schwere Flak-Abteilung 616 (o)

Formed Jul 1940 in Luftgau XI with 1. - 5. Batterien (until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 616).

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in 1942:

4./Res.616 became 3./850, and was reformed from 2./464
5./Res.616 became 4./850

5. - 8./s.616 was formed in 1943 (5. and 6. RAD).

In late 1944 9. and 10./s.616 was formed (9. from 3./513, 10. from 3./666 [RAD]); 8./s.616 became 1./613 [RAD 1./194], and was reformed from 1./513.

Service:

• 1941 in Stettin(?)
• 1 Nov 1943 in Stettin-Pölitz under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3)
• 1 May 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3)
  • in Dessau under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 143) [8./s.616]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3)
  • in Dessau under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 143) [8./s.616]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3)
  • in Dessau under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 143) [8./s.616]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [1.-7./s.616]
  • in Halle under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [8./s.616]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [Stab, 2.-3., 5.-6./s.616; 1., 4./s.616 under Stab/s.325]
  • in Stettin-Pölitz under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [7./s.616 under Stab/s.437]
  • in Halle under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [8./s.616 under Stab/s.132]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [Stab, 2, 5.-6./s.616; 1., 4./s.616 under Stab/s.325]
  • in Stettin-Pölitz under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3., 7./s.616 under Stab/s.154]
  • in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [8./s.616 (b.mot.)]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [Stab, 2, 5.-6./s.616; 1., 4./s.616 under Stab/s.325]
  • in Stettin-Pölitz under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3., 7./s.616 under Stab/s.154]
  • in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [8./s.616 (b.mot.)]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3)* [Stab, 2, 5.-6./s.616; 1., 4./s.616 under Stab/s.325]
  • in Stettin-Pölitz under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3., 7./s.616 under Stab/s.154]
  • under 19. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 117) [8./s.616 (b.mot.)]

* According to the Feldpostübersicht there was at this time a 2nd 8./s.616 (from 2./432) and a 2nd 9./s.616 (from 2./307) operating in Luftgau XIV, but this is probably an error.