Flak-Regiment 18

Stab/Flak-Regiment 18 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

Oberst Paul Koester, 1940 - 6.42

Oberst Friedrich-Franz Rittner, 6.42 - 9.42

Oberst Rudolf von Minden, 10.42 - 1.4.43

Oberst Claus Jebens, 1.4.43 - 31.12.43

Oberst Georg Tyroller, 1.1.44 - 12.44

Maj Anton Meckel, 1.1.45 - 23.1.45

Obstlt Hans Dilschneider, 24.1.45 - 8.5.45

Formed 26.8.39 in Wiener-Neustadt.

Service:

1939 in Poland

10.39 - 4.40 as Flugabwehrkommando Augsburg

4.40 - 1940 as Flakgruppe Oberrhein

1940 - 4.41 in Stuttgart as Flakgruppe Stuttgart

4.41 in Greece supporting XVIII. Armeekorps, with I./43, le.73, le.76 and le.85

6.41 Koluft 11th Armee, with I./14, I./64, II./241 and I./501

6.42 at Sevastopol

9.42 to Northern Russia (Duderhof) under 6. Flak-Division, with I./14, II./36, I./64, I./501 and le.75

3.43(?) to France (Le Creusot) with 442 and others

11.43 to Toulon under 13. Flak-Division, with I./14

1.1.44 in Toulon under 11. Flak-Division (12. Flak-Brigade) with le.84 (mot.), le.981 (v), gem. I./14 (mot.) and gem.497 (v)

1.2.44 in Toulon under 11. Flak-Division (12. Flak-Brigade) with gem. I./14 (mot.), gem.497 (v), le.84 (mot.) and le.981 (v)

1.3.44 at Toulon under 5. Flak-Brigade with gem.481 (v) and le.981 (v)

1.4.44/1.6.44 not listed

1.7.44 in Toulon under 5. Flak-Brigade with no units attached

1.8.44 in Toulon under 5. Flak-Brigade with no units attached

1.9.44 under Luftgau V with no units attached

1.10.44 under 13. Flak-Division with gem. I./14 (mot.), Lsp.102 (v), gem. I./501 (mot.) and le.741 (mot.)

1.11.44 under 13. Flak-Division with 5./gem.347 (v); Stab/s.435 (o) with 4 batteries (6./s.135 (b.mot.), 1./s.514 (b.mot.), 1./s.577 (b.mot.), 2./le.953 (b.mot.)); gem.481 (v); gem. I./501 (mot.)

11.44 in Aachen

1.12.44 under 1. Flak-Brigade with gem. I./16 (mot.); Stab/gem.224 (b.mot.) with 3 batteries (4./s.211 (mot.), 8./s.326 (b.mot.), s.Flak.Bttr.zbV 5575); Stab/s.513 (b.mot.) with 5 batteries (2./s.307 (b.mot.), 2./s.432 (b.mot.), 2./s.565 (b.mot.), 2./s.674 (b.mot.), 3./le.761 (b.mot.)); le.741 (mot.)

2.45 in the Bonn area

4.45 in Ruhr-pocket

I./Flak-Regiment 18 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.10.36 in Mannheim. On 1.10.37 redesignated I./Flak-Regiment 49.

Reformed 15.11.38 in Wiener-Neustadt from Flak-Abteilung Wiener-Neustadt, with 1. - 5. Batterien.

Destroyed 5.43 in Tunisia.

Reformed 9.44 in Luftgau VI from Flak-Abteilung 11900 with 1. - 5. Batterien.

Service:

10.36 - 10.37 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV

11.38 - 8.39 under Luftgaukommando XVII

9.39 Koluft 14th Armee, Poland

16.4.40 under I. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 102)

1.6.40 under Flak-Brigade I (Stab/Flak-Regiment 102)

12.7.40 under Flak-Brigade I (Stab/Flak-Regiment 102)

1.41 to Sicily with Stab/Flak-Regiment 102

7.7.41 to North Africa

1941/42 in Africa (Sollum, Tobruk, El Alamein) under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)

1943 in Tunisia

9.44 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 87)

1.11.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 87)

1.12.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 20)

1944/45 Niederrhein (Luftgau VI)

II./Flak-Regiment 18 (gem. mot.):

Formed 10.44 in Luftwaffenkommando West, with 6. - 10. Batterien.

Service:

1.11.44 under III. Flakkorps

1.12.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 87)