Flak-Regiment 255 (W)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 255 (W):

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Erich Dittrich, 16 Jul 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 16 Jul 1944 in Maria-ter-Heide(?). Main function was the launching of V1 flying bombs.

Service:

• Jul 1944 - Oct 1944 in Maria-ter-Heide(?)
• Oct 1944 in the Eifel area
• 1945 in Luftgau XVII

I./Flak-Regiment 255 (W):

Formed 16 Jul 1944 in Maria-ter-Heide with:

Stab I./255 new
1. - 4./255 (Flak) new
5./255 (Werkstatt) new
Kolonne I./255 (6./255)

2 Oct 1944 renamed leichte Flak-Abteilung 1003:

Stab I./255 became Stab/le.1003
1. - 4./255 became 1. - 4./le.1003
5./255 became 2./le.1005
Kolonne I./255 (6./255) became 1./le.1005

Service:

• Jul 1944 - Oct 1944 in Maria-ter-Heide

II./Flak-Regiment 255 (W):

Formed 21 Jul 1944 in Boissay with:

Stab II./255 from Stab IV./155
11./255 from 15./155
12./255 from 16./155
13./255 from 13./155
14./255 from 14./155
15./255 from 23./155
Kolonne II./255 from 24./155

2 Oct 1944 renamed leichte Flak-Abteilung 1002:

Stab II./255 became Stab/le.1002
11./255 became 3./le.1002
12./255 became 4./le.1002
13./255 became 1./le.1002
14./255 became 2./le.1002

Service:

• Jul 1944 - Aug 1944 at Boissay
• 2 Sep 1944 near Arras
• Sep 1944 to Germany