10. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

• GenLt Johann Seifert, 1 Sep 1941 - 26 Jun 1943
• GenMaj Franz Engel, 26 Jun 1943 - 3 Feb 1945
• Oberst Oskar Vorbrugg, 3 Feb 1945 - 10 Feb 1945
• GenMaj Franz Engel, 10 Feb 1945 - 8 Feb 1945

Ia:

• Hptm Herbert Heinze, 1942 - May 1942
• Maj Erwin Wicker, ? - Feb 1943(?)
• Hptm Kurt Gerhardt, ? - Jul 1944
• Hptm Werner Cölln, 26 Jul 1944 - May 1945

Formed 1 Sep 1941 in Ploesti from Luftverteidigungskommando 10 with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 180 (mot.) in Ploesti
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 202 (mot.) in Constanza
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 130

In March 1942 moved to Southern Russia, to support operations in the Crimea, but on May 1942 moved to Kursk, now attached to the 2nd Armee, with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 124 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 153 (mot.)
• Other Flak units

1942/43 operations at Kursk and the Don river.

Organisation 1 Nov 1943:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 77 (v)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 99 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 133 (mot.)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 130

Stab/Flak-Regiment 153 (mot.) joined the division in Jan 1944; Stab/Flak-Regiment 133 (mot.) left the division in Mar 1944, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 48 (mot.) joined the division during the same month.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 153 (mot.) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 48 (mot.) left again in May 1944 (both returned in Aug 1944), while Stab/Flak-Regiment 12 (mot.) joined the division.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 12 (mot.) left again in Jun 1944, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 7 (mot.) joined the division (left again Jul 1944, but returned Aug 1944).

Stab/Flak-Regiment 77 (v) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 99 (mot.) left the division Aug 1944, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 17 (mot.) joined the division.

Organisation 1 Sep 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 7 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 17 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 48 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 153 (mot.)
• Flak-Transport-Bttr. 40./IV, 106./IV, 108./IV, 96./VIII, 140./IV, 91./VI, 97./VII, 46./XII and 136./XI
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 130

Stab/Flak-Regiment 17 (mot.) left for the 17. Flak-Division in Sep 1944, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 99 (mot.) returned during the same month, but left again in Nov 1944.

1943/44 operations in South Russia, Galizien (Lemberg and Cracow), Mar 1945 in Lauban area, Apr 1945 attached to the 17th Armee at Troppau, and ended the war in Koniginhof. 1 Mar 1945 moving to SW Lauban, under I. Flakkorps.

Subordinated to Luftflotte 4, and from May 1942 to May 1945 under I. Flakkorps, except 8 Aug 1942 - Feb 1943 under Luftwaffenkommando Don.

Strength Jun 1944 - Feb 1945:

Dates	Heavy Flakbatteries	Light/medium Flakbatteries	Searchlight batteries
8 Jun 1944	29	36	4
23 Jul 1944	40 (1)	35 (1)	4
23 Aug 1944	38 (5)	32 (1)	4
23 Sep 1944	25	25 (1)	4
23 Oct 1944	25	28 (1)	4
8 Feb 1945	45	29	none, but had one Luftsperr-batterie

numbers in brackets = incl. Alarm-batteries