Flak-Brigade XXI
Kommandeure:
- Oberst Hans Jürgens, 1.5.43 - 23.10.44
- Oberst Gustav Nordmeyer, 24.10.44 - 4.45
Ia:
- Olt Alexander Paling, ? - 4.45
Formed 19.4.43 in Nürnberg from parts of Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 with:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (o) (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
- Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. (Flakgruppe Regensburg) (?)
In Summer 1943 became 21. Flak-Brigade. Organisation 1.11.43:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (o) (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. (Flakgruppe Regensburg)
- Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)
- le.953 (o), s.342 (v) and s.484 (o)
- Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 181
On 22.12.43 Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. became Stab/Flak-Regiment 71 (o).
Organisation 1.3.44:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 71 (o) (Flakgruppe Regensburg)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (o) (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
- Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)
Stab/Flak-Regiment 71 (o) moved to Budapest in 3.44, and was replaced by Flakführer-Regensburg.
Organisation 1.6.44:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (o) (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
- Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)
- Stab/Flakführer-Regensburg (Flakgruppe Regensburg)
- Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 181
Stab/Flak-Regiment 47 (o) was briefly attached to the brigade (6.44 - 7.44); Stab/Flakführer-Regensburg left the brigade in 7.44.
Organisation 1.9.44:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (o) (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
- Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)
- Flak-Transport-Bttr. 150./XI
- Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 181
Gave up its regiments 6.9.44 and moved to Luftgau XIV, and in 10.44 to Lauchstädt (Halle-Merseburg area).
Organisation 1.12.44 (no units was attached to the brigade between 9.44 and 11.44):
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 33 (o) (Flakgruppe Halle/Leuna)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 145 (o) (Flakgruppe Merseburg?)
- Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 181
1945 attached to Stab/Flak-Brigade z.b.V. Roessner.
Subordinated to Luftgau-Kommando XII, from 1.4.44 Luftgau-Kommando VII, from 9.44 Luftgau-Kommando XIV and from 10.44 Luftgau-Kommando III.
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