Flak-Brigade XXI

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Hans Jurgens, 1 May 1943 - 23 Oct 1944
• Oberst Gustav Nordmeyer, 24 Oct 1944 - Apr 1945

Ia:

• Olt Alexander Paling, ? - Apr 1945

Formed 19 Apr 1943 in Nürnberg from parts of Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. (Flakgruppe Regensburg) (?)

In Summer 1943 became 21. Flak-Brigade. Organisation 1 Nov 1943:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. (Flakgruppe Regensburg)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)
• le.953 , s.342 (v) and s.484
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 181

On 22 Dec 1943 Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. became Stab/Flak-Regiment 71 .

Organisation 1 Mar 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 71 (Flakgruppe Regensburg)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 71 moved to Budapest in Mar 1944, and was replaced by Flakführer-Regensburg.

Organisation 1 Jun 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)
• Stab/Flakführer-Regensburg (Flakgruppe Regensburg)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 181

Stab/Flak-Regiment 47 was briefly attached to the brigade (Jun 1944 - Jul 1944); Stab/Flakführer-Regensburg left the brigade in Jul 1944.

Organisation 1 Sep 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 93 (Flakgruppe Nürnberg)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 179 (v) (Flakgruppe Schweinfurt)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 199 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Nürnberg)
• Flak-Transport-Bttr. 150./XI
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 181

Gave up its regiments 6 Sep 1944 and moved to Luftgau XIV, and in Oct 1944 to Lauchstädt (Halle-Merseburg area).

Organisation 1 Dec 1944 (no units was attached to the brigade between Sep 1944 and Nov 1944):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 33 (Flakgruppe Halle/Leuna)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 145 (Flakgruppe Merseburg?)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 181

1945 attached to Stab/Flak-Brigade z.b.V. Roessner.

Subordinated to Luftgau-Kommando XII, from 1 Apr 1944 Luftgau-Kommando VII, from Sep 1944 Luftgau-Kommando XIV and from Oct 1944 Luftgau-Kommando III.