Flak-Brigade IV

Kommandeure:

• GenLt Heino von Rantzau, 6 Jul 1940 - 11 Dec 1940
• GenLt Heinrich Thym, Dec 1940 - 29 Sep 1942
• GenMaj Hermann Lichtenberger, 29 Sep 1942 - 26 Nov 1942
• GenLt Prinz Heinrich Reuss XXXVII, 26 Nov 1942 - 9 Mar 1943
• Oberst Wilhelm Fichter, 10 Mar 1943 - 9 Oct 1943
• GenMaj Ernst Uhl, 10 Oct 1943 - 25 Apr 1944
• Oberst Alfred Heller, 24 Oct 1944 - 15 Feb 1945
• GenLt Werner Prellberg, 19 Apr 1945 - May 1945 (Apparently never took command)

Ia:

• ?
• Olt Heinrich Pollwein, 23 Oct 1944 - May 1945

Formed 1 Jun 1940 in Cambrai for Operation Seelöwe. Remained in France until Sep 1942 (according to one source the brigade was in Dessau and Stuttgart 1941). On 29 Sep 1942 moved to München, and in Summer 1943 became 4. Flak-Brigade.

Organisation 1 Oct 1942:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 19 (Flakgruppe München)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 2 (Flakgruppe Augsburg)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 8 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe München)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 55 (Flakgruppe München-Süd) was formed in Jan 1943, and Stab/Flak-Regiment 19 became Flakgruppe München-Nord.

Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. (Flakgruppe Innsbruck) was activated in (?)Sep 1943.

Organisation 1 Nov 1943:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 19 (Flakgruppe München-Nord)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 55 (Flakgruppe München-Süd)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 8 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe München)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 2 (Flakgruppe Augsburg)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. (Flakgruppe Innsbruck)

Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. became Stab/Flak-Regiment 130 in Dec 1943.

On 1 May 1944 redesignated Stab/26. Flak-Division.

Reformed Sep 1944 in Pilsen from Stab/Flak-Regiment 184 (as 4. Flak-Brigade), for air defence in the Pilsen-Brün area.

Organisation 1 Oct 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 63 (Flakgruppe Böhmen)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 88 joined the brigade in Oct 1944.

Moved to Dresden-Mockritz in Nov 1944, now with (1 Dec 1944):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 88 (Flakgruppe Brüx)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 138 (Flakgruppe Dresden)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 164

11 Feb 1945 to Pilsen, and took control of all Flak units in Luftgau VIII.

Subordinated to:

Jun 1940 - Mar 1941	II. Flakkorps
Mar 1941 - Sep 1942	Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich
Sep 1942 - May 1944	Luftgau-Kommando VII
Sep 1944 - Nov 1944	Luftgau-Kommando XVII
Nov 1944 - Feb 1945	Luftgau-Kommando III
Feb 1945 - May 1945	Luftgau-Kommando VIII