Flak-Regiment 118

Stab/Flak-Regiment 118 (o):

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Dipl.Ing. Eugen Hesse, Oct 1939 - Feb 1940
• Obstlt Wilhelm Fichter, 23 Feb 1940 - 31 Aug 1940
• Oberst Wilhelm Cohrs, Jun 1944 - Oct 1944
• Obstlt Erhard Scheffel, 29 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed Oct 1939 in Wien from parts of Stab/Flak-Regiment 18.

In Sep 1940 redesignated Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1.

Reformed Jun 1944 in Linz from Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1.

Service:

• 1939/40 in Wien area
• 1 Jul 1944 under 7. Flak-Brigade with no units attached
• 1 Aug 1944 in Linz as Flakgruppe Linz/Donau, under 7. Flak-Brigade, with Stab, 1.-3./s.145 (E), Stab, 1.-4./s.372 (o), 1./L.u.V. FAS I, Stab, 1.-9./s.388 (o), Stab, 1.-4./s.429 (E), Stab, 1.-7./s.503 (o), 4./s.543 (E), Stab, 1.-9./s.684 (o), Stab, 1.-2., 7.-8./le.837 (o), le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7380, 7381, 7 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr.zbV (217. - 219./XVII, 230. - 233./XVII), 7 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (2./XVII, 4./XVII, 10./XVII, 11./XVII, 12./XVII, 24./XVII, 28./XVII) and le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 14./XVII
• 1 Sep 1944 in Linz as Flakgruppe Linz/Donau, under 7. Flak-Brigade, with Stab, 1., 3.-5./Sw.188 (o); Stab, 3.-5./s.372 (o) and 1./L.u.V. FAS I; Stab, 1.-9./s.388 (o) and 5.-8./s.684 (o); Stab, 1.-4./s.429 (E); Stab, 1.-7./s.503 (o), 1.-2./s.372 (o), 4./s.543 (E) and 9./s.684 (o); Stab, 1./le.837 (o), le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7380, le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 2./XVII, 10./XVII, 11./XVII, 12./XVII and le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 14./XVII; Stab, 1.-3./Sw.909 (o); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abt. 16./XVII with 4 batteries (s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 230. - 233./XVII)
• 1 Oct 1944 in Linz as Flakgruppe Linz/Donau, under 7. Flak-Brigade, with Stab/s.372 (o) with 3.-5./s.372 (o) and 1./L.u.V. FAS I; Stab/s.388 (o) with 1.-3., 5.-9./s.388 (o), 5.-8./s.684 (o); s.429 (E); Stab/s.503 (o) with 1.-5., 7./s.503 (o), 1.-2./s.372 (o), 4./s.543 (E); Stab/le.837 (o) with 1./le.837 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 2./XVII, 10. - 12./XVII, le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 14./XVII; Stab/Sw.909 (o) with 1.-3./Sw.909 (o), 1., 3.-4./Sw.188 (o); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 16./XVII with s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 230. - 233./XVII
• 1 Nov 1944 in Linz as Flakgruppe Linz/Donau, under 7. Flak-Brigade, with Stab/s.372 (o) with 3.-5./s.372 (o) and 1./L.u.V. FAS I; Stab/s.388 (o) with 1.-3., 5.-9./s.388 (o), 5.-8./s.684 (o); s.429 (E); Stab/s.503 (o) with 2.-5., 7./s.503 (o), 1.-2./s.372 (o), 1./s.503 (o), 4./s.543 (E); Stab/le.837 (o) with 1./le.837 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 2./XVII, 10. - 12./XVII, 30./XVII, 35./XVII; Stab/Sw.909 (o) with 1.-6./Sw.909 (o); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 16./XVII
• 1 Dec 1944 in Linz as Flakgruppe Linz/Donau, under 7. Flak-Brigade, with Stab/s.372 (o) with 3., 5.-6./s.372 (o), 1./L.u.V. FAS I and 6.-8./s.Flak-Ers.Abt. 38 (v); Stab/s.388 (o) with 1.-3., 5.-9./s.388 (o), 5.-8./s.684 (o); s.429 (E); Stab/s.503 (o) with 1.-5., 7./s.503 (o), 1.-2./s.372 (o), 4./s.543 (E); Stab/le.837 (o) with 1./le.837 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 2./XVII, 10. - 12./XVII, 30./XVII, 35./XVII; Stab/Sw.909 (o) with 1.-6./Sw.909 (o); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 16./XVII
• 1945 in Linz