Heimatflak units in Koblenz

[shane6969]

Hi all, does anybody know what heimatflak batteries/units were stationed in Koblenz? My great uncle was stationed there in WW2 and I'm having difficulty finding out which heimatflak units were in Koblenz, cheers

[Larry deZeng]

No. I have location information for 28 Heimat-Flakbatterien in the Luftgau VI area but none for Koblenz. Most of them were concentrated in the Krefeld-Düsseldorf area. The Koblenzer Flak did include a number of z.b.V. batteries, but these were not the same thing.

L.

[hanshauprich]

Hello,
I know about one Heimatflakbatterie with 4cm Flak (Bofors, either ex-Poland or Russian). Protect the "Südbrücke"). For more infos I must take a look in my stuff!!
h.

[shane6969]

Thank-you for the replies gentlemen. My great uncle was from grossschwabhausen in Thuringen, but my father vividly remembers him getting drafted into the Heimatflak & being sent to Koblenz. I've got a photo of him in his uniform which I will try to scan & post. Once again thanks gents.

[hanshauprich]

Tomorrow I have an meeting with one of the veterans from this Flak-Batterie at Koblenz!

[shane6969]

Hi Hans, thanks mate, can you please ask them if they had man named Willy Huettenrauch from Thuringen in their crew, cheers

[shane6969]

I sent a request to WASt last night (Australian time), hopefully they have some information. Like you said Larry, anything's possible!

[Larry deZeng]

I hope so, too, Shane! I'd love to know the results when you hear back from them.

L.

[shane6969]

No luck yet in finding my great uncles unit yet, but I found a photo of him in his Heimatflak uniform, cheers!!

[Larry deZeng]

Hi Shane - evidently WASt was not able to help, so your next step might be to contact the Stadtsarchiv in Koblenz. These city archives often have information from the World War II period that is not to be found elsewhere, especially details concerning bombings and air defense measures.

L.