Formed 4.41 in Luftgau XI with (known as Reserve Flak-Abt. 166 until 7.42):

Stab/Res.166 new
1./Res.166 from Res.Flak-Bttr. 6./XI
2./Res.166 from Res.Flak-Bttr. 7./XI
3./Res.166 from 3./111
4./Res.166 from Fla-MG-Res.Kp. 5
5./Res.166 from Fla-MG-Res.Kp. 6

Reorganised as a schwere Flak-Abt. in 10.42:

2./gem.166 became 2./634, and was reformed form 1./522
3./gem.166 became 3./634, and was reformed from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 320
4./gem.166 became 1./392, and was reformed from 2./256
5./gem.166 became 4./393

In 10.43 reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung with two new leichte Batterien formed:

5./gem.166 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 3803
6./gem.166 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 3805

Destroyed 8.44 at Ploesti.

Service:

• 1941 in Magdeburg(?)
• 4.42 in Nürnberg under Stab/Flak-Regiment 93
• 8.42 in Nürnberg
• 1.11.43 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1.1.44 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1.2.44 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1.3.44 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1.4.44 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1.5.44 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1.6.44 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1.7.44 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)
• 1.8.44 in Ploesti under 5. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 180)

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (32543), 1. Batterie (29284), 2. Batterie (30260; from 10.42: 34135), 3. Batterie (03787; from 10.42: 19896), 4. Batterie (10070; from 10.42: 31339), 5. Batterie (08885; from 10.43: 40895), 6. Batterie (39568)

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