Flak-Regiment 39

Stab/Flak-Regiment 39 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Alexander Nieper, 9 Feb 1940 - 20 Jul 1940
• Oberst Theodor Eigner, 20 Jul 1940 - Oct 1941
• Oberst Adolf Gerlach, 14 Oct 1941 - 12 Nov 1941
• Obstlt Reinhold Bluhm, Nov 1941 - Mar 1942
• Oberst Adolf Gerlach, Mar 1942 - Jun 1942
• Obstlt August Runge, Jun 1942 - Nov 1942
• Oberst Adolf Konig, Dec 1942 - Jun 1944
• Obstlt Walter Prilipp, 6 Jun 1944 - 14 Nov 1944
• Maj Hans-Georg Sperling, 15 Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 9 Feb 1940 in Mainz from Stab/Flak-Regiment Mainz.

Service:

• 1940 as Flakgruppe Mainz
• 1940 in France and on the Channel Islands
• 1943 to Italy
• Oct 1943 in Verona
• 1 Nov 1943 under Flakführer Norditalien (3. Flak-Brigade) with s.547 (v), s.548 (v), s.632 (v), le.446 (v), le.537 (v)(?), le. 717 (v), le.723 (v), gem. I./12 (mot.), gem. I./37 (mot.), gem. I./241 (mot.), gem. II./5 (mot.), Sw.160 (v) and Sw.809 (v)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade with s.163 (v), s.182 (v), s.212 (v), s.365 (v), gem. I./37 (mot.), gem. II./37 (mot.), gem. I./49 (mot.), gem. I./241 (mot.), le.88 (v), le.99 (v), le.192 (v) and III./FAS II
• Jan 1944 in Anzio-Nettuno area
• 1 Feb 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade with s.116 (v), s.163 (v), s.182 (v), s.365 (v), le.88 (v), le.192 (v), le. 1., 3./851 (E), Flak-Bttr.zbV 9930 and III./FAS II
• 1 Mar 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade with s.182 (v), s.365 (v), le.88 (v), le.192 (v), le.717 (v), le. 2.-3./851 (E), Flak-Bttr.zbV 9930 and 1. Vers.Bttr./FAS I
• 1 Apr 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade with s.182 (v), s.365 (v), s.574 (v), le.88 (v), le.192 (v), le.717 (v), le. 1./860 (E) and le. 2.-3./851 (E)
• 1 May 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade with s.182 (v), s.365 (v), s.574 (v), le.88 (mot.), le.192 (v), le.717 (v), le. 1./860 (E), le.851 (mot.), s.116 (v), s.304 (v), gem. I./241 (mot.), le.99 (mot.) and le.945 (v)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade with s.574 (v)?, s.304 (v), s.452 (v), s.646 (v) and le.717 (v)
• 1 Jul 1944 near Siena under 3. Flak-Brigade with s.167 (v), s.192 (v), s.212 (v), s.646 (v), le.717 (v), le.88 (mot.) and le.82 (Sf)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade with gem. I./12 (mot.), le.88 (mot.), s.167 (v), s.212 (v), s.376 (v), le.507 (v), le.717 (v), Stab, 1.-2./le.914 (v) and le.921 (v)
• 1 Sep 1944 in Silvano d'Orba under 22. Flak-Brigade with gem. I./12 (mot.), gem. II./26 (mot.), gem. II./37 (mot.), le.82 (mot.), le.99 (Sf), s.256 (v), gem.391 (v), s.575 (v), s.603 (v), 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (66 - 67./VII) and Flak-Transport-Bttr. 266./VII
• 1 Oct 1944 in Silvano d'Orba under 25. Flak-Division with gem. I./12 (mot.), gem. II./26 (mot.), le.82 (mot.), s.256 (v), gem.391 (v), s.487 (o), s.534 (v), s.575 (v), s.603 (v), 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (66 - 67./VII) and Flak-Transport-Bttr. 200./VII
• 1 Nov 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade with gem. I./12 (mot.), gem.391 (v), s.488 (o), s.534 (v), s.575 (v), s.603 (v), 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (66 - 67./VII) and Flak-Transport-Bttr. 200./VII
• 1 Dec 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade with gem.391 (v), s.488 (o), s.534 (v), s.575 (v), s.603 (v), 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (64./VII, 66 - 68./VII) and Flak-Transport-Bttr. 200./VII
• 1945 under III. Flakkorps, Ruhr-pocket

I./Flak-Regiment 39 (gem. mot.):

Formed Dec 1944(?) from:

Stab I./39 from Stab/674
1./39 from 6./132
2./39 from 3./477
3./39 from 3./443
4./39 from 7./986
5./39 from 1./173

Service:

• 1944/1945 in lower Rhein area (Westwall)

II./Flak-Regiment 39 (gem. mot.):

Formed Dec 1944(?) from:

Stab II./39 from Stab/476
6./39 from 1./226
7./39 from 2./226
8./39 probably never formed
9./39 from 6./Ers.51
10./39 from 6./476

Service:

• 1944/1945 in lower Rhein area (Westwall)