Flak-Regiment 52

Stab/Flak-Regiment 52 (o):

Kommandeure:

Oberst Wilhelm Kramer, 26.8.39 - 4.10.39

Oberst Franz Engel, 4.10.39 - 2.6.40

Obstlt Adolf Wolf, 15.6.40 - 26.7.41

Oberst Wilhelm Werner, 7.41 - 1.9.44

Maj Waldemar Lauterbach, 2.9.44 - 5.45

Formed 26.8.39 in Magdeburg.

Service:

26.8.39 - 1.10.40 in Berlin-Nordwest as Flakgruppe Berlin-Nordwest

1.10.40 - 5.45 im Magdeburg as Flakgruppe Magdeburg

1.11.43 under Luftgau III with s. 1.-4./495 (o), s.434 (o), s.539 (o), s. 3. and 5./602 (o), s. 4./606 (o), s. 5./262 (o), s.Bttr.zbV 5544 (o), s.Bttr.zbV 5545 (o), s.Bttr.zbV 7517 (o), s.Bttr.zbV 7518 (o), s. 4./727 (o), le. 1.-4./827 (o), le.722 (o), s.537 (v), le.990 (v), s. I./42 (mot.), s.535 (E), Lsp. 1.-3./104 (o), Ausw.Zug 52 (mot.), Ausw.Zug 217 (o), 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (100./III, 6./IV), 12 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (205 - 208./III, 205./IV, 208./IV, 213./IV, 228 - 230./IV, 247./IV, 251./IV) and 21 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr (10 - 15./III, 25 - 27./III, 29./III, 30./III, 38./III, 6./IV, 12./IV, 14./IV, 30./IV, 37./IV, 41./IV, 46./IV, 54./IV, 57./IV)

1.1.44 under Luftgau III with s.434 (o), s.495 (o), s.539 (o), s.537 (o), le. 1./821 (E), le.727 (o), le.827 (o), le.990 (o), Lsp. 1.-3./104, Sw.587, 10 Flak-Bttr.zbV (7517, 7518, 5544, 5545, 5558 - 5561, 5556, 5557), 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (6./III, 58./III), 12 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (205 - 208./III, 205./IV, 208./IV, 213./IV, 228 - 230./IV, 247./IV, 251./IV) and 21 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr (10 - 15./III, 25 - 27./III, 29./III, 30./III, 38./III, 6./IV, 12./IV, 14./IV, 30./IV, 37./IV, 41./IV, 46./IV, 54./IV, 57./IV)

1.2.44 under Luftgau III with s.434 (o), s.495 (o), s.539 (o), s.537 (o), le.727 (o), le.827 (o), le.990 (o), le. 1./821 (E), Lsp. 1.-3./104, Sw.587, 8 Flak-Bttr.zbV (5544, 5545, 5558 - 5561, 5556, 5557), 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (6./III, 31./III, 58./III, 82./III), 12 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (205 - 208./III, 205./IV, 208./IV, 213./IV, 228 - 230./IV, 247./IV, 251./IV) and 21 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr (10 - 15./III, 25 - 27./III, 29./III, 30./III, 38./III, 6./IV, 12./IV, 14./IV, 30./IV, 37./IV, 41./IV, 46./IV, 54./IV, 57./IV)

1.3.44 under Luftgau III with s.434 (o), s.464 (o), s.495 (o), s.539 (o), s.537 (o), s. 1./176 (o), le.827 (o), le.990 (o), Sw.583, Sw.587, 21 Flak-Bttr.zbV (5564 - 5571, 7525 - 7528, 7533 - 7541), 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (6./IV, 31./III, 58./III, 82./III), 12 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (205 - 208./III, 205./IV, 208./IV, 213./IV, 228 - 230./IV, 247./IV, 251./IV) and 18 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr (10 - 15./III, 25 - 27./III, 29./III, 30./III, 38./III, 12./IV, 30./IV, 37./IV, 41./IV, 46./IV, 57./IV)

1.4.44 under 2. Flak-Brigade with s.495 (o), s.539 (o), s.537 (o), s. 1./176 (o), le.827 (o), le. 4./727 (o), s. 1./279 (E), le. 1./821 (E), 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (6./IV, 31./III, 58./III, 82./III), 10 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (205 - 208./III, 205./IV, 213./IV, 228 - 230./IV, 247./IV) and 7 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr (10 - 15./III, 27./III)

1.5.44 under 2. Flak-Brigade with s.226 (o), s.495 (o), s.539 (o), s.537 (o), s. 1./176 (o), s. 4./476 (o), s. 4./313 (o), s. 5./335 (o), s. 3./132 (o), s. 1., 3./707 (o), le.827 (o), le. 4./727 (o), and le. 1./821 (E)

1.6.44 under 2. Flak-Brigade with s.495 (o), s.539 (o), s.537 (o), s.476 (o), s. 1./176 (o), s. 3.-4./313 (o), s. 3./132 (o), s. 1., 3./707 (o), s.226 (o), s.277 (E), le.727 (o), le.827 (o), Lsp.104 (o), Lsp. 5./210 (o) and 4 Flak-Bttr.zbV (6517, 6518, 6520, 6521)

1.7.44 under 2. Flak-Brigade with s.495 (o), s.539 (o), s.476 (o), s. 1./176 (o), s. 3.-4./313 (o), s. 3./132 (o), s. 1., 3./707 (o), s.226 (o), s.277 (E), le.727 (o), le.827 (o), Lsp.104 (o), Lsp. 5./210 (o), s.537 (o) (= Flak-Abt.zbV 12600), 4 Flak-Bttr.zbV (6518, 6520, 6521, 6513), s.279 (E), 6 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (10 - 12./III, 26./III, 27./III, 6./IV), 2 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (205./III, 205./IV) and 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (31./III, Königsborn)

1.8.44 under 2. Flak-Brigade with Stab/Lsp.104 (o) with 3 batteries (2., 5./Lsp.104 (o), 3./s.132 (o)); Stab/s.226 (o) with 7 batteries (1.-4., 6./s.226 (o), 3.-4./s.272 (o)); Stab/s.313 (o) with 7 batteries (3.-4./s.313 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 207./I and 208./I, 2., 4./s.476 (o), 5./s.154 (o)); Stab/s.539 (o) with 6 batteries (1., 3.-6., 8./s.539 (o)); s.495 (o); s.418 (E); Stab/le.827 (o) with 6 batteries (1.-4./le.827 (o), 3./le.727 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 31./III); 3 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (205 - 206./III, 205./IV); Flak-Bttr.zbV 6513, 6518; s. 1./176 (o); 3.-4./s.279 (E); 4 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (10./III, 12./III, 26./III, 6./IV)

1.9.44 under 2. Flak-Brigade with Stab/Lsp.104 (o) with 2 batteries (2., 5./Lsp.104 (o)); Stab/s.226 (o) with 9 batteries (1.-2., 4., 6./s.226 (o), 3.-4./s.272 (o), 3./s.313 (o), 1.-2./gem.316 (o)); Stab/s.279 (E) with 7 batteries (4./s.279 (E), 2., 4./s.476 (o), 5./s.154 (o), 5.-6., 8./s.539 (o)); Stab/s.495 (o) with 7 batteries (1.-5./s.495 (o), 3./s.132 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 205./III); Stab/s.539 (o) with 5 batteries (1., 3.-4./s.539 (o), 1./s.176 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 205./IV); Stab/le.827 (o) with 11 batteries (1.-4./le.827 (o), 3./le.727 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 10./III, 26./III, 6./IV, le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 31./III, le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6513 and 6518)

1.10.44 under 2. Flak-Brigade with 5./Lsp.104 (o); Stab/s.226 (o) with 6 batteries (6./s.226 (o), 3.-4./s.272 (o), 1.-2./gem.316 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10289); Stab/s.495 (o) with 9 batteries (1.-5./s.495 (o), 3./s.132 (o), 4., 8./s.539 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 205./III); Stab/s.539 (o) with 10 batteries (1., 3., 5.-6./s.539 (o), 5./s.154 (o), 1./s.176 (o), 2., 4./s.476 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 205./IV, s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10282); Stab/le.827 (o) with 10 batteries (1./le.827 (o), 3./le.727 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 10./III, 26./III, 6./IV, le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 31./III, le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6513, 6518, 6520, 6521)

1.11.44 under 2. Flak-Brigade with 5./Lsp.104 (o); Stab/s.226 (o) with 6 batteries (6./s.226 (o), 3.-4./s.272 (o), 1.-2./gem.316 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10289); Stab/s.495 (o) with 9 batteries (1., 3.-5./s.495 (o), 3./s.132 (o), 3.-4., 8./s.539 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 205./III); Stab/s.539 (o) with 10 batteries (1., 5.-6./s.539 (o), 5./s.154 (o), 1./s.176 (o), 2., 4./s.476 (o), 2./s.495 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 205./IV, s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10282); Stab/le.827 (o) with 9 batteries (1./le.827 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 10./III, 26./III, 6./IV, le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 31./III, le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6513, 6518, 6520, 6521)

1.12.44 under 2. Flak-Brigade with 5./Lsp.104 (o); Stab/s.226 (o) with 6 batteries (6./s.226 (o), 3.-4./s.272 (o), 1.-2./gem.316 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10289); Stab/s.495 (o) with 9 batteries (1., 3.-5./s.495 (o), 3./s.132 (o), 3.-4., 8./s.539 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 205./III); Stab/s.539 (o) with 10 batteries (1., 5.-6./s.539 (o), 5./s.154 (o), 1./s.176 (o), 2., 4./s.476 (o), 2./s.495 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 205./IV, s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10282); Stab/le.827 (o) with 6 batteries (1./le.827 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 14./IV, le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6513, 6518, 6520, 6521)

I./Flak-Regiment 52 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.11.38 in Magdeburg with 1. - 5. Batterien.

Service:

11.38 - 8.39 in Magdeburg under Luftverteidigungskommando 1

9.39 Koluft 8. Armee, southern Poland

1939/40 in Luftgau VII

5.40 in France, supporting V. Arneekorps

1940/41 in Bremen and Hannover

6.41 Koluft 9. Armee (Rgt. 125), supporting Heeresgruppe Mitte

1.11.43 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)

1.1.44 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)

1.2.44 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)

1.3.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 21)

1.4.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)

1.5.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 134)

1.6.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 134)

1.7.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 134)

1.8.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 134)

1.9.44 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 35)

1.10.44 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 35)

1.11.44 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 35)

1.12.44 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 35)

1945 Weichselbogen, Lysa Gora and Posen (27. Flak-Division)

4.45 at Beeskow

II./Flak-Regiment 52 (gem. mot.):

Formed 11.42(?) from gem.Flak-Abteilung 525 with 6. - 10. Batterien. Destroyed 5.43 in Tunisia.

Reformed 1.11.43 in Dunkirk from IV./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 18.

Service:

11.42 in Palermo and Bizerta

11.42 - 5.43 in Tunisia

1.11.43 in Dunkirk(?) under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 129)

1.1.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 129)

1.2.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 129)

1.3.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 129)

1.4.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 37)

1.5.44 in Dunkirk area under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 37)

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

6.44 at Amiens, attached to Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2 as II. 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 III. Flakkorps

1.11.44 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 3) [6., 9../52 attached to I./16]

1.12.44 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2)

1945 Saarpfalz, Lausitz and Spremberg

11./Flak-Regiment 52 (Sw. mot.):

Formed in winter 1940/41 from 1. Res.Flakscheinwerfer-Bttr. Hermann Göring.

In (mid-)1943 redesignated 1. Bttr./Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 559.

Service:

1941/43 in Magdeburg(?)