Formed 26.8.39 in Würzburg from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 19 with 5 Batterien (1. - 3. schwere. 4. leichte(?), 5. scheinwerfer). Known as Reserve-Flak-Abt. 191 until 7.42.

In 4.43 reorganised as a schwere Abteilung:

3./gem.191 became 4./257, and was reformed 4.43 from 1./256
4./gem.191 became 2./507, and was reformed 4.43 from 3./647
5./gem.191 became 4./340

In 5.44 reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung with 2 new leichte Batterien:

5./gem.191 from 2./878
6./gem.191 from 4./878

Probably redesignated I./Flak-Regiment 42 (mot.) in 9.44, while 6./gem.191 was disbanded.

Service:

• 1939 in Würzburg
• 1940/41 in France (Dunkirk)
• 4.41 in Rumania (Ploesti)
• In late 1942 to Kaufbeuren (reorg. as a schwere Abt.), then to Italy for a very short time
• 1.43 in Halle-Merseburg(?)
• 4.43 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 27)
• 5.43 at Warwarowka
• 1.11.43 in Crimea under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 27)
• 1.1.44 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 27)
• 1.2.44 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 27)
• 1.3.44 in Sevastopol under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 27)
• 1.4.44 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 27)
• 1.5.44 not listed
• 5.44 to Posen
• 1.6.44 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 27)
• 1.7.44 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 27)
• 1.8.44 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 42)
• 1.9.44 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 42)

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (15162), 1. Batterie (15877), 2. Batterie (15975), 3. Batterie (16254; from 4.43: 30875), 4. Batterie (18279; from 4.43: 26813), 5. Batterie (18280; from 5.44: 05878), 6. Batterie (33484)

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