Flak-Regiment 37

Stab/Flak-Regiment 37 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Ernst Muller, Apr 1941 - Jun 1942
• Oberst Wilhelm Wolff, Jun 1942 - Feb 1943
• Obstlt Eberhardt Greiner, Jun 1943 - Aug 1943
• Oberst Eugen von Lyro, 16 Aug 1943 - Apr 1944
• Oberst Hermann Rudhart(?), 1 Feb 1945 - ?

Formed Apr 1941 in Mähr.Ostrau(?). Destroyed Jan 1943 at Stalingrad.

Reformed Jun 1943 in Watten from Stab/Flak-Lehr-Regiment. In May 1944 redesignated Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 3.

Reformed Sep 1944 in Croatia.

Service:

• Jun 1941 Koluft Panzergruppe 1 with I./4 (mot.) and I./25 (mot.) in southern Russia
• 1942 at Mariupol under 9. Flak-Division and 15. Flak-Division
• Jan 1943 at Stalingrad (9. Flak-Division) with I./8, I./49, III./FAS and le.851
• Jun 1943 in Watten (https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/16fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">16. Flak-Division) with s.266, s.402 and later II./22, II./64 and le.84
• 1 Nov 1943 under 16. Flak-Division, with no units attached
• 1 Jan 1944 in Watten under 16. Flak-Division, with le.716 (v), le.730 (E), le.744 (v), le.773 (v), le.978 (v), gem. II./22 (mot.) and II./64 (mot.)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Watten under 16. Flak-Division, with gem. II./22 (mot.), gem. II./64 (mot.), le.716 (v), le.978 (v) and le.730 (E)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Watten under 16. Flak-Division, with gem. II./22 (mot.), gem. II./64 (mot.), gem.141 (mot.), s.242 (v), le.84 (v), le.716 (v), le.978 (v), le.730 (E) and s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9920
• 1 Apr 1944 in Watten under 16. Flak-Division, with gem. II./22 (mot.), gem. II./52 (mot.), gem.141 (mot.), le. 84 (v) and s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9998
• 1 May 1944 in Watten under 16. Flak-Division, with gem. II./52 (mot.), gem. 141 (mot.), gem. I./53 (mot.) and gem. II./64 (mot.)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 20. Flak-Division, with gem.118 (v), gem.236 (v), le. 9./ II./241 (mot.), s.546 (v), 6./le.829 (v) and 4./le.891 (v)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 20. Flak-Division, with gem.118 (v), gem.236 (v), s.546 (v), 6./le.829 (v) and 4./le.891 (v)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 20. Flak-Division, with Stab, 1.-3., 5.-6./gem.118 (v), gem.236 (v), s.546 (v), 6./le.829 (v) and 4./le.891 (v)
• Feb 1945 in Nisch(?)

I./Flak-Regiment 37 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Jul 1939 in Mähr.Ostrau (Luftgau VIII) as Flak-Abteilung 37, with 1. - 2. Batterien. A few months later (Oct 1939?) enlarged to 5 batteries (1. - 5./37) and became I./Flak-Regiment 37.

Destroyed Jan 1943 at Stalingrad.

Reformed Apr 1943(?) in Augsburg.

Service:

• Jul 1939 - Oct 1939 under Luftgaukommando VIII
• 1940 in France, II. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 202)
• Jul 1940 at Dunkirk
• Oct 1940/Nov 1940 at Ostende (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
• Apr 1941 in the Balkans, supporting XIV. Armeekorps
• Jun 1941 Koluft 6. Armee (Stab/Flak-Regiment 91) in southern Russia
• 1941/42 served under Stab/Flak-Regiment 4, Stab/Flak-Regiment 12 and Stab/Flak-Regiment 91
• Jan 1943 in Stalingrad under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
• Apr 1943 - Aug 1943 at Augsburg
• Aug 1943 to northern Italy
• 1 Nov 1943 under Flakführer Norditalien (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/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)
• May 1944 at Spoleto (14th Armee)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105) [4., 5./37 under Stab/Flak-Regiment 135]
• 1 Aug 1944 under 25. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 5)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)
• Mar 1945 at Verona

II./Flak-Regiment 37 (gem. mot.):

Formed Nov 1943 in Nürnberg(?) from Stab/Flak-Abteilung 446, with 6. - 10. Batterien.

Service:

• Nov 1943 in Turin
• 1 Jan 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Führer-Mittelitalien)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)
• 1 May 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 78)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 25. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 149)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 25. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 149)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 25. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 149)
• Mar 1945 in Upper Schlesien (Ratibor and Troppau)