7. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

• Gen Heinrich Burchard, 1 Sep 1941 - 13 Feb 1942
• GenLt Rudolf Eibenstein, 21 Feb 1942 - 28 Feb 1943
• Gen Heinrich Burchard, 1 Mar 1943 - 9 Jul 1944
• GenMaj Alfred Erhard, 1 Aug 1944 - 17 Apr 1945

Ia:

• Maj Reuter, ? - ?
• Maj Götze, ? - Jul 1944
• Hptm Heinz Schmidt, 3 Aug 1944 - Nov 1944
• Hptm Richard Holzwarth, Nov 1944(?) - May 1945

Formed 1 Sep 1941 in Köln from Luftverteidigungskommando 7 with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 14 (Flakgruppe Köln)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 47 (Flakgruppe Leverkusen)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 144 (Flakgruppe Brühl)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 84 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Köln)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 127

Organisation on 1 Nov 1943:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 14 (Flakgruppe Köln)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 47 (Flakgruppe Leverkusen)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 120 (Flakgruppe Wuppertal)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 144 (Flakgruppe Brühl)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment z.b.V. (Flakgruppe Aachen) [Stab/s.514]
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 84 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Köln)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 127

Stab/Flak-Regiment 120 (Flakgruppe Wuppertal) left the division in Mar 1944. Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 84 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Köln) was replaced by Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 113 in Mar 1944.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 112 (Eisb.) joined the division in Apr 1944, but left again Jul 1944; Stab/Flak-Regiment 47 (Flakgruppe Leverkusen) left the division in Jun 1944.

Organisation 1 Aug 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 14 (Flakgruppe Köln)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 113 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Köln)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 144 (Flakgruppe Brühl)
• Stab/s.Flak-Abteilung 514 Flakgruppe Aachen)
• Flak-Transport-Bttr. 3./VI, 19./XI and 127./IV
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 127

Stab/s.Flak-Abteilung 514 (Flakgruppe Aachen) left the division in Sep 1944.

Feb 1945 to Mönchengladbach and 1 Mar 1945 in Herborn.

23 Feb 1945 controlled the following batteries: 99 heavy Flak, 56 light/medium Flak, 34 Searchlight and 1 Luftsperr, as well as 7 Nebel companies.

Subordinated to Luftgau-Kommando VI and from 23 Feb 1945 III. Flakkorps.