schwere Flak-Abteilung 446 (o)

Formed Apr 1940 in Luftgau VI with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 446.

In 1941 4./Res.446 became 1./747, and was reformed from Fla-MG-Res.Kp. 64.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942:

4./gem.446 became 3./996, and was reformed
5./gem.446 became 4./996

3./s.446 became 3./633 in early 1943, and was reformed.

In Nov 1943 redesignated II./Flak-Regiment 37.

Reformed Mar 1944(?) in Luftgau VI, as s.Flak-Abt. 446 (Eisb.), with 4 Batterien:

Stab/s.446 new
1./s.446 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5775
2./s.446 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5776
3./s.446 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5778
4./s.446 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5779

5./s.446 was formed in mid-1944.

Service:

• 1940 in Luftgau VI
• 1941 in Augsburg
• 1941/42 in Nürnberg under Stab/Flak-Regiment 93
• Aug 1942 in Nürnberg
• Feb 1943 in Turin
• 1 Nov 1943 in Turin(?) under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Bochum under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 67) [2./s.446]
  • in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [3./s.446]
• 1 May 1944 in Dortmund under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 124) [1./s.446]
  • in Bochum under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 67) [2./s.446]
  • in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [3./s.446]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Dortmund under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 124) [1./s.446]
  • in Bochum under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 67) [2./s.446]
  • in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [3./s.446]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Bochum under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 67) [2./s.446]
  • in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [3./s.446]
  • in Köln under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 14) [4./s.446]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Dortmund under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 124) [Stab, 1., 3./s.446]
  • in Bochum under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 67) [2./s.446 under Stab/s.301]
  • in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [4./s.446]
  • in Köln under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 14) [4./s.446 (Teile?)]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Bochum under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 67) [Stab, 1.-3./s.446]
  • in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [4./s.446 under Stab/s.401]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64)
• 1 Nov 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.446]
  • in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24) [2./s.446]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.446]
  • in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24) [2./s.446]