Flak-Regiment 17

Stab/Flak-Regiment 17 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

Oberst Gustav Hinke, 1941 - 11.42

Oberst Dr. Walter Matthey, 12.42 - 26.7.44

Oberst Walter Schmidt, 27.7.44 - 13.2.45

Maj Ewald Arnold, 26.2.45 - 8.5.45

Formed 4.41(?) in Luftgau VIII.

Service:

1941/44 in Southern Russia

4.42 at Dnjepropetrowsk

1.11.43 under 17. Flak-Division, with s.181 (v), le.861 (v) and gem. I./5 (mot.)

1.1.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with s.181 (v), gem. I./4 (mot.) and gem. I./5 (mot.)

1.2.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. I./4 (mot.), gem. I./5 (mot.) and le.861 (v)

1.3.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. I./4 (mot.), gem. I./5 (mot.) and le.861 (v)

1.4.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. I./4 (mot.) and le.861 (v)

1.5.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. I./4 (mot.), gem. I./5 (mot.) and le.861 (mot.)

1.6.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. I./4 (mot.), gem. I./5 (mot.) and le.861 (mot.)

1.7.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with le. 2., 4./735 (v), le.861 (mot.), gem. I./4 (mot.) and gem. I./5 (mot.)

1.8.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with le.861 (mot.), gem. I./5 (mot.) and gem. I./4 (mot.)

1.9.44 under 10. Flak-Division, with gem.251 (v) and gem.254 (v)

1.10.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. I./4 (mot.), gem.254 (v), le.713 (v) and Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 59./VIII

1.11.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. I./4 (mot.), gem.254 (E), Stab, 2.-4./le.713 (v) and Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 59./VIII

1.12.44 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. I./4 (mot.), gem. I./32 (mot.), le.713 (v) and Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 59./VIII

1944/45 in Hungary

1945 in Schlesien (Luftgau VIII)

I./Flak-Regiment 17 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.11.43 in Melitopol from IV./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 5, with 1. - 5. Batterien.

Destroyed 12.43 at Melitopol, and was disbanded.

Service:

1943 at Melitopol, possibly attached to Stab/Flak-Regiment 7