schwere Flak-Abteilung 304 (v)
Formed 26.8.39 in Jena from Flak-Stamm-Batterie Jena with 5 Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 304.
Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1941:
4./Res.304 became 4./805, and was reformed
5./Res.304 became 5./8055. and 6./s.304 was formed in late 1944 (5. from 1./192, 6. from 3./192).
In 1943 1./s.304 was disbanded, and was reformed from 2./403; 3./s.304 became 4./192, and was reformed from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 1518.
Service:
- 1939 in Luftgau IV(?)
- 11.42(?) to Sicily
- 2.43 at Marsala*
- 3.43/4.43 in Trapani
- 1.11.43 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
- 1.1.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
- 1.2.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
- 1.3.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
- 1.4.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
- 1.5.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
- 1.6.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
- 1.7.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
- 1.8.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
- 1944 in Florenz
- 1.9.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
- under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135) [Teile]
- 1.10.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
- 1.11.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
- 1.12.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
- 1945 at Padua
* part of unit was transferred to Tunis 2.43/3.43, and it is probably for this reason that 1./s.304 later had to be disbanded.
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