Flak-Regiment 4

Stab/Flak-Regiment 4 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Oskar Bertram, 1 Oct 1936 - 1 Jun 1939
• Oberst Rudolf Schulze, 1 Jun 1939 - Feb 1940
• Obstlt Ernst Bachmann, Feb 1940 - Mar 1940
• Oberst Werner von Kistowski, 20 Mar 1940 - Jul 1942
• Oberst Wilhelm Köppen, Aug 1942 - 25 Jul 1943
• Oberst Ernst Bachmann, 25 Jul 1943 - 27 Aug 1944
• Oberst Freimund von Arnim, 28 Aug 1944 - Mar 1945

Formed 1 Oct 1936 in Dortmund.

Service:

• Oct 1936 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando VI
• Jul 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 4
• from Aug 1939 as Flakgruppe Dortmund
• Served in Calais and Dunkirk for a brief period during the summer 1940, and then returned to Germany as Flakgruppe Bochum
• Moved to Southern Russia in 1942, and served under 15. Flak-Division in the Caucasus
• 1 Nov 1943 under 15. Flak-Division, with le.77 (v) and gem. II./24 (mot.)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 15. Flak-Division, with gem. I./32 (mot.)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 15. Flak-Division, with gem. II./24 (mot.), gem. II./46 (mot.), gem.147 (v), gem.236 (v), le.77 (v), le.774 (v) and Lsp. 2./110
• 1 Mar 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.), gem. II./46 (mot.), gem.147 (v), gem.236 (v), le.77 (v), le.774 (v) and Lsp. 2./110
• 1 Apr 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.), gem. II./46 (mot.) and le.77 (v)
• 1 May 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.) and le.77 (v)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.), gem. I./25 (mot.) and le.77 (v)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.), gem. I./25 (mot.) and le.77 (v)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.), gem. I./25 (mot.) and le.77 (Sf)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.), gem. I./25 (mot.) and le.77 (Sf)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.), le.77 (mot. Sf) and le.91 (Sf)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.), s. I./40 (Sf), le.77 (mot. Sf), le.91 (Sf), le.724 (v) and le.775 (v)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 15. Flak-Division with gem. II./24 (mot.), le.91 (Sf) and gem. I./231 (mot.)
• Served under the 15. Flak-Division, during the withdrawal through Romania and Hungary, and ended the war in the Wien area

I./Flak-Regiment 4 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1935 in Dortmund with 1. - 5. Batterien. 1 Oct 1935 - 1 Nov 1935 used the cover designation Fahr-Abt. Dortmund.

Service:

• Oct 1935 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando VI
• Jul 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 4
• Served in the Westwall, and in France (1940), supporting the 1st Armee
• Jun 1941 served under Koluft 1. Panzergruppe (Stab/Flak-Regiment 37) in Heeresgruppe Süd
• 1942 in the Caucasus, under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 42)
• 1 Nov 1943 not listed
• 1 Jan 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17) in South Russia
• 1 Apr 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 May 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 35)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• Jan 1945 at Radom and Cracow (ground combat, heavy losses)

II./Flak-Regiment 4 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1936 in Dortmund as II./Flak-Regiment 4 (le. mot.) with 6. - 8. Batterien. Disbanded 15 Nov 1938.

Reformed 15 Nov 1938 in Munstter from I./Flak-Regiment 34, now as II./Flak-Regiment 4 (gem. mot.) with 6. - 10. Batterien.

Service:

• Oct 1936 - Feb 1938 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 under Luftgaukommando VI
• Jul 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 4
• Served in the Westwall
• May 1940 in France, supporting VI. Armeekorps
• Jun 1941 served under Koluft 9th Armee (Stab/Flak-Regiment 125) in Heeresgrupp eMitte
• 1942/43 at Rshew and Newel under Stab/Flak-Regiment 125
• 1 Nov 1943 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 35)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 35)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 35)
• 1 May 1944 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 134)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 31)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 31)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 31)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 116)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 116)
• Dec 1944 in Courland, operating together with an armoured train under VI. Armeekorps.
• 1945 in Danzig

III./Flak-Regiment 4 (Sw. mot.):

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

In Aug 1943(?) redesignated Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 469.

Service:

• Nov 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 4
• Jul 1941 - Sep 1942 in Ostende