Flak Units - 88 or 105 mm heavy guns - cannon &
 

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for such precise information.

On a german photo dated end'39, it is mentioned that the air victory over french bomber was the result of the 1/902 that it to say the first battery of heavy Flak-unit 902. Apparently the 1/902 was equipped with heavy guns (88 or 105 mm).

Hence my question: what is the constitution of a Flak unit then a battery in terms of gunneries (88 or 105mm) and men (servant) needed to operate the Flak?

Cheers

Jerome

Re: Heavy Flak - 88 or 105 mm heavy guns
 

You're correct, Tony. I was dazzled by the fact that in 1915 the design of a new 8,8 cm AA gun was directed. And, it came into service in 1918.

A typical heavy mobile (not motorized) Flak battery had the following: 2 officers, 21 NCOs, 81 ORs, with 2 light MGs, 2 2-cm-Flak, 6 8,8-cm-Flak, 2 cars, 9 trailers, 2 motorcycles. From Koch's "Flak."

Re: Heavy Flak - 88 or 105 mm heavy guns
 

Hi George,

Interesting the constitution of the heavy 8,8-cm Flak Battery;

Do you know whether or not it is the same configuration for an 10,5-cm Flak Battery?

What stand for the acronym NCO and OR?

Do you have also a picture of a 10,5-cm Flak Battery because I got one but quite fuzzy?


Best Regards

Jerome

Re: Heavy Flak - 88 or 105 mm heavy guns
 

Non-Commissioned Officers
Other Ranks

Re: Heavy Flak - 88 or 105 mm heavy guns
 

FYI:
NCO in German is Unteroffizier(e)/ Unteroffiziersdienstgrad(e), consisting of the ranks: Unteroffizier (Uffz.), Unterfeldwebel (UFw), Feldwebel (Fw), Oberfeldwebel (OFw), Hauptfeldwebel (HFw).

Everything above approx. 7,5cm in the FlaK is regarded "heavy".