Flak-Regiment 431

Stab/Flak-Regiment 431 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

Obstlt Theodor Schlange, 26.8.39 - 10.40

Obstlt Otto Hartmann, 10.40 - 23.4.41

Obstlt Georg-Wilhelm Korn, 23.4.41 - 7.42

Oberst Werner von Kistowski, 8.42 - 4.44

Formed 26.8.39 in Wittenberg from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 43.

In 6.44 redesignated Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 1.

Service:

1941/42 in Beauvais as Flakgruppe Beauvais

1943/44 in Lille as Flakgruppe Lille

2.43 under 16. Flak-Division, with 284, 345, 680, 757 and 956

9.43 in Watten

1.11.43 under 16. Flak-Division, with s.345 (v), le.757 (v), le.680 (v) and le.993 (v)

1.1.44 in Lille under 16. Flak-Division, with gem.157 (v), gem. I./20 (mot.), le.732 (v), le.773 (v), le.954 (v), le.956 (E), le.958 (E) and le.959 (E)

1.2.44 in Lille under 16. Flak-Division, with gem. I./20 (mot.), le.691 (v), le.732 (v), le.773 (v), le.744 (v), Sw.168 (o), Sw.369 (o), Sw.469 (o), Sw.559 (o) and Sw.649 (o)

1.3.44 under 16. Flak-Division, with gem. I./20 (mot.), le.732 (v), le.773 (v), le.744 (v), gem. I./53 (mot.), s.671 (v), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9972, s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10015 and s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10035

1.4.44 under 16. Flak-Division, with Sw.168 (v), Sw.369 (v), Sw.469 (v), Sw.559 (v) and Sw.649 (v)

1.5.44 under 16. Flak-Division, with Sw.168 (v), Sw.369 (v), Sw.469 (v), Sw.559 (v), Sw.649 (v) and Sw.308 (v)

1.6.44 under 16. Flak-Division, with Sw.168 (v), Sw.369 (v), Sw.469 (v), Sw.559 (v), Sw.649 (v) and Sw.308 (v)