9. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

Gen Otto Wilhelm von Renz, 1.9.41 - 25.6.42

Gen Wolfgang Pickert, 25.6.42 - 12.1.43

Oberst Wilhelm Wolff, 1.43 - 1.43

Obstlt Richard Haizmann, 1.43 - 3.2.43

Gen Wolfgang Pickert, 2.43 - 17.5.44

Oberst Wilhelm van Koolwijk, 18.5.44 - 22.6.44

GenLt Adolf Pirmann, 23.6.44 - 4.5.45

Ia:

Obstlt Richard Haizmann, 1942 - 1.43

Maj Franz Kaiser, 1943 - 1945

Formed 1.9.41 in Caen from Luftverteidigungskommando 9 with:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 59 in Paris

Stab/Flak-Regiment 100 in Le Havre

Stab/Flak-Regiment 15 in Rennes

Stab/Flak-Regiment 30 in Cherbourg

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 129

In January 1942 moved to Southern Russia, and was responsible for the entire Heeresgruppe Süd area until 5.42 (with Stab/Flak-Regiments 37, 42, 91 and 104), when the division became attached to 6th Armee.

Organisation 12.42 (HQ Stalingrad):

Stab/Flak-Regiment 37 (Oberst Wolf)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 91 (Oberst Krause)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 104 (Oberst Rosenberg)

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 129

Most of the division was destroyed in Stalingrad, but part of the HQ was flown out, and the division was reformed 7.2.43 in the Crimea from the remnants, and now controlled:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 27

Stab/Flak-Regiment 42

Stab/Flak-Regiment 77

III./8, III./43, I./Lehr-Versuchs-Abteilung FAS, 3./321, 4./850 and 2./728 (also II./43 and Flak-Abt. Rostow for a short time).

Sanitäts-Kompanie/9. Flak-Div., Kw.Werkstattzug d. Lw. 4./II, Flak-Trsp.Bttr. 94./XII*, 39./XIII, 92./VI and 125./VI

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 129

Organisation 1.11.43:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 27 (v)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 42 (mot.)

Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 129

Remained in the Crimea until 4.44 when most of the division again was destroyed.

Reformed 5.44 - 8.44 in the Breslau area with:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 27 (v)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 42 (mot.)

Flak-Transport-Bttr. 92./VI and 125./IV

Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 129

Saw action 3.9.44 in the Saarbrücken area, supporting the 1st Armee (Organisation 1.10.44):

Stab/Flak-Regiment 27 (mot.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 42 (mot.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 169 (v)

Stab/Flak-MG-Regiment 200 (v)

Flak-Transport-Bttr. 125./IV, 3./VI, 92./VI and 72./XI

Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 129

Stab/Flak-Regiment 45 (mot.) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 86 (v) joined the division in 10.44.

1.2.45 at Wörsbach and 26.3.45 in Gemersheim. Ended the war in Bayern.

Strength 42-45:

Dates	Heavy Flakbatteries	Light/medium Flakbatteries	Searchlight batteries
12.42	18	21 - 30	-
2.43**	42	26	8
10.43	28	27	8
23.9.44	28	40	-
23.10.44	33	55	-
23.11.44	36	55	-
21.12.44	28	39	-
23.1.45	32	36	-
23.2.45	30	37	-

Subordinated to:

9.41 - 1.42	Luftgau Westfrankreich
1.42 - 5.42	Luftflotte 4
5.42 - 4.44	I. Flakkorps
5.44 - 9.44	Luftgau VIII
9.44 - 5.45	IV. Flakkorps

* heavy

** also some Army batteries: 4 heavy and 2 light/medium.