Did FLAK units fall under Luftwaffe control

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Hello,

I think your dad told about the island Helgoland.
I found some interesting stuff in the net:

At Helgoland I've found some units:
- Marine-Flak-Abteilung 242 (under control of German Navy),
- Flugplatzkommando A 8/XI (? - April 1944)
- Jagdstaffel Helgoland
All of this units used FlaK I think.


Marine-Flak-Abteilung 242

Formed 8.26.39 on Helgoland with 4 companies, 1940, 5 companies
(5. from 1./213). 1944, 7 batteries (1-6, 8 ).

Subordinated to Küstenbefehlshaber Ostfriesland,
later Deutsche Bucht, and from 9.44 Seekdt. Elbe-Weser.

Commanders:
August 1939 Kapitänleutnant Troll
März 1940 Korvettenkapitän M.A. Hermann Weber
September 1942 Korvettenkapitän M.A. Dr. Titzck
Oktober 1943 Fregattenkapitän Erwin Schneider

Armament in 1938:

Battery VON SCHRÖDER (MAA 112):
3 x 30,5 cm S.K. L/50 (range 32 km)
2 x 2 cm C/30
Battery JACOBSEN:
3 x 17 cm
2 x 15 cm L/45 illumination guns
Battery FALM:
4 x 10,5 cm AA
Battery NYASSA, later NORDSPITZE:
4 x 8,8 cm AA
Battery TANGANJIKA, later WESTKLIPPE:
2 x 10,5 cm AA
Battery DÜNE:
4 x 10,5 cm AA
Moreover:
2 x 3,7 cm M.K.
1 x 3,7 cm S.K.
2 x 2 cm C/30

Most of the elderly, heavy AA guns were changed against
modern guns at the outbreak of war.

Final armament:

Battery VON SCHRÖDER, manned by MAA112:
3 x 30,5 cm S.K. L/50 (range 32 km)
1 x 15 cm illumination gun
1 x 3,7 cm AA
1 x 2 cm quadrouble AA
1 x 2 cm AA
Directed by 1 FuMO214 Würzburg-Riese and 5 (?) more devices

Battery NYASSA, later NORDSPITZE, manney by 3./MFlaA242:
4 x 10,5 cm S.K. C/32 (range 15 km)
Directed by 1 FuMG201 since 1944
In 1945 it was planned to mount 4 x 12,8 cm AA additionally

Battery JACOBSEN:
3 x 17 cm S.K. L/40 (range 20 km)
1 x 15 cm illumination gun
1 x 3,7 cm AA
1 x 2 cm Oerlikon AA
Directed by 1 FuMO214 Würzburg-Riese and 1 more device

Battery FALM, manned by 2./MFlaA242:
4 x 10,5 cm S.K. C/32 (range 15 km)
4 x 12,8 cm AA in two double mountings since 1945
Directed by 1 FuMO Würzburg D

Battery TANGANJIKA, later WESTKLIPPE, manned by 4./MFlaA242:
4 x 10,5 cm S.K. C/32 (range 15 km)
Directed bý 1 FuMO Würzburg D

Battery HAFEN:
4 x 10,5 cm S.K. C/32 (range 15 km)
1 x 3,7 cm AA
1 x 2 cm quadrouble AA
3 x 2 cm double AA
2 x 2 cm AA
2 x 1,5 cm AA

Battery MOLE:
4 x 10,5 cm S.K. C/32 (range 15 km)
Mounted on 17.03.1945

On the moles:
1 x 3,7 cm AA
2 x 2 cm AA
6 x 7,3 cm Föhn AA rocket launchers

Uboat-Bunker:
3 x 3,7 cm AA
2 x 2 xm AA
1 FuMO Seetakt

Northeast area:
2 x 7,5 cm
1 x 3,7 cm AA
1 x 2 cm

Radar equippment:
3 early DeTe-devices, later replaced by FuMG80 Freya
4 Würzburg D - devices
1 FuMO201
1 Wassermann
2 or 3 FuMO214 Würzburg-Riese
Unknown number of FuMO3, 5 and 11 Seetakt-devices

Dune:

Battery WITTEKLIFF:
4 x 10,5 cm S.K. C/32 (range 15 km)
Only until 13.01.1945 and replaced by

Battery AADE:
4 x 7,5 cm AT guns
Mounted on 24.01.1945

Battery DÜNE:
4 x 7,5 cm

Moreover:
4 x 12,8 cm AA since 1944
3 x 3,7 cm AA
1 x 2 cm quadrouble AA
3 x 2 cm
1 Würzburg D


Jagdstaffel Helgoland

Staffelkapitäne:
Olt. Hermann Hintzen, 10.4.43 - 6.43
Olt. Hermann Behrend, 6.43 - 5.7.43
Lt. Erich Hondt, 5.7.43 - 17.8.43
Olt. Erich Bartels, 8.43 - 9.43
Olt. Hans-Heinrich Koenig, 9.43 - 11.43

Formed 10.4.43 in Helgoland
On 30.11.43 redesignated 11./JG11.

Bases:
4.43 - 4.10.43 Helgoland


Flugplatzkommando A 8/XI

I found no more informations.


I hope that helps a little bid.
Maybe some other people can help too.

Sven.