8. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

• GenLt Kurt Wagner, 1 Sep 1941 - 4 Dec 1944
• GenMaj Max Schaller, 4 Dec 1944 - 7 May 1945

Ia:

• Hptm Freygang, ? - ?
• Maj Hans-Werner Staunau, 15 Nov 1944 - May 1945

Formed 1 Sep 1941 at Bremen-Oberneuland from Luftverteidigungskommando 8 with:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 26 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Nord)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 56 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 89 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Mitte)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 160 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Bremen)
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 128

Stab/Flak-Regiment 13 replaced Stab/Flak-Regiment 56 as Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd in Jun 1942.

Organisation on 1 Nov 1943:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 13 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 26 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Nord)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 89 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Mitte)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 160 (o (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Bremen))
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 128

In May 1944 the 8. Flak-Brigade left for Hannover and the division took over its four regiments (1 Jun 1944):

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 9 (Flakgruppe Osnabruck)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 13 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 26 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Nord)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 50 in Bohmte (Flakgruppe Moorland)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 (Flakgruppe Lübeck)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 63 (Flakgruppe Ostfriesland)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 89 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Mitte)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 160 (o (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Bremen)
• Flak-Transport-Bttr. 129./VI
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 128

In Jun 1944 Stab/Flak-Regiment 89 moved to Narbonne (France); In Jul 1944 Stab/Flak-Regiment 50 and Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 left the division for the 8. Flak-Brigade.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 returned Sep 1944, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 63 left for 4. Flak-Brigade.

Organisation 1 Dec 1944:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 9 (v) (Flakgruppe Osnabruck)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 13 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 26 (Flakgruppe Bremen-Nord)
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 (Flakgruppe Lübeck)
• Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 160 (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Bremen)
• Flak-Transport-Bttr. 129./VI
• Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 128

Subordinated to Luftgau-Kommando XI, and from Mar 1945/Apr 1945 VI. Flakkorps.