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

[Larry deZeng]

but my father vividly remembers him getting drafted into the Heimatflak & being sent to Koblenz.

The above says that he was sent to Koblenz. It's possible that he reported there for processing and training, but was then sent on for assignment to a Heimat-Flakbatterie elsewhere. Just a thought.

L.

[shane6969]

Hi Larry, yes that's certainly a possibility. I sent an email to the bundesarchiv asking if they have any information on him, hopefully they do. Cheers

[Larry deZeng]

One last thought, Shane. Of the 28 Heimat-Flakbatterien in the Luftgau VI area that I mentioned, I am guessing that number is probably less than half of the total number that existed with Luftgau VI numbering. I have only identified 11 leichte Heimat-Flakbatterien with the -/VI numbering and the last of these that I have is 61/VI. If the numbering was sequential with no gaps, then there may have been 50 more of them.

The same is true for the schwere Heimat-Flakbatterien with the -/VI numbering. I have 17 of these with the last numbered 240/VI. The schwere series always begins with 201/VI, so there may have been at least 23 more of them.

So, there are a lot of gaps.

Another fact is that Heimat-Flakbatterien rarely left the Luftgau in which they were formed. They were moved around within the Luftgau as needed, but not out of the Luftgau.

Now you know everything I know!

I hope you find the one you are looking for. WASt Berlin is your best bet.

L.

[shane6969]

Hi Larry, thank-you for the information, the Heimatflak has been hard for me to find information on. Your knowledge is quite extensive. I will definately try WASt, hopefully they have information. Once again, thanks for your help, Shane