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Originally Posted by hucks216
Totally agree. A multi volume series of flak unit histories, not necessarily one unit per book but a history of their deployments etc.
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Hucks - you mean like this?
le.Flak-Abt. 911 (v)
Formed c. 26 August 1939 in Wien (Vienna) as le.Reserve-Flak-Abt. 911 with a Stab and 3 batteries numbered 1.-3. Redesignated le.Flak-Abt. 911 (v) c. July 1942. A 4. Batterie was added c. October 1942.
Lineage and Subordination: see: Tessin or (
www.ww2.dk).
History
1939-40: west-central Germany (Luftgau XII area).
www.ww2.dk)
10 May 40: attack on France and the Low Countries followed by the occupation of France.
26 Nov 40: Garges-lès-Gonesse/3 km NW of Paris-le-Bourget airfield under Festungs-Flak-Rgt. 32 with 2 heavy and 2 medium/light batteries. (NARA T-1022/PG80318)
18 Feb 41: in the Luftgau Westfrankreich area. (NARA T-321)
Oct/Nov 43 – Jun 44: W France under Flak-Rgt. 59 (Paris)/13. Flak-Div., then 5. Flak-Brig., then 1. Flak-Brig. (Tessin)
Mar 44: W France under Flak-Rgt. 59 (Paris).
8 Jun 44: Stab, 1. and 3./911 ordered to move forward by road from Paris to protect bridges in the Elbeuf area/18 km SSW of Rouen on the Seine. (ULTRA KV7017)
22 Jun 44: Stab and 3./911 reported their arrival and operational readiness at Elbeuf. (CX/MSS/T223/98)
Jun/Jul – Sep 44: under Flak-Rgt. 100/13. Flak-Div., then 1. Flak-Brig. (Tessin)
15 Jul 44: Elbeuf under Flak-Rgt. 100/13. Flak-Div. (NARA T-971 roll 18/f.053)
21 Aug 44: Stab/911 trf to Freneuse/59 km NW of Paris. (CX/MSS/T283/126)
26 Aug 44: 1. and 3./911 and 2./344 being investigated for blowing up their guns prematurely without authorization. (BNA HW 5/574)
27 Sep 44: 4./911 was protecting Niedermendig airfield/25 km WNW of Koblenz. (Schnatz: p.211)
Oct 44 – 1945: Central Rhine area (west-central Germany), initially under Flak-Rgt. 15 (Trier area). (Tessin; NARA T-405 roll 17)
8-9 Mar 45: le.911 lost a significant number of men KIA, WIA or taken prisoner at Unkel am Rhein/17.5 km SE of Bonn and 3.25 km NW of Remagen. (Nicolaisen:I/271)
FpNs: Stab (L 38859), 1. Batterie (L 37971), 2. Batterie (L 37029), 3. Batterie (L 32921), 4. Batterie (L 54513).
Kommandeur:
Hptm. (Tr.O.) Georg Lyncker: (? - 5/41)
Obstlt. Dr. Carl Walbrach: (? - ?) 8/42
Hptm. (d.R.) Hasso von Bose: (? - ?) 7/44
This is about as detailed as the surviving records permit. As Nick B. noted, the opportunity to work with veterans has come and gone. Besides, how would a researcher/author ever have managed to correspond back and forth with multiple veterans from the approx. 1,200 Flak-Abteilungen of various types that were formed during the war?
L.