Flak-Regiment 20

Stab/Flak-Regiment 20 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

Oberst Karl Veith, 26.8.39 - 6.40

Oberst Botho Jacobson, 20.1.44 - 15.4.45

Maj Hans Hakenholt, 16.4.45 - 8.5.45

Formed 26.8.39 in Bruchsal. In 6.40 redesignated Stab/Flak-Brigade Veith.

Reformed 1.44 in Germany.

Service:

8.39 - 6.40 known as Erkundungsstab Schwarzwald

1.3.44 not listed

1.4.44 under 16. Flak-Division with gem.252 (v), gem.295 (v), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and Scheinw.Ausbst. Antwerpen

1.5.44 under 16. Flak-Division with gem.252 (v), gem.295 (v), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and Scheinw.Ausbst. Antwerpen

1.6.44 under 16. Flak-Division with gem.252 (o), gem.295 (v), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and Scheinw.Ausbst. Antwerpen

1.7.44 under 20. Flak-Brigade (16. Flak-Division), with gem.252 (o), gem.295 (v), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and Scheinw.Ausbst. Antwerpen

1.8.44 under 20. Flak-Brigade (16. Flak-Division), with gem.252 (o), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and z.b.V. Bttr. 9998

1.9.44 under 20. Flak-Brigade (16. Flak-Division, Luftgau XIV), with gem.252 (o), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9998

1.10.44 under 16. Flak-Division with no units attached(?)

1.11.44 under 16. Flak-Division with Stab/s.173 (o) with 6 batteries (1./s.173 (o), 1., 4./s.112 (b.mot.), 6./s.401 (b.mot.), 1., 3./s.573 (b.mot.)); gem.591 (v); Stab, 1., 3.-4./le.668 (v); Stab, 2.-4./le.694 (v); le.764 (v)

1.12.44 under 16. Flak-Division with gem. I./18 (mot.); le.369 (v); Stab/gem.602 (b.mot.) with 5 batteries (1.-2./gem.602 (b.mot.), 4./s.137 (b.mot.), 8./s.647 (b.mot.), 7./le.876 (b.mot.))

1945 in Luftgau XIV

I./Flak-Regiment 20 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.10.36 in Breslau. On 15.11.38 redesignated I./Flak-Regiment 7.

Reformed 1.11.43 in Le Havre from III./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 17, with 1. - 5. Batterien.

Service:

10.36 - 2.38 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis III

2.38 - 11.38 under Luftgaukommando VIII

1.11.43 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 656)

1.1.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)

1.2.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)

1.3.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)

1.4.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)

1.5.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)

1.6.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)

6.44 at Amiens, attached to Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2 as I. Gruppe

1.7.44 under III. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2)

1.8.44 under III. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2)

1.9.44 under III. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2)

1.10.44 under Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2

1944 at Düren

1.11.44 under Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2

1.12.44 under Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2

12.44 at St. Vith/Eifel

4.45 at Forst/Niederlausitz