Formed 1.1.44 in Luftgau III with:

Stab/s.173 new
1./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5540
2./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5541
3./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5542
4./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5543

Moved to the western front in 9.44 as s.173 (b.mot.)

Disbanded 12.44:

Stab/s.173 became Stab II./Flak-Regiment 55
1./s.173 became 5./Flak-Regiment 39
3./s.173 became 7./Flak-Regiment 31
4./s.173 became 8./Flak-Regiment 31

Service:

• 1.1.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1.2.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1.3.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1.4.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1.5.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1.6.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1.7.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22)
• 1.8.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [Stab, 1.-4./s.173]
• 1.9.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.173]
• 1.10.44 under 16. Flak-Division [Stab/s.173 (b.mot.) with 1./s.173 (b.mot.), 1., 4./s.112 and 6./s.401]
  • under 16. Flak-Division [3.-4./s.173 under Stab/s.362]
• 1.11.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 20) [Stab, 1./s.173]
  • under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [3.-4./s.173 under Stab/s.362]
• 1.12.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 111) [Stab/s.173]
  • under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [3./s.173 under Stab/s.362]

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (54862), 1. Batterie (54351), 2. Batterie (53483), 3. Batterie (55923), 4. Batterie (52704)

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