Flak-Regiment 40

Stab/Flak-Regiment 40 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

Oberst Adolf Gerlach, 26.8.39 - 3.10.40

Obstlt Dr. Walter Matthey, 10.40 - 23.8.41

Oberst Georg Trost, 24.8.41 - 25.4.44

Oberst Dr. Hermann Rudhart, 4.44 - 20.9.44

Maj Günter Deutschmann, 21.9.44 - 8.5.45

Formed 26.8.39 in Düsseldorf from Flak-Erkundungsstab Eifel.

Service:

1939/40 as Flakgruppe Düsseldorf, and later Flakgruppe Eifel-Nord

5.40 in France, later at Nantes (Flak-Brigade VI) and St. Nazaire

10.41 on Jersey with s.152 and s.153

1.43 on Jersey

2.43 in Dinant

1.11.43 in Saloniki (20. Flak-Division) with s.544 (v), s.475 (v), le.885 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.) and gem. I./9 (mot.)

1.1.44 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.544 (v), le.885 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.) and gem. I./9 (mot.)

1.2.44 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.544 (v), s.545 (v), le.885 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.) and gem. I./9 (mot.)

1.3.44 in Yugoslavia under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.544 (v), le.885 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.) and gem. I./9 (mot.)

1.4.44 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.550 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), s.544 (v), gem. I./9 (mot.), le. 2., 4./885 (v) and 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (18./XVII, 19./XVII, 22./XVII, 34./XVII)

1.5.44 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.550 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), s.544 (v), gem. I./9 (mot.), le. 1., 4./885 (v) and 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (18./XVII, 19./XVII, 22./XVII, 34./XVII)

1.6.44 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), s.550 (v), gem.544 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), gem. I./9 (mot.), le. 1., 2./885 (v), le. 4.-5./865 (ETr.) and 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (18./XVII, 19./XVII, 22./XVII, 34./XVII)

1.7.44 under 20. Flak-Division with s.475 (v), gem.550 (v), gem.544 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), gem. I./6 (mot.), gem. I./9 (mot.), le. 1., 2./885 (v), le. 4.-5./865 (ETr.) and 13 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (18 - 22./XVII, 24./XVII, 29 - 35./XVII)

1.8.44 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.), gem.475 (v), gem.550 (v), gem. I./8 (mot.), gem.544 (v) and 19 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (1./XVII, 4./XVII, 11./XVII, 15./XVII, 18 - 19./XVII, 21 - 22./XVII, 24./XVII, 26./XVII, 28 - 35./XVII, 56./XVII)

1.9.44 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.), gem.475 (v), gem.550 (v) and 8 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./XVII, 19./XVII, 21./XVII, 22./XVII, 26./XVII, 32 - 34./XVII)

1944 saw action as Flakführer Kroatien and Albanien (Sarajevo, Bosn.Brod, Mostar and Agram)

1.10.44 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.), gem.475 (v), gem.550 (v), gem.545 (v) and 8 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./XVII, 19./XVII, 21./XVII, 22./XVII, 26./XVII, 32 - 34./XVII)

1.11.44 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.) and 5 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./XVII, 21./XVII, 22./XVII, 26./XVII, 32/XVII); gem.475 (v) and 5./gem.566 (v); s.549 (v); gem.566 (v); s.638 (v); gem.706 (v); 2., 4./le.754 (v); le.865 (ETr.) and 2./le.866 (ETr.); 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (19./XVII, 33 - 34./XVII)

1.12.44 under 20. Flak-Division with gem. I./9 (mot.) and 5 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./XVII, 21./XVII, 22./XVII, 26./XVII, 32/XVII); gem.475 (v) and 5./gem.566 (v); s.549 (v); gem.566 (v); s.638 (v); gem.706 (v); 2., 4./le.754 (v); le.865 (ETr.) and 2./le.866 (ETr.); 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (19./XVII, 33 - 34./XVII)

1.45 at Steinamanger (19. Flak-Division)

I./Flak-Regiment 40 (gem. mot., later Sf.):

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

In 4.44 redesignated le.Flak-Abteilung 82 (mot.).

Reformed 8.44 from I./Flak-Regiment 42 (Sf) with 1. - 4. Batterien (now as I./40 (Sf)).

Disbanded 21.4.45.

Service:

11.43 - 1.44 in northern Russia

1.1.44 under Luftflotte 1 (Stab/Flakgruppe Süd)

1.2.44 under Luftflotte 1 (Stab/Flakgruppe Süd)

1.3.44 not listed

1.4.44 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 41)

1.9.44 in the Budapest area, under 17. Flak-Brigade

1.10.44 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)

1.11.44 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 4)

1.12.44 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 12)

1945 at Taufkirchen and Trattnach

4.45 in Luftgau XVII