Flak-Regiment 6

Stab/Flak-Regiment 6 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

Oberst Sattler, 1.10.36 - 1.7.38

GenMaj Theodor Spiess, 1.7.38 - 29.2.40

Oberst Erich Kressmann, 29.2.40 - 31.5.40

Oberst Alfons Luczny, 11.6.40 - 29.7.40

Obstlt Georg von Gyldenfeldt, 31.7.40 - 15.9.41

Obstlt Fritz Laicher, 9.41 - 2.42

Oberst Günther Sachs, 2.42 - 11.42

Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Schophoff, 11.42 - 1.43

Obstlt Kurt Wege, 1.43 - 6.44

Oberst Otto Ulack, 7.44 - 10.44

Obstlt Salamon, 10.44 - 11.44

Oberst Otto Ulack, 11.44 - 8.2.45

Maj Georg Mangelsdorff (acting), 1.45 - 2.45

Maj Siegfried Lamprecht, 9.2.45 - 5.45

Formed 1.10.36 in Hamburg-Altona.

Service:

10.36 - 2.38 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV and VII

2.38 - 7.38 under Luftgaukommando XI

7.38 - 8.39 under Luftverteidigungskommando 6

from 8.39 as Flakgruppe Hamburg-Nord

5.40 in Eastern Belgium (under II. Flakkorps, 12.5 - 18.5.40) with I. and II./441, le.741 and le.841

1.8.40 at Ostende, again under II. Flakkorps, with I./441, II./441, le.741 and le.841

3.41 to Germany

6.41 under II. Flakkorps with I. and II./441, support of Heeresgruppe Mitte in Central Russia

1.42 under II. Flakkorps with II./14, I./Lehr, II./26, le.93, le.74, I./24, le.71, 10./38, Heeres-Fla-Abt. 601 and 611

1942 support of 3. Panzerarmee

1.2.42 - 10.4.42 under 12. Flak-Division

10.4.42 - 13.1.45 under 18. Flak-Division

9.42 at Orel

from 6.43 Flakgruppe Smolensk (possibly earlier)

from 9.43 Flakgruppe Witebsk

1.11.43 in Witebsk under 10. Flak-Brigade, with le. II./FAS II (mot), le. 1./995 (mot), gem. I./52 (mot) and s.395 (E)

1.1.44 in Witebsk under 18. Flak-Division, with le.83 (mot.), le.93 (mot.), le.94 (mot.), gem. I./34 (mot.), gem. I./43 (mot.), gem. I./50 (mot.), gem. II./8 (mot.), gem. I./111 (mot.), gem. II./14 (mot.), gem. I./52 (mot.), gem. I./29 (mot.), s.395 (E) and II./FAS II (mot.)

1.2.44 in Witebsk under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. II./4 (mot.), gem. II./8 (mot.), gem. II./14 (mot.), gem. II./26 (mot.), gem. I./29 (mot.), gem. I./52 (mot.), gem. I./34 (mot.), gem. I./43 (mot.), gem. I./702(?) (mot.), le.76 (mot.), le.93 (mot.) and le.94 (mot.)

1.3.44 in Witebsk, under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. II./8 (mot.), gem. II./26 (mot.), gem. I./29 (mot.), gem. I./43 (mot.), gem. II./49 (mot.), le.76 (mot.) and le.93 (mot.)

1.4.44 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. II./8 (mot.), gem. I./43 (mot.), gem. I./29 (mot.), gem. II./49 (mot.), le. 76 (mot.), le.93 ( mot.) and I./Lehr (mot.)

1.5.44 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. I./29 (mot.), gem. II./49 (mot.), le. 76 (mot.), le.78 (v), le.93 (v) and I./Lehr (mot.)

1.6.44 under 18. Flak-Division, with le. 76 (mot.), le.78 (mot.), le.93 (Sf), gem. II./49 (mot.) and I./Lehr (mot.)

1.7.44 under 18. Flak-Division, with le. 76 (mot.), le.93 (Sf), gem. II./49 (mot.) and I./Lehr (mot.)

1.8.44 under 18. Flak-Division, with le. 76 (mot.), le.93 (Sf), gem. II./49 (mot.), gem. I./111 (mot.), gem. I./Lehr (mot.) and gem. II./33 (mot.)

1.9.44 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. 2./2 (mot.), gem. II./4 (mot.), le.71 (Sf) and le.93 (Sf)

1.10.44 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. 2./2 (mot.), gem. II./4 (mot.), le.71 (Sf), le.93 (Sf) and gem. I./111 (mot.)

10.44 at Frauenburg

1.11.44 under 27. Flak-Division, with gem. II./36 (mot.) and gem. I./111 (mot.)

1.12.44 under 18. Flak-Division, with gem. I./FAS I (mot.), gem. Sturm.802 (v), 2./s.217 (o), 4./s.313 (o), 1./s.477 (o) and 3./le.722 (o)

12.44 at Memel

13.1.45 - 5.45 under 27. Flak-Division

1.45 Goldap, Gumbinnen and later Dramburg

4.45 at Bad Freienwalde (Pommern, 15. Flak-Brigade)

I./Flak-Regiment 6 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.10.35 in Hamburg-Altona with 1. - 5. Batterien. 1.10.35 - 1.11.35 used the cover designation Fahr-Abt. Hamburg. Destroyed 5.43 in Tunisia.

Reformed 1943 in Yugoslavia, with 5./6 formed from 3./Flak-Abt.891.

Service:

10.35 - 2.38 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV and VII

2.38 - 7.38 under Luftgaukommando XI

7.38 - 8.39 under Luftverteidigungskommando 6

5.40 under II. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)

from 1.8.40 at Calais, under II. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)

9.40/10.40 at Calais

3.41 to the Balkans (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)

4.41 at Kulata

7.41 at Eleusis

1941 to Sicily(?)

11.41 left Hamburg-Altona for North Africa

8.42 at El Alamein

1.43 at Zuara

destroyed 5.43 in Tunisia (19. Flak-Division)

1943/44 in Yugoslavia

1.11.43 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)

1.1.44 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)

1.2.44 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 201)

1.3.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)

1.4.44 in Hungary, directly under Komm.Gen.d.Dt.Lw. in Ungarn

1.5.44 not listed

1.6.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)

1.7.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)

1.8.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)

1.9.44 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)

1.10.44 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)

10.44 withdrawn to Tarnowitz

1.11.44 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)

1.12.44 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)

II./Flak-Regiment 6 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.10.37 in Hamburg-Altona as II./Flak-Regiment 6 (le. mot.) with 6. - 8. Batterien. On 15.11.38 renamed le.Flak-Abteilung 76.

Reformed 1.11.43 in Pleskau from IV./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 12, now as a gem.mot Abteilung with 6. - 10. Batterien.

In 6.44 redesignated I./Flak-Regiment 30.

Service:

10.37 - 2.38 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV and VII

2.38 - 7.38 under Luftgaukommando XI

7.38 - 11.38 under Luftverteidigungskommando 6

1943/44 stationed in the Pleskau area

1.1.44 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 164)

1.2.44 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 164)

1.3.44 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 164)

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

1.5.44 not listed

1.6.44 not listed

III./Flak-Regiment 6 (Sw. mot.):

Formed 15.11.38 in Hamburg-Altona, later Rendsburg, with 11. - 13. Batterien.

14./6 was formed in 1942.

In 8.43 redesignated Flak-Abteilung 592 (14./6 became 4./398).

Service:

11.38 - 8.39 under Luftverteidigungskommando 6

Apparently remained in the Hamburg area 1939 - 1.42

1.42 - 1.43 as III./Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 3 supporting the Himmelbett system

from 7.42 stationed in Luftgau XI (Hamburg area) and Luftgau VI