Flak-Regiment 33

Stab/Flak-Regiment 33 (o):

Kommandeure:

• GenMaj Otto-Wilhelm von Renz, 15 Nov 1938 - 30 Oct 1939
• Oberst Alfons Luczny, 30 Oct 1939 - 18 May 1940
• Oberst Julius-Rudolf Kuderna, 18 May 1940 - Jun 1941
• Oberst Karl Menge, Jul 1941 - Oct 1942
• Obstlt Schengert, Nov 1942 - Dec 1942
• Oberst Karl Menge, Dec 1942 - 17 Oct 1944
• Maj Anton Rottmann, 18 Oct 1944 - May 1945

Formed 15 Nov 1938 in Halle.

Service:

• 15 Nov 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3
• 1939 - 1945 as Flakgruppe Halle-Leuna
• 1 Nov 1943 under 14. Flak-Division, with s.540 (o), s.433 (o), s.132 (o), s.406 (o), le.761 (o), le. 2./727, le. 4./728, Lsp.202, Ausw.Zug 11 (mot), Ausw.Zug 12 (mot), Ausw.Zug 253 (mot), Vo.Messtrupp 66, 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (14./IV, 17./IV), 7 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 240./IV, 242./IV, 253./IV, 254./IV), 7 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (15./IV, 16./IV, 22 - 24./IV, 43./IV, Halle) and s.Heimat-Sperrfeuer-Bttr. 238./IV
• 1 Jan 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with s.132 (o), s.406 (o), s.433 (o), s.540 (o), s. 4./728 (o), le.761 (o), le. 2./727 (o), Lsp.202 (o), le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 14./IV, 6 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 242./IV, 253./IV, 254./IV) and 6 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (15./IV, 16./IV, 22 - 24./IV, 43./IV)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with s.132 (o), s.406 (o), s.433 (o), s.540 (o), s. 4./728 (o), le.761 (o), Lsp.202 (o), le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 14./IV, 6 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 242./IV, 253./IV, 254./IV) and 6 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (15./IV, 16./IV, 22 - 24./IV, 43./IV)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with s.132 (o), s.406 (o), s.433 (o), s.540 (o), le.761 (o), Lsp.202 (o), le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 14./IV, 6 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 242./IV, 253./IV, 254./IV) and 7 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (15./IV, 16./IV, 22 - 24./IV, 43./IV, 60./IV)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with s.132 (o), s.406 (o), s.433 (o), s.540 (o), le.761 (o), Lsp.202 (o), 6 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (15./IV, 16./IV, 22 - 24./IV, 43./IV) and 6 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 242./IV, 253./IV, 254./IV)
• 1 May 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with s.132 (o), s.406 (o), s.433 (o), s.540 (o), le.761 (o), Lsp.1./202 (o), 6 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (15./IV, 16./IV, 22 - 24./IV, 43./IV) and 7 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 242./IV, 248./IV, 253./IV, 254./IV)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with s.132 (o), s.406 (o), s.433 (o), s.540 (o), le.761 (o), Lsp. 5./105 (o), 6 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (15./IV, 16./IV, 22 - 24./IV, 43./IV) and 7 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 242./IV, 248./IV, 253./IV, 254./IV)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with s.132 (o), s.406 (o), s.433 (o), s.540 (o), le.761 (o), Lsp. 5./105 (o), 9 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (15./IV, 16./IV, 22 - 24./IV, 43./IV, 45./IV, 60./IV, 46./IV) and 7 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 242./IV, 248./IV, 253./IV, 254./IV)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with 4./s.477 (o), 7./s.539 (o), Stab, 2.-5., 8./s.540 (o), 2./s.565 (o), 1.-3./s.568 (v), 2./s.461 (o), 8./s.616 (o), 2./s.674 (o), 1., 3./s.707 (o), Stab, 1.-6./s.761 (o), Stab/Lsp.105 (o), Stab, 2., 4.-5., 7./s.132 (o), Stab, 4./s.185 (o), 1./s.211 (o), 3./s.224 (o), 5./s.226 (o), Stab, 1.-4./s.277 (E), 2./s.225 (o), 2./s.307 (o), 6./s.362 (o), 1.-2./s.377 (o), Stab, 1.-5./s.406 (o), Stab, 1.-5./s.433 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 5552, 5555, 5582, 10255, 5562, 5563, 7 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr (236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 242./IV, 248./IV, 253./IV, 254./IV), 2 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (16./IV, 24./IV), Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 46./IV and Flak-Transport-Bttr. 121./IV
• 1 Sep 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with Stab/Lsp.105 (o) with no batteries; Stab/s.132 (o) with 11 batteries (2., 4.-5./s.132 (o), 2./s.307 (o), 1./s.406 (o), 1., 4./s.535 (E), 8./s.616 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 248./IV, s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5562 and 5563); Stab/s.145 (E) with no batteries; Stab/s.185 (o) with 10 batteries (1./s.211 (o), 2./s.225 (o), 3./s.277 (E), 2., 4./s.406 (o), 3./s.535 (E), 2./s.565 (o), 2., 4./s.674 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 16./IV); Stab/s.277 (E) with no batteries; Stab/s.406 (o) with 13 batteries (3., 5./s.226 (o), 2., 4./s.277 (E), 6./s.362 (o), 1.-2./s.377 (v), 4./s.477 (o), 2./s.540 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 5552, 5555, 5582, 10255); Stab/s.433 (o) with 12 batteries (1.-5./s.433 (o), 1.-2./s.145 (E), 4./s.185 (o), 3./s.224 (o), 2./s.461 (o), 2./s.535 (E), 7./s.539 (o)); Stab/s.535 (E) with no batteries; Stab/s.540 (o) with 6 batteries (3.-5., 8./s.540 (o), 7./s.132 (o), 3./s.145 (E)); Stab/s.613 (o) with 6 batteries (1./s.277 (E), 1.-3./s.568 (v), 3., 5./s.406 (o)); Stab/le.761 (o) with 4 batteries (1., 3.-4., 6./le.761 (o)); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 45./IV with 6 batteries (2., 5./le.761 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 22 - 24./IV and 43./IV); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 46./IV with 4 batteries (s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 253./IV); Flak-Transport-Bttr. (mot.) 121./IV
• 1 Oct 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with Stab/Lsp.105 (o) with no batteries; Stab/s.132 (o) with 16 batteries (1.-2., 4.-5./s.132 (o), 2./s.211 (o), 4./s.277 (E), 1./s.323 (o), 2./s.393 (o), 1., 4./s.535 (E), 1./s.627 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 248./IV, s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5562, 5563, 10275, 10556); Stab/s.145 (E) with no batteries; Stab/s.185 (o) with 6 batteries (1./s.211 (o), 2./s.225 (o), 3./s.277 (E), 2./s.406 (o), 3./s.535 (E), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10276); Stab/s.277 (E) with no batteries; Stab/s.406 (o) with 14 batteries (1., 4./s.406 (o), 5./s.226 (o), 2./s.277 (E), 6./s.362 (o), 1.-2./s.377 (v), 4./s.477 (o), 2./s.540 (o), 4./s.552 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 5552, 5555, 5582, 10255); 3./s.422 (o); Stab/s.433 (o) with 12 batteries (1., 3.-5./s.433 (o), 1.-2./s.145 (E), 4./s.185 (o), 3./s.224 (o), 3./s.226 (o), 2./s.461 (o), 2./s.535 (E), 7./s.539 (o)); Stab/s.477 (o) with no batteries; Stab/s.535 (E) with no batteries; Stab/s.540 (o) with 8 batteries (3.-5., 8./s.540 (o), 7./s.132 (o), 3./s.145 (E), 3./s.552 (o), 4./s.674 (o)); Stab/s.627 (o) with 7 batteries (1./s.277 (E), 3., 5./s.406 (o), 1.-3./s.568 (v), 2./s.433 (o)); Stab/le.761 (o) with 3 batteries (le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 5./IV, 9./IV, 22./IV); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 46./IV with 4 batteries (s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 253./IV); Flak-Transport-Bttr. (mot.) 121./IV
• 1 Nov 1944 under 14. Flak-Division, with Stab/s.132 (o) with 18 batteries (1.-2., 4.-5./s.132 (o), 2./s.211 (o), 4./s.277 (E), 1./s.323 (o), 2./s.444 (E), 2./s.393 (o), 1./s.627 (o), 3./s.674 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 248./IV, s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5562, 5563, 10275, 10556, 10284, 10568); Stab/s.145 (E) with no batteries; Stab/s.185 (o) with 7 batteries (1./s.211 (o), 2./s.225 (o), 3./s.277 (E), 2./s.406 (o), 4./s.430 (E), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10276, 10565); Stab/s.277 (E) with no batteries; Stab/s.406 (o) with 15 batteries (1., 4., 6.-9./s.406 (o), 5./s.226 (o), 2./s.277 (E), 6./s.362 (o), 1.-2./s.377 (v), 4./s.477 (o), 2./s.540 (o), 4./s.552 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 10439); 3./s.422 (o); Stab/s.433 (o) with 14 batteries (1., 3.-5./s.433 (o), 1.-2./s.145 (E), 4./s.185 (o), 3./s.224 (o), 3./s.226 (o), 2./s.461 (o), 7./s.539 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10285, 10294); Stab/s.540 (o) with 12 batteries (3.-5., 8./s.540 (o), 7./s.132 (o), 3./s.145 (E), 3./s.552 (o), 4./s.674 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10286, 10292, 10293, 10442); Stab/s.627 (o) with 8 batteries (1./s.277 (E), 3., 5./s.406 (o), 2./s.433 (o), 4./s.444 (E), 1.-3./s.568 (v)); Stab/le.761 (o) with 4 batteries (3./le.729 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 10./IV, 11./IV, 28./IV); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 46./IV with 4 batteries (s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 253./IV); Flak-Transport-Bttr. (mot.) 121./IV
• 1 Dec 1944 under 21. Flak-Brigade, with Stab/s.210 (o) with 6 batteries (1./s.145 (E), 3./s.224 (o), 1., 4./s.435 (o), 7./s.539 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10285); Stab/s.145 (E) with no batteries; Stab/s.406 (o) with 12 batteries (1., 4., 6., 8./s.406 (o), 5./s.226 (o), 6./s.362 (o), 1.-2./s.377 (v), 4./s.477 (o), 2./s.540 (o), 4./s.552 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 10439); Stab/s.433 (o) with 12 batteries (3., 5./s.433 (o), 2./s.145 (E), 4./s.185 (o), 3./s.226 (o), 2./s.461 (o), 4.-5./s.540 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10308, 10450, 1712, 10294); Stab/s.540 (o) with 13 batteries (3., 8./s.540 (o), 7./s.132 (o), 3./s.145 (E), 3./s.552 (o), 4./s.674 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10286, 10292, 1713, 10293, 10442, 1714, 1715); Stab/le.761 (o) with 3 batteries (3./le.729 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 4./IV, 11./IV); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 46./IV with 4 batteries (s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 236./IV, 237./IV, 239./IV, 253./IV); Flak-Transport-Bttr. (mot.) 121./IV

I./Flak-Regiment 33 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Halle with 1. - 5. Batterien. Disbanded 1942 while in Africa, and was reformed from Flak-Abteilung 145. Destroyed May 1943 in Tunisia.

Reformed Jul 1943 from Flak-Abteilung 405(?).

Service:

• Oct 1937 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis III
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando IV
• Jul 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3
• 1939 Koluft AOK.8 in Southern Poland
• 1939/40 in Oberrhein area
• 1940 attack on France, supporting XV. Armeekorps; later home to Germany again
• Feb 1941 to Africa with the 5. le.Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135 and Stab/Flak-Regiment 102)
• 1942 Tobruk under 19. Flak-Division
• 28 Aug 1942 at Bir el Sut
• May 1943 destroyed in Tunisia
• 1943 in Central Russia
• Oct 1943 Kiev
• 1 Nov 1943 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 133)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 99)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 133)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 133)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 77)
• Apr 1944 at Lemberg
• 1 May 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 99)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 99)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 99)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 99)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 153)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 153)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 153)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 153)
• 1945 at Ratibor and in Schlesien

II./Flak-Regiment 33 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Halle, as a leichte Abteilung, with 6. - 8. Batterien. Disbanded 15 Nov 1938.

Reformed Oct 1939 in Germany from II./Flak-Regiment 13 with 6. - 10. Batterien. In 1940 6./33 became 1./1001, and was replaced by 1./605.

In Jun 1943 redesignated gem.Flak-Abteilung 526 (Stab II./33, 1. - 3./33 became Stab, 1. - 3./526; 9. and 10./33 remained).

Reformed Jun 1943 from:

Stab II./33 from Stab/526
6./33 from 2./526
7./33 from 3./526
8./33 from 1./526
9./33 no change
10./33 no change

Service:

• Oct 1937 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis III
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando IV
• Jul 1938 - Nov 1938 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3
• Apr 1940 in Norway (XXI. Gruppe)
• 1941 in Stavanger
• 1942 in Oslo
• 1 Nov 1943 in Trondheim under 14. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 152)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Trondheim under 14. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 152)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Trondheim under 14. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 152)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Trondheim under 14. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 152)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Trondheim under 14. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 152)
• 1 May 1944 in Trondheim under 14. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 152)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Trondheim under 14. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 152)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Trondheim under 14. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 152)
• Jul 1944 to Ostpreussen
• 1 Aug 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 125)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 125)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 125)
• 1945 at Konigsberg and Samland

III./Flak-Regiment 33 (Sw. mot.):

Formed 15 Nov 1938 in Halle with 11. - 13. Batterien.

12./33 was destroyed in Africa May 1943, and was reformed as 14./33.

In Aug 1943 redesignated Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 310.

Service:

• Nov 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3
• 1939 - 1940 in the West under II. Flakkorps
• Jan 1942 - Jan 1943 as III./Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 2 supporting the Himmelbett system
• 1943 12./33 in Africa supporting I./33
• Apr 1943 at Trapani