Flak-Regiment 43

Stab/Flak-Regiment 43 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Heino von Rantzau, 15 Nov 1938 - 6 Jul 1940
• Oberst Walter Hippel, 6 Jul 1940 - 8 Sep 1940
• Oberst Wolfgang Freytag, 8 Sep 1940 - 27 Jun 1941
• Obstlt Erwin Giebner, Jun 1941 - Jan 1944
• Obstlt Richard Kolb, 24 Jan 1944 - May 1944
• Oberst Hermann Souchon, Jun 1944 - Jul 1944
• Obstlt Richard Kolb, Jul 1944 - 2 Aug 1944
• Oberst Alfred Krempe, 2 Aug 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 15 Nov 1938 in Dessau-Kochstedt.

Service:

• Nov 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3.
• Aug 1939 - Sep 1941 in Dessau as Flakgruppe Dessau, under Luftverteidigungskommando 2. 
• Sep 1942 in Ostrow (Heeresgruppe Nord), now under 2. Flak-Division with 127, 294, 753, 843 and 994.
• 22 Jun 1943 under 6. Flak-Division with 245, 323, 341 and 833
• 1 Nov 1943 under 6. Flak-Division with le.753 (v), gem.214 (v), gem.127 (v), le.92 (mot), gem. I./13 (mot), le. 1./867 (E), Sw. 1.-3./120 (v) and Ausw.Zug 43
• 1 Jan 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with gem.127 (mot.), gem.294 (v), s.218 (E) and le.753 (v)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with gem.127 (mot.), gem I./291 (v), gem.294 (v), s. 2./218 (E), le.92 (v) and le.753 (v)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with gem.127 (mot.), gem. I./291 (v), gem.294 (v), le.753 (v), le.994 (v) and Sw.120 (v)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with gem. I./291 (v), gem.127 (mot.), gem. I./411 (mot.), gem.294 (v), le.753 (v) and le. 994 (v)
• 1 May 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with gem. I./291 (v), gem.127 (mot.), gem. I./411 (mot.), and le.753 (v)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with gem. I./291 (v), gem. I./411 (mot.), and le.753 (v)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Latvia under 6. Flak-Division with gem. I./411 (mot.), and le.753 (v)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with Sw.120 (v), s.219 (v), gem.385 (v), Sw.618 (v), le.720 (v), le.867 (ETr.) and le.994 (v)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with Stab, 1.-2./s.218 (E), s.385 (o), Sw.618 (v), gem.645 (v), le.720 (v), le.867 (ETr.), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 4807 and 3 leichte Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (6./I, 8./I and 28./I)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with Sw.120 (v), gem.127 (v), Stab, 1.-2./s.218 (E), s.385 (o), gem.517 (v), Sw.618 (v), Stab, 1., 3.-6./le.720 (v), Stab, 2., 4./le.867 (ETr.), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 4807, 4808 and 3 leichte Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (6./I, 8./I and 28./I)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with 3./Sw.120 (v), 1./le.93 (Sf), Stab, 1.-2./s.218 (E), gem.219 (v), gem.294 (v), s.385 (o), gem.517 (v), Sw.618 (v), le.766 (v), le.834 (v), Stab, 2., 4./le.867 (ETr.), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 4807, 4808 and 4809
• 1 Dec 1944 under 6. Flak-Division with Stab, 1.-2./s.218 (E), s.219 (v), Stab, 1.-3., 5.-6./gem.294 (v), gem.517 (v), Sw.618 (v), gem.645 (v), le.766 (v), 2., 4./le.867 (ETr.), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 4807, 4808 and 4809
• 1945 in Libau

I./Flak-Regiment 43 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Wittenberg with 1. - 5. Batterien. Destroyed May 1943 in Tunisia.

Reformed 1 Nov 1943 in Vitebsk from IV./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 3, with 5 batteries.

In Apr 1944 renamed le.Flak-Abteilung 78.

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
• Aug 1939 - 1940 under Luftverteidigungskommando 2(?)
• 1940 in France, supporting IV. Armeekorps
• Sep 1940 in Lemwerder
• 1940/41 in Luftgau XI (Bremen) and Luftgau III (Berlin)
• Apr 1941 in the Balkans (Stab/Flak-Regiment 18)
• Jun 1941 on Sicily
• Dec 1941 in Benghasi
• Oct 1942 at El Alamein
• Jan 1943 under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 Nov 1943 in the Vitebsk area, under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)

II./Flak-Regiment 43 (gem. mot.):

Formed 15 Nov 1938 in Dessau-Kochstedt from I./Flak-Regiment 26, with 6. - 10. Batterien.

Service:

• Nov 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3
• 1939 saw action in Poland
• May 1940 in France under Stab/Flak-Regiment 103
• Jun 1941 under Stab/Regiment General Göring supporting Panzergruppe 3
• 1942 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 153)
• 1943 saw action at Rossosch and Voronesh
• 1 Nov 1943 not listed
• 1 Jan 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• 1 May 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 48)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
• 1944 saw action at Buza and Romanesti
• 1 Sep 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 133)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 17. Flak-Brigade
• 1 Dec 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 133)
• 1945 at Papa and Komorn

III./Flak-Regiment 43 (Sw. mot.):

Formed 15 Nov 1938 in Dessau-Kochstedt with 11. - 13. Batterien. 14./43 was formed 1942 from 5./146.

In Aug 1943 redesignated Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 440, with 14./43 becoming Scheinwerfer-Bttr. zbV 2508.

Service:

• Nov 1938 - Aug 1939 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3
• Aug 1939 - 1941 under Luftverteidigungskommando 2
• Oct 1942 in Brühl
• 1943 moved to the Crimea (possibly before becoming Abt. 440)