Flak-Brigade VII

Kommandeure:

• GenMaj Hans-Georg Schreder, 6 Feb 1940 - 13 Jun 1940
• GenLt Gotthard Frantz, 22 Jun 1940 - 5 Jul 1940
• GenMaj Hans-Georg Schreder, 6 Jul 1940 - 30 Sep 1940
• GenMaj Max Hesse, 6 Jul 1940 - 5 May 1941
• GenLt Werner Prellberg, 6 May 1941 - 1 Apr 1942
• GenLt Rudolf Schulze, 2 Apr 1942 - Aug 1942
• Oberst Erwin Weber, 2 Oct 1944 - 19 Apr 1945
• Gen Kurt Wagner, 19 Apr 1945 - Apr 1945

Ia:

• ?
• Olt Erich Elson, ? - 1945

Formed Jun 1940* in France (Luxembourg?) from Stab/Flak-Brigade Frantz**. Served in the Caen-Cherbourg-Channel Islands area, and later transferred to Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich. In November 1941 moved to Sicily (to protect the airfields on Sicily). In Aug 1942 renamed 19. Flak-Division, and was transferred to North Africa.

Reformed Jun 1944 in Linz (as 7. Flak-Brigade) from parts of the 24. Flak-Division, to protect the Linz-Steyr-Wels area.

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 88
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 98
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 118
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 167

Stab/Flak-Regiment 98 left the brigade in Jul 1944, and was replaced by Stab/Flak-Regiment 76 and Stab/Flak-Regiment 184 .

Organisation 1 Sep 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 76 (Flakgruppe Bruck/Mur)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 88 (Flakgruppe Brüx)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 118 (Flakgruppe Linz)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 128 (Flakgruppe Steyr)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 184 (Flakgruppe Böhmen)
• Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 13/XVII
• Flak-Transport-Bttr. 134./VI
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 167

Stab/Flak-Regiment 184 left the brigade in Sep 1944 and Stab/Flak-Regiment 88 left in Oct 1944.

Organisation 1 Dec 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 76 (Flakgruppe Bruck/Mur)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 118 (Flakgruppe Linz)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 128 (Flakgruppe Steyr)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 167

Surrendered May 1945.

Subordinated to:

Jun 1940 - ?	Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich
? - Sep 1941	Luftverteidigungskommando 9 ***
Sep 1941 - Nov 1941	9. Flak-Division
Nov 1941 - Aug 1942	Luftflotte 2
Jun 1944 - Mar 1945	Luftgau-Kommando XVII
Mar 1945 - May 1945	V. Flakkorps

* According to one source, the brigade was formed 1 Feb 1940 in Mosel from Luftabwehrkommando Mosel.

** Stab/Flak-Brigade Frantz was formed May 1940 from Stab/Flugabwehrkommando Luxembourg (ex Flugabwehrkommando Mosel). Took part in the invasion of France. In Jun 1940 became Stab/Flak-Brigade VII.

*** possibly also attached to Luftverteidigungskommando 11 at some point.