Flak-Regiment 20

Stab/Flak-Regiment 20 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Karl Veith, 26 Aug 1939 - Jun 1940
• Oberst Botho Jacobson, 20 Jan 1944 - 15 Apr 1945
• Maj Hans Hakenholt, 16 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Bruchsal. In Jun 1940 redesignated Stab/Flak-Brigade Veith.

Reformed Jan 1944 in Germany.

Service:

• Aug 1939 - Jun 1940 known as Erkundungsstab Schwarzwald
• 1 Mar 1944 not listed
• 1 Apr 1944 under 16. Flak-Division with gem.252 (v), gem.295 (v), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and Scheinw.Ausbst. Antwerpen
• 1 May 1944 under 16. Flak-Division with gem.252 (v), gem.295 (v), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and Scheinw.Ausbst. Antwerpen
• 1 Jun 1944 under 16. Flak-Division with gem.252 (o), gem.295 (v), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and Scheinw.Ausbst. Antwerpen
• 1 Jul 1944 under 20. Flak-Brigade (https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/16fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">16. Flak-Division), with gem.252 (o), gem.295 (v), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and Scheinw.Ausbst. Antwerpen
• 1 Aug 1944 under 20. Flak-Brigade (https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/16fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">16. Flak-Division), with gem.252 (o), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and z.b.V. Bttr. 9998
• 1 Sep 1944 under 20. Flak-Brigade (https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/16fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">16. Flak-Division, Luftgau XIV), with gem.252 (o), le.415 (v), le.765 (v) and s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9998
• 1 Oct 1944 under 16. Flak-Division with no units attached(?)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 16. Flak-Division with Stab/s.173 (o) with 6 batteries (1./s.173 (o), 1., 4./s.112 (b.mot.), 6./s.401 (b.mot.), 1., 3./s.573 (b.mot.)); gem.591 (v); Stab, 1., 3.-4./le.668 (v); Stab, 2.-4./le.694 (v); le.764 (v)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 16. Flak-Division with gem. I./18 (mot.); le.369 (v); Stab/gem.602 (b.mot.) with 5 batteries (1.-2./gem.602 (b.mot.), 4./s.137 (b.mot.), 8./s.647 (b.mot.), 7./le.876 (b.mot.))
• 1945 in Luftgau XIV

I./Flak-Regiment 20 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1936 in Breslau. On 15 Nov 1938 redesignated I./Flak-Regiment 7.

Reformed 1 Nov 1943 in Le Havre from III./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 17, with 1. - 5. Batterien.

Service:

• Oct 1936 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis III
• Feb 1938 - Nov 1938 under Luftgaukommando VIII
• 1 Nov 1943 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 656)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)
• 1 May 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)
• Jun 1944 at Amiens, attached to Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2 as I. Gruppe
• 1 Jul 1944 under III. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2)
• 1 Aug 1944 under III. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2)
• 1 Sep 1944 under III. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2)
• 1 Oct 1944 under Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2
• 1944 at Dären
• 1 Nov 1944 under Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2
• 1 Dec 1944 under Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 2
• Dec 1944 at St. Vith/Eifel
• Apr 1945 at Forst/Niederlausitz