Flak-Regiment 12

Stab/Flak-Regiment 12 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Gerhard Hoffmann, 1 Oct 1937 - 30 Jun 1938
• Oberst Werner Prellberg, 1 Jul 1938 - 28 Feb 1940
• Oberst Wilhelm Köppen, 29 Mar 1940 - 31 Jul 1942
• Obstlt Ernst Kriese, Aug 1942 - 22 Jan 1943
• Oberst Paul Heck, 22 Jan 1943 - 1 Apr 1943
• Oberst Ernst Bachmann, 11 May 1943 - 25 Jul 1943
• Oberst Heinrich Kroener, 25 Jul 1943 - Feb 1944
• Oberst Ernst Jansa, 24 Feb 1944 - Feb 1945
• Oberst Otto, Feb 1945 - 1 Mar 1945
• Maj Wilhelm Deventer, 2 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Berlin-Lankwitz.

15 Mar 1940 redesignated Stab/Flak-Regiment 100.

Reformed 15 Mar 1940 from the old Stab/Flak-Regiment 100.

Service:

• Oct 1937 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis II
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando III
• Jul 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 1
• 1939/40 in Berlin as Flakgruppe Berlin-Südost
• 1940 in France
• Jun 1940 at Lille
• Apr 1941 Balkans
• 1941/42 South Russia
• May 1942 under 17. Flak-Division, with I./49, 147 and 375
• Oct 1942 under 17. Flak-Division, with I./49, II./241, 375 and le.84?
• 1 Nov 1943 in Kirovograd under 17. Flak-Division, with s.251 (v), s.541 (v), le.775 (v), le. 1.-3./724 (v), le. 2.-3./735 (v), gem. II./241 (mot) and Sw.520 (v)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 17. Flak-Division, with s.251 (v), s.541 (v), le.724 (v), le.775 (v) and gem. II./241 (mot.)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. II./241 (mot.), s.251 (v), le. 4./735 (v) and le.775 (v)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. II./241 (mot.), s.251 (v), le. 4./735 (v) and le.775 (v)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 17. Flak-Division, with gem. II./241 (mot.), gem. I./5 (mot.), s.251 (v), s.541 (v), le.724 (v), le. 4./735 (v), le.774 (v) and gem.375 (v)
• 1 May 1944 under 10. Flak-Division, with le.724 (v), le.735 (v), le.774 (v), gem.375 (v), gem. I./25 (mot.), gem.147 (v), s.181 (v) and Sw.620 (v)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 10. Flak-Division, with s.181 (v), le.724 (v), le.735 (v), le.774 (v), gem.375 (v), gem.147 (v) and Sw.520 (v)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 15. Flak-Division, with s.181 (v), gem.541 (v), le.724 (v), le.774 (v), gem.147 (v) and gem.236 (v)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 15. Flak-Division, with gem.181 (v), gem.541 (v), gem.147 (v), gem.236 (v), le.724 (v), le.774 (v) and le.775 (v)
• Aug 1944 in Constanza and Galatz
• 1 Sep 1944 under 15. Flak-Division, with gem.147 (v), gem.181 (v), gem.236 (v), gem.541 (v), le.724 (v), le.774 (v) and le.775 (v)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 15. Flak-Division, with gem. I./25 (mot.), gem. I./48 (mot.), gem. II./241 (mot.), gem.147 (v) and gem.181 (v)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 15. Flak-Division, with gem. I./48 (mot.), gem. I./231 (mot.) and gem. II./241 (mot.)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 15. Flak-Division, with s. I./40 (Sf), gem. II./241 (mot.), gem.147 (v), s.573 (v) and s.632 (v)
• Feb 1945 in Budapest

I./Flak-Regiment 12 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Apr 1935 in Berlin-Lankwitz from Flak-Abteilung 3 (Heer), with 1. - 5. Batterien. 1 Apr 1935 - 1 Nov 1935 used the cover designation Fahr-Abt. Lankwitz.

Destroyed Jan 1943 at Stalingrad.

Reformed Apr 1943 in Nürnberg (4./12 from le.Bttr.zbV 2000 and 5./12 from le.Bttr.zbV 2008, the rest new)

Service:

• Oct 1935 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis II
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando III
• Jul 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 1
• Sep 1939 in Poland
• 16 Apr 1940 under I. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 101)
• 1 Jun 1940 under Flak-Brigade II (Stab/Flak-Regiment 101)
• 12 Jul 1940 under Flak-Brigade II (Stab/Flak-Regiment 101)
• Sep 1940 in Luftgau III
• May 1941 in Berlin
• Jun 1941 under I. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 101)
• Jun 1941 - May 1942 in Central Russia
• May 1942 - Jan 1943 in Southern Russia
• Dec 1942 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
• Apr 1943 in Nürnberg under Stab/Flak-Regiment 93
• 1 Nov 1943 in Italy under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Flak-Führer-Mittelitalien)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1 May 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 25. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1944/45 in Italy
• May 1945 at Rosenheim and Innsbruck

II./Flak-Regiment 12 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1936 in Berlin-Heiligensee with 6. - 10. Batterien. On 1 Oct 1937 redesignated I./Flak-Regiment 32.

Reformed 1 Oct 1937 in Berlin with 6. - 10.Batterien, as le.Abt. Disbanded 15 Nov 1938, and was used to form IV./Flak-Regiment General Göring.

Reformed Jan 1941(?) in Berlin from Res.Flak-Abteilung 123 with 6. - 10. Batterien.

7., 9. and 10./12 was destroyed May 1943 in Tunisia, but was reformed at Iraklion Oct 1943(?):

7./12 from 2./806
9./12 from 4./le.73
10./12 new

Service:

• Oct 1936 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis II
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando III
• Jul 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 1
• Apr 1941 in Greece
• 7., 9. and 10./12 moved to Africa in late 1942
• Jun 1941 - Dec 1943 at Iraklion/Crete under Stab/Flak-Regiment 58
• 1 Jan 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 May 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 Aug 1944 under Stab/Flak-Regiment 58
• 1 Sep 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 58)
• 1944/45 Agram and Linz

III./Flak-Regiment 12 (Sw. mot.):

Formed 15 Nov 1938 in Berlin-Lankwitz with 11. - 13. Batterien.

14./12 was formed in 1942 from 5./212.

In Aug 1943 disbanded:

Stab III/12 became Stab/558
14./12 became 2./318

Service:

• Nov 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 1
• 1939/40 in Luftgau III
• Sep 1940 - Jul 1942 as II./Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1 supporting the Himmelbett system
• Dec 1942 in Turin/Italy