27. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

• GenLt Dipl.Ing. Walter Kathmann, 21 Oct 1944 - 31 Jan 1945
• GenLt Walter von Hippel, 1 Feb 1945 - 2 May 1945
• GenLt Walter Feyerabend (acting), 1945 - May 1945
• GenMaj Oskar Vorbrugg, 2 May 1945 - 8 May 1945

Ia:

• Hptm Walter Hartig, 1944 - 1945
• ?

Formed Sep 1944 in Konigsberg(?) from Stab/11. Flak-Brigade with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 62
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 81 (v)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 110
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 121 (v)
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 5./III
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 6./III
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 21./I
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 27./I

Stab/Flak-Regiment 6 (mot.) and Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 171 (v) joined the division in Oct 1944, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 110 became Stab/16. Flak-Brigade and left the division.

Oct 1944 to Lützen, Dec 1944 to Liebenfelde (supporting the 3rd Panzer-Armee).

Reorganised in Nov 1944, now with (1 Dec 1944):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 62
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 81 (v)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 121 (v)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 171 (v)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 97 (E)
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 5./III
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 6./III
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 7./III
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 27./I
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 147

On 21 Jan 1945 left East Prussia, and moved into the Reich.

Organisation Feb 1945 (supporting the Oderkorps):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 138
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 145
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 147

1 Mar 1945 at Geiglitz under II. Flakkorps. Organisation Apr 1945 (HQ Pasewalk):

• 6. Flak-Brigade in Stettin
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 6 south of Stettin
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 171 in Greifenhagen
• Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 147

Saw heavy losses, and finally surrendered to British forces at Plate, near Schwerin.

Subordinated to II. Flakkorps.