Formed 4.42 in Bonn as le.Reserve-Flak-Abt. 849 (from 7.42 as le.Flak-Abt. 849) with:

Stab/le.849 new
1./le.849 from 1./823
2./le.849 from 4./467
3./le.849 from 5./467
4./le.849 from 4./332

Stab/le.849 was disbanded 10.42.

Disbanded in 5.43:

1./le.849 became 5./425
2./le.849 became 6./425
3./le.849 became 6./641
4./le.849 became 5./467

Reformed 6.43 in Hagen with 1. - 5. Batterien.

In 1.44 5./le.849 became le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7394, and was reformed from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6797.

Disbanded in 7.44:

Stab/le.849 became Stab/451
1./le.849 became 1./839
2./le.849 became 3./840
3./le.849 became 5./839
5./le.849 became 7./839

Service:

• 1942/43 in Finland under 13. Flak-Brigade
• 5.42 in Alakurtti
• 8.42 at Pontsalenjoki
• 1.11.43 in Hagen under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 183) [as le.849 (o)]
  • in Bruck/Mur under 16. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76) [5./le.849]
• 1.1.44 in Hagen under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 183)
  • in Bruck/Mur under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76) [5./le.849]
• 1.2.44 in Hagen under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 183)
• 1.3.44 in Hagen under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 183)
• 1.4.44 in Hagen under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 183)
• 1.5.44 in Hagen under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 183)
• 1.6.44 in Hagen under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 183) [2.-3./le.849]
• 1.7.44 in Hagen under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 183) [2.-3./le.849]
  • in Dortmund under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 124) [2./le.849]
  • in Bochum under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 67) [5./le.849]

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (13601; from 6.43: 53180), 1. Batterie (44413; from 6.43: 52077), 2. Batterie (08676; from 6.43: 54186), 3. Batterie (09297; from 6.43: 55306), 4. Batterie (06876; from 6.43: 53438), 5. Batterie (54604; from 1.44: 53765)

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