396 became 4./925

5. and 6./s.396 was formed in early 1943 (5. from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6248, 6. new [RAD 4./254]); 7. and 8./s.396 was formed in 1944 (7. from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6254, 8. from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6254).

3./s.396 became s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 1516 in 1943, and was reformed (RAD 8./254); In 1944 3./s.396 became 7./422, and was reformed from 5./435 (RAD 9./254).

Service:

• 1941/45 in Frankfurt/Main
• 1 Nov 1943 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1.-4., 6./s.396]
• 1 Jan 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [3.-4./s.396]
• 1 Mar 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [4./s.396]
• 1 Apr 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [3./s.396]
• 1 May 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [3./s.396]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [3.-4./s.396]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [3.-4./s.396]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1.-2., 5.-8./s.396]
  • in Dessau under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 143) [4./s.396 under Stab/s.434]
  • in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [3./s.396 under Stab/s.362]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1.-2., 5.-8./s.396]
  • in Dessau under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 143) [4./s.396 under Stab/s.434]
  • in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [3./s.396 under Stab/s.211]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 7.-8./s.396]
  • in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [2., 5.-6./s.396 under Stab/s.255]
  • in Dessau under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 143) [4./s.396 under Stab/s.434]
  • in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [3./s.396 under Stab/s.211]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 7.-8./s.396]
  • in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [2., 5.-6./s.396 under Stab/s.255]
  • in Dessau under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 143) [4./s.396 under Stab/s.434]
  • in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [3./s.396 under Stab/s.211]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 7.-8./s.396]
  • in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [2., 5.-6./s.396 under Stab/s.255]
  • in Dessau under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 143) [4./s.396 under Stab/s.434]
  • in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 53) [3./s.396 under Stab/s.422]