Formed 4.41 in Luftgau XIII, as le.Res.Flak-Abt. 953 (from 7.42 le.Flak-Abt. 953), with:

Stab/le.953 new
1./le.953 from 3./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 342
1./le.953 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 8./XII
1./le.953 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 15./XII

4./le.953 was formed in 5.43 from 2./le.953 (a new 2./le.953 was formed from 5./342).

In 12.44 2./le.953 became 5./435, and was reformed.

Service:

• 1941/43 in Nürnberg
• 8.42 in Nürnberg under Stab/Flak-Regiment 93
• 1943/45 as Flakuntergruppe Schweinfurt-Süd
• 1.11.43 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [1.-4./le.953]
• 1.1.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [1., 3.-4./le.953]
  • in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93) [2./le.953]
• 1.2.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179)
  • in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93) [2./le.953]
• 1.3.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179)
  • in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93) [2./le.953]
• 1.4.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179)
  • in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93) [2./le.953]
• 1.5.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179)
  • in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93) [2./le.953]
• 1.6.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179)
  • in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93) [2./le.953]
• 1.7.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179)
• 1.8.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./le.953; 2./le.953]
• 1.9.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./le.953; 2./le.953 under Stab/Flak-Heimat-Abt. 81./XIII]
• 1.10.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [Stab, 3.-4./le.953]
  • under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45) [1./le.953 (b.mot.) under Stab/le.736]
  • under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 86) [2./le.953 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.435]
• 1.11.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [Stab, 4./le.953]
  • under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45) [1./le.953 (b.mot.) under Stab/le.736]
  • under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 18) [2./le.953 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.435]
• 1.12.44 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [Stab, 4./le.953]
  • under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45) [1./le.953 (b.mot.) under Stab/le.736]
  • under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment FAS I) [2./le.953 (b.mot.) under Stab/gem.435]

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (26931), 1. Batterie (33931), 2. Batterie (28001; from 5.43: 24301; from 12.44: 60968), 3. Batterie (31663), 4. Batterie (28001)*

* two further postal numbers issued 4.41: 1. Kolonne (46121) and 2. Kolonne (47246) - both withdrawn immediately

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