23. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Hans-Wilhelm Fichter, 10 Oct 1943 - 20 Aug 1944
• GenLt Dipl.Ing. Walter Kathmann, 21 Aug 1944 - 20 Oct 1944
• Oberst Oskar Vorbrugg, 24 Oct 1944 - 30 Jan 1945
• GenMaj Kurt Andersen, 30 Jan 1945 - 8 May 1945

Ia:

• Maj Albert Stecken, 16 Nov 1943 - 6 Oct 1944
• Hptm Rupprecht Gubalke, ? - Apr 1945

Formed 10 Oct 1943 in Bobruisk from Stab/Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 22. Operated in the Baranovitschi-Minsk area, supporting the 9th Armee.

Organisation 1 Jan 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 31 (v)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 125 (mot.)
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 143

Reorganised Feb 1944, now with (1 Mar 1944) (HQ Bobruisk):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 23 (mot.)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 31 (v)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 101 (mot.)
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 143

Stab/Flak-Regiment 101 (mot.) left in Apr 1944, and was replaced by Stab/Flak-Regiment 80 (v).

Stab/Flak-Regiment 31 (v) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 23 (mot.) left in Aug 1944, and was replaced by Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 60./VIII.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 23 (mot.) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 10 (mot.) joined the division in Sep 1944; Stab/Flak-Regiment 23 (mot.) and Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 60./VIII left again in Oct 1944.

Summer 1944 in the Warzaw area (Radom-Posen).

Organisation Feb 1945 (HQ Bad Saarow; 1 Mar 1945 at Bad Saarow under II. Flakkorps) with :

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 7 with II./14, 307, 495, 540 and Muller
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 35 with I./16 and 205
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 53 with I./13, II./36, 216, 336 and 402
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 140 with 117, 121, 185 and 647
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 182 with I./19, I./54, 301 and 707
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 143

Organisation 26 Apr 1945 (ground combat):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 7 in Frankfurt/Oder
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 35 NW in Frankfurt/Oder
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 182 in Kustrin
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 23 in Eberswalde
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 53 in Zehden
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 34 in Strausberg and Werneuchen
• Stab/Flak-Regiment Wegener in Beeskow and Mullrose
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 143

May 1945 moved to Döberitz and surrendered after very heavy losses.

Subordinated to Luftflotte 6 and from Jan 1944 II. Flakkorps.