Flak-Regiment 431

Stab/Flak-Regiment 431 (mot.):

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Theodor Schlange, 26 Aug 1939 - Oct 1940
• Obstlt Otto Hartmann, Oct 1940 - 23 Apr 1941
• Obstlt Georg-Wilhelm Korn, 23 Apr 1941 - Jul 1942
• Oberst Werner von Kistowski, Aug 1942 - Apr 1944

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Wittenberg from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 43.

In Jun 1944 redesignated Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 1.

Service:

• 1941/42 in Beauvais as Flakgruppe Beauvais
• 1943/44 in Lille as Flakgruppe Lille
• Feb 1943 under 16. Flak-Division, with 284, 345, 680, 757 and 956
• Sep 1943 in Watten
• 1 Nov 1943 under 16. Flak-Division, with s.345 (v), le.757 (v), le.680 (v) and le.993 (v)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Lille under 16. Flak-Division, with gem.157 (v), gem. I./20 (mot.), le.732 (v), le.773 (v), le.954 (v), le.956 (E), le.958 (E) and le.959 (E)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Lille under 16. Flak-Division, with gem. I./20 (mot.), le.691 (v), le.732 (v), le.773 (v), le.744 (v), Sw.168 (o), Sw.369 (o), Sw.469 (o), Sw.559 (o) and Sw.649 (o)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 16. Flak-Division, with gem. I./20 (mot.), le.732 (v), le.773 (v), le.744 (v), gem. I./53 (mot.), s.671 (v), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9972, s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10015 and s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10035
• 1 Apr 1944 under 16. Flak-Division, with Sw.168 (v), Sw.369 (v), Sw.469 (v), Sw.559 (v) and Sw.649 (v)
• 1 May 1944 under 16. Flak-Division, with Sw.168 (v), Sw.369 (v), Sw.469 (v), Sw.559 (v), Sw.649 (v) and Sw.308 (v)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 16. Flak-Division, with Sw.168 (v), Sw.369 (v), Sw.469 (v), Sw.559 (v), Sw.649 (v) and Sw.308 (v)