Flak-Brigade VI

Kommandeure:

• GenLt Theodor Spieß, 1 Dec 1939 - 28 Feb 1940
• ?
• GenLt Kurt Wagner, 18 May 1940 - 22 Jul 1940
• Oberst Werner Prellberg, 20 Jul 1940 - 6 May 1941
• GenMaj Fritz Grieshammer, 6 May 1941 - 16 Dec 1942
• GenMaj Hugo Schörgi, 17 Oct 1942 - Nov 1942
• GenMaj Paul Pavel, Dec 1942 - 22 Feb 1943
• Oberst Oskar Vorbrugg, Aug 1944 - 3 Aug 1944
• Oberst August Sambach, 4 Aug 1944 - 8 May 1945

Ia:

• ?
• Hptm Günther Schlichtherle, ? - 1945

Formed 1 Dec 1939 in Luftgau XI (Westwall), but moved to Mönchengladbach (Luftgau VI) a few days later. In early 1940 to Rendsburg (Luftgau XI), and in May 1940 participated in the attack on France (May 1940 - Jun 1940 known as Flak-Brigade Wagner) with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 40
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 45

Dec 1940 at Fontenay-le-Comte on the Atlantic coast, but in Mar 1941 moved to Paris. Apparently remained in Paris until May 1942 (although it might have moved to Darmstadt already in 1941), when it moved to Ploesti. Left Ploesti for Darmstadt 17 Nov 1942; Dec 1942 with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 29 (Flakgruppe Frankfurt/Main)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 49 (Flakgruppe Mannheim)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 109 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Darmstadt)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 119 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Frankfurt/Main)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 139 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Darmstadt)

On 1 Mar 1943 redesignated Stab/21. Flak-Division.

Reformed 25 Aug 1944 in Stettin-Pölitz (as 6. Flak-Brigade) from Stab/Flak-Regiment 172 with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 3 (Flakgruppe Stettin)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 7 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Stettin)
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 3./III in Stettin
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 166

Organisation 1 Dec 1944 (HQ Stettin-Gotzlow):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 3 (Flakgruppe Stettin)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 7 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Stettin)
• Heimat Flak-Abteilung 3./III in Stettin
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 166

Apr 1945 saw ground combat at the Stettin bridgehead:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 3 in Pölitz
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 7 in Stettin-Prenzlau
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 121 in Stettin
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 184 in Anklam-Greifswald
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 166 in Stettin

Surrendered May 1945.

Subordinated to:

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
Dec 1939	Luftgau-Kommando XI
Dec 1939 - ?Feb 1940	Luftgau-Kommando VI
?Feb 1940 - Jun 1940	Luftgau-Kommando XI
Jun 1940 - Dec 1940	Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich(?)
Dec 1940 - Mar 1941	II. Flakkorps
Mar 1941 - May 1942	Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich(?)
May 1942 - Dec 1942	Luftflotte 4(?)
Dec 1942 - Mar 1943	Luftgau-Kommando XII
Aug 1944 - Mar 1945	Luftgau-Kommando III
Mar 1945 - May 1945	II. Flakkorps / 27. Flak-Division