2. Flak-Division
Kommandeure:
- GenLt Oskar Bertram, 1.9.41 - 11.1.42
- GenLt Walter Feyerabend, 12.1.42 - 3.2.42
- GenLt Heino von Rantzau, 3.2.42 - 30.9.43
- GenLt Alfons Luczny, 1.10.43 - 15.11.44
- Oberst Fritz Laicher, 16.11.44 - 17.4.45
Ia:
- ?
- Hptm Gaspari, ? - 8.44
- Hptm Heinz Skrobucha, 22.8.44 - 4.45
Formed 1.9.41 in Leipzig from Luftverteidigungskommando 2 with:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 3 (o) (Flakgruppe Thüringen) in Weimar(?)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 33 (o) (Flakgruppe Halle-Leuna)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 300 (v) (Flakgruppe Leipzig)
- Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 73 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Leipzig)
- Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 122
In 1.42 replaced by 14. Flak-Division, and moved to Luga (Heeresgruppe Nord) in Northern Russia.
Organisation on 31.3.42 (Div. HQ Luga):
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 41 in Luga (covering the rear area of Heeresgruppe Nord)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 151 in Medved (supporting 16th Armee)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 164 in Roshdestvenno (supporting 18th Armee)
- Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 122
- Divisions Nachschubführer
In May 1942 joined by 6. Flak-Division, and now only covered the rear area of Heeresgruppe Nord.
Organisation 9.42:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 41 in Luga
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 43 in Ostrov
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 182 in Krasnovardeisk
- gem. Flak-Abteilung 517 (v) in Narva, with gem.431 (v) and le.720 (v)
Organisation 1.11.43:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 182 (mot.)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 164 (mot.)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 41 (mot.)
- Sw.618 (v) and le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 8./I
- Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 122
On 2.44 the Div. HQ was moved from Luga to Pleskau, and later to Dorpat.
Stab/Flak-Regiment 41 left the division in 2.44, returned 4.44 and finally left in 7.44; Stab/Flak-Regiment 136 was added in 2.44; Stab/Flak-Regiment 151 was added 7.44, but left again 8.44.
Organisation 1.8.44:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 136 (mot.)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 151 (mot.)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 164 (mot.)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 182 (mot.)
- Flak-Transport-Bttr. 23./VI, 31./I, 1./VI and 45./I
- Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 122
Stab/Flak-Regiment 151 (mot.) was transferred to 6. Flak-Division in 8.44, followed by Stab/Flak-Regiment 136 in 9.44.
In 10.44 moved to Germany, new HQ at Trier, and took control of 3 Flaksturm-Regiments.
Organisation 1.11.44:
- Stab/Flaksturm-Regiment 2 (mot.)
- Stab/Flaksturm-Regiment 3 (mot.)
- Stab/Flaksturm-Regiment 4 (mot.)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 8 (v)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 182 (mot.)
- Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 122
Stab/Flaksturm-Regiment 1 (mot.) joined the division in 11.44, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 8 (v) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 182 (mot.) left for 1. Flak-Brigade and 19. Flak-Brigade respectively.
Took part in the Battle of the Bulge. 1.45 at Eifel and 2.45 at Altenahr, supporting 5th Panzerarmee. 3.45 in Siegerland and surrendered 4.45, while in the Ruhr-pocket.
Strength 11.44 - 2.45:
| Date | Heavy Flakbatteries |
Light/medium Flakbatteries |
| 8.11.44 | 20 | 21 |
| 8.1.45 | 18 | 17 |
| 8.2.45 | 33 | 38 |
| 23.2.45 | 19 | 24 |
Subordinated to Luftgau III, from 1.42 Luftflotte 1 and from 10.44 III. Flakkorps.
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