Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 188 (o)

Formed Apr 1943 in Luftgau XVII (Linz) with 1. - 5. Batterien.

Stab/Sw.188 lost all its batteries in Oct 1944:

1./Sw.188 became 4./909
2./Sw.188 was disbanded
3./Sw.188 became 5./909
4./Sw.188 became 6./909
5./Sw.188 became 5./529

Reorganised as gemischte Flak-Abteilung 188 (o) in Jan 1945(?) with 7 Batterien:

1./gem.188 from 1./803
2./gem.188 from 2./803
3./gem.188 from 3./803
4./gem.188 from 4./803
5./gem.188 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10955
6./gem.188 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7388
7./gem.188 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7385

Service:

• 1 Nov 1943 in Linz under 16. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 May 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade [Stab, 1., 3.-5./Sw.188?]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade [Stab, 1., 3.-5./Sw.188]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 118) [Stab, 1., 3.-5./Sw.188]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Bruck a.d. Mur under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76) [Stab/Sw.188]
  • in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 118) [1., 3.-4./Sw.188]
  • in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 128) [5./Sw.188 under Stab/Sw.529]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Bruck a.d. Mur under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76) [Stab/Sw.188]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Bruck a.d. Mur under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76) [Stab/Sw.188]
• 1945 in Cilli, Klagenfurt and Graz