5. Flak-Division
Kommandeure:
- GenLt Kurt Menzel, 1.9.41 - 15.4.42
- GenLt Georg Neuffer, 18.4.42 - 12.11.42
- GenMaj Julius Kuderna, 13.11.42 - 31.8.44*
- Oberst Eugen Walter, 15.11.44 - 6.2.45
- Oberst Max Wachtel, 6.2.45 - 8.5.45
Ia:
- Hptm Fritz Lösche, 1.9.41 - 4.44
- Maj Hans-Joachim Schulz, 4.44 - 8.44
- Maj Mordhorst, 24.11.44 - 1945
- Hptm Gerhard Grothues, 2.45 - 5.45
* became POW 31.8.44.
Formed 1.9.41 in Darmstadt from Luftverteidigungskommando 5 with:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 29 (Flakgruppe Frankfurt/Main)
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 49 (Flakgruppe Mannheim)
- Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 109 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Darmstadt) [from 10.41]
- Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 119 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Frankfurt/Main) [from 10.41]
- Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 125
Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 139 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Darmstadt) joined the division in 4.42.
Moved to Romania in 12.42 to protect the oilfields, now with:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 180 (mot.) in Ploesti
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 202 (mot.) in Constanza
The Stab moved to Upper Italy (HQ Milano) in 9.43 to control all Flak units there, but returned to Ploesti in 11.43.
Organisation 1.11.43:
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 180 (mot.) in Ploesti
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 202 (mot.) in Constanza
- Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 125
Organisation 1.8.44 (HQ Bucharest?):
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 180 (mot.) in Ploesti
- Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 188 in Ploesti
- Stab/Flak-Regiment 202 (mot.) in Constanza
- Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 125
- Nebel-Abteilung der Luftwaffe 4
- 5. Flak-Brigade (rum.)
- Flak-Transport-Bttr. 48./XI
The division was destroyed on 31.8.44, and all remnants were absorbed by the 15. Flak-Division. The Stab were withdrawn to Germany, and was disbanded.
Strength 1.44 - 8.44:
| Dates | Heavy Flakbattr* |
Light/medium Flakbattr* |
Searchlight batteries |
Luftsperr- batteries |
Nebel- coys |
Romanian** heavy Flakbattr |
Romanian** light/medium Flakbatteries |
Romanian** Searchlight batteries |
| 8.1.44 | 31 | 16 | 5 | - | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 |
| 23.6.44 | 34 | 16 | 7 | - | - | ? | ? | ? |
| 23.7.44 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 5 |
| 23.8.44 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
* incl. 1 heavy and 4 light/medium Alarm-Flakbatteries
** incl. 1 light Bulgarian battery
Reformed 12.44 in the Hamburg-Bad Segeberg area as 5. Flak-Division (W), to control all V1 and V2 units. Controlled the following units:
- Flak-Regiment 155 (W)
- Flak-Regiment 255 (W)
- Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 125
- Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 155 (W)
Surrendered 5.45 in the Hamburg area.
Subordinated to Luftgau-Kommando XII, from 1.1.43 Luftwaffen-Kommando Südost, from 4.44 Luftflotte 4, from 1.11.44 LXV. Armee-Korps and from 4.45 Flakkorps z.b.V.
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