Formed 7.40 in Bonn as le.Reserve-Flak-Abt. 844 (from 7.42 as le.Flak-Abt. 844) with 1. - 3. Batterien.

4./le.844 was formed in 12.42 from 5./117; 5./le.844 was formed in 6.43; 6. - 8./le.844 was formed in 10.43.

Reorganised in 6.43:

Stab/le.844 no change
1./le.844 became 4./828, and was reformed from 1./836
2./le.844 became 2./985, and was reformed from 5./222
3./le.844 became 4./985, and was reformed from 4./238
4./le.844 became 4./922, and was reformed

In 10.43 2./le.844 became le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7384 - not reformed; In 2.45 8./le.844 became 5./601 - not reformed.

In 8.44 Stab/le.844 became Stab/le.Flak-Abt. 972 (ETr.) - not reformed.

Service:

• 1940/45 in Bremen
• 1.11.43 in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4., 7./le.844]
  • in Augsburg under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 2) [3./le.844]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]
• 1.1.44 in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)
  • in Augsburg under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 2) [3./le.844]
  • in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]
• 1.2.44 in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)
  • in Augsburg under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 2) [3./le.844]
  • in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]
• 1.3.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)
  • in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [3./le.844]
  • in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]
• 1.4.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)
  • in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 19) [3./le.844]
  • in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]
• 1.5.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)
  • in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]
• 1.6.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)
  • in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [3./le.844]
  • in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5.-6./le.844]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]
• 1.7.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)
  • in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [2.-3./le.844]
  • in Osnabrück under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [5./le.844]
  • in Rheine(?) under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [6./le.844]
• 1.8.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4., 7.-8./le.844]
  • in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [3./le.844 under Stab/le.768]
  • in Osnabrück under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [5./le.844]
  • in Rheine(?) under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [6./le.844]
• 1.9.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4., 7.-8./le.844 under Stab/s.611]
  • in Innsbruck under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 148) [3./le.844 under Stab/le.768]
  • in Osnabrück under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [5./le.844 under Stab/le.743]
  • in Rheine(?) under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [6./le.844 under Stab/le.770]
• 1.10.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4.-5., 8./le.844 under Stab/s.611]
  • in Innsbruck under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 148) [3./le.844 under Stab/le.768]
  • under 16. Flak-Division [6./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.113; 8./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]
• 1.11.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4.-5./le.844 under Stab/s.262; 7./le.844 under Stab/s.606]
  • in Innsbruck under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 148) [3./le.844 under Stab/le.768]
  • under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) [6./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.113; 8./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]
• 1.12.44 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4.-5./le.844 under Stab/s.262; 7./le.844 under Stab/s.606]
  • under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) [6./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.113]
  • under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [8./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/gem.601]
• 1945 individual batteries divided between Luftgau XI (most), Luftgau VI and Luftgau VII

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (36448), 1. Batterie (36920; from 6.43: 33470), 2. Batterie (37142; from 6.43: 33208), 3. Batterie (37473; from 6.43: 47776), 4. Batterie (31318; from 6.43: 52613), 5. Batterie (53007), 6. Batterie (54760), 7. Batterie (52438), 8. Batterie (55197)

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