Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Dr. Gotthard Seidel, 1.7.38 - 1.4.39
• Oberst Otto Kühne, 1.4.39 - 1939
• Obstlt Alfred Dürr, 1939 - 30.9.39
• Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Jakoby, 26.10.39 - 10.3.40
• Obstlt Hans Beyer, 1.6.40 - 6.40
• Obstlt Franz Köhler, 6.40 - 22.6.40
• Maj Rudolf Wichmann, 22.6.40 - 4.41
• Obstlt Kurt Schlabach, 1.4.41 - 1.43
• Oberst Willy Lenke, 14.1.43 - 3.44
• Oberst Paul-Bernhard Schneider, 20.3.44 - 5.45

Formed 1.7.38 in Berlin with:

• Stab I./1 in Bernau (from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 12) with:
  • 1./1 (Fernsprech)
  • 2./1 (Funk- und Funkhorch)
  • 3./1 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer)
• Stab II./1 in Dresden-Klotzsche (from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 13) with:
  • 5./1 (Fernsprech)
  • 6./1 (Funk- und Funkhorch)
  • 7./1 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer)

Reorganised in 1.4.39, now with (planned, not all were formed before the mobilization):

• Stab I./1 in Bernau (Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abteilung) with:
  • 1./1 (Betriebs)
  • 2./1 (Betriebs)
  • 3./1 (Fernsprech - Stabsnachrichten)
  • 4./1 (Funk)
  • Geräte-Kolonne I.
• Stab II./1 in Dresden-Klotzsche (Luftnachrichten-Bau-Abteilung) with:
  • 5./1 (Fernsprech-Bau)
  • 6./1 (Fernsprech-Bau)
  • 7./1 (Telegraphen-Bau)
  • 8./1 (Telegraphen-Bau)
  • Geräte-Kolonne II.
• Stab III./1 in (Luftnachrichten-Funkhorch-Abteilung) with:
  • 9./1 (Funkhorch)
  • 10./1 (Funkhorch)
  • Geräte-Kolonne III. (not formed)
• Stab IV./1 in (Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Abteilung) with:
  • 11./1 (Flugsicherung) (not formed?)
  • 12./1 (Flugsicherung) (not formed?)
  • 13./1 (Flugsicherung)
  • 14./1 (Flugsicherung) (disbanded 6.40)
  • 15./1 (Flugsicherung) (not formed)
• Nachrichten-Fliegerstaffel (Flieger-Kompanie from 6.40; disbanded 9.11.44)
• Horch-Leitstelle (formed 26.8.39)
• 21./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 (formed 26.8.39)

On 10.3.40 Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11:

5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11
6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11
7./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11
8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11
Ger.Kol. II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Ger.Kol. II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11

In 3.40 Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 31; reformed 4.41:

1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 31; reformed
Ger.Kol. I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Ger.Kol./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 31; reformed

Several changes took place in 4.41:

Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 was disbanded; reformed from Stab/Lv.-Nachrichten-Abteilung 3
1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 2./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 39
2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 disbanded; absorbed by Luftnachrichten-Regiment 34
3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 5
9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 32
11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 was formed from 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
13./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 34
21./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 31
Geräte-Kolonne I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Geräte-Kol./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1

In late 1941 2./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed, while 4./Ln.Rgt.1 was disbanded; Ger.Kol./Ln.Rgt.1 was disbanded and was reformed from Ger.Kol./Lv.Nachrichten-Abteilung 6 (1.9.41).

In mid-1942:

3./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed
4./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed from 3./Ln.Rgt.3
6./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed
9./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed
11./Ln.Rgt.1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Abteilung Ost
11./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed from 2./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1
12./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed from Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Kompanie zbV 2

14. and 15./Ln.Rgt.1 was formed in 12.42 (14./1 from Horch-Leitstelle/Ln.Rgt.1).

1./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed in mid-1943 from 3./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 1.

Organisation 1.7.43:

• Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
• Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
• Stab III./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 14./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 15./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
• Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1

6./Ln.Rgt.1 was disbanded in 9.44 and 2./Ln.Rgt.1 was disbanded 12.44.

Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 73 in 9.44.

Several changes took place in 12.44:

1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 73 (mot.)
Stab III./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353
9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353
10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353
14./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353
15./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353

Organisation 1.2.45:

• Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
• Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
  • 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1

A V.(Ersatz)/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 existed in Königsberg-Krausken 1942 - 1944.

Service:

• 1.7.38 - 1.2.39 under Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1
• 1.2.39 - 8.5.45 under Luftflotte 1
• 22.9.39 at Niedersee, westl. Johannisburg
• 1.10.39 at Dresden and Bernau
• For locations 1940-45, see Luftflotte 1

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