Flak-Regiment 44

Stab/Flak-Regiment 44 (o):

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Erich Kressmann, 15 Nov 1938 - 1 Dec 1939
• Oberst Johann Seyfert, 1 Dec 1939 - 30 Sep 1940
• Obstlt Hans-Jurgen Nicolai, Oct 1940 - Mar 1942
• Oberst Karl Schuchardt, 1 Apr 1942 - Jan 1943
• Oberst Kurt-Julius Nabakowski, 28 Jan 1943 - 15 Oct 1943
• Oberst Wilhelm Fuchs, Nov 1943 - 3 Aug 1944
• Obstlt Friedrich Schrück, 4 Aug 1944 - Jan 1945
• Oberst Ernst Schürmann, Jan 1945 - May 1945

Formed 15 Nov 1938 in Essen-Kray. Known as Flakgruppe Essen, Sep 1939 - May 1945.

Service:

• Nov 1938 - Sep 1941 under Luftverteidigungskommando 4
• Sep 1941 - May 1945 under 4. Flak-Division
• Aug 1940/Apr 1942 in Essen
• 1 Nov 1943 in Essen with s.134 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s.233 (o), s.642 (o), s.462 (o), le.748 (o), le.718 (o), le.826 (o), Lsp. 4./103, Ausw.Zug 258 (o), Ausw.Zug 32 (v) and Ausw.Zug 44 (mot)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Essen with s.134 (o), s.233 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s.462 (o), s.642 (o), le.718 (o), le.748 (o), le.826 (o) and Lsp.103 (v)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Essen with s.134 (o), s.233 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s.462 (o), s.642 (o), le.718 (o), le.748 (o), le.826 (o) and Lsp.103 (v)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Essen with s.134 (o), s.233 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s.462 (o), s.642 (o), le.718 (o), le.748 (o) and le.826 (o)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Essen with s.134 (o), s.233 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s.462 (o), s.642 (o), le.718 (o), le.748 (o), le.826 (o) and s. 4./623 (o)
• 1 May 1944 in Essen with s.134 (o), s.233 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s.462 (o), le.718 (o), le.748 (o), le.826 (o) and s. 4./623 (o)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Essen with s.134 (o), s.233 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s.462 (o), s. 3.-4./623 (o), le.718 (o), le.748 (o), le.826 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10400 and 10411
• 1 Jul 1944 in Essen with s.134 (o), s.233 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s.462 (o), le.718 (o), le.748 (o), le.826 (o), s. 3.-4./623 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10400 and 10411
• 1 Aug 1944 in Essen with s.134 (o), s. 1.-3., 5.-6./233 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s.462 (o), s. 4./623 (o), le.718 (o), le. 1.-2., 4.-5./748 (o), le.826 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10400 and 10411
• 1 Sep 1944 in Essen with s.134 (o), s. 1.-3., 5.-6./233 (o), s.321 (o), s.353 (o), s. 2.-3., 5./462 (o), le. 1.-3., 5./718 (o), le. 1.-2., 4.-5./748 (o), le.826 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10400, 10411 and 10419
• 1 Oct 1944 in Essen with 1.-4./s.134 (o); Stab, 1.-3., 5.-6./s.233 (o); s.321 (o); s.353 (o); Stab, 2., 5./s.462 (o); Stab, 1.-3., 5./le.718 (o); 2., 4./le.748 (o); s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10400, 10411, 10419 and 10462
• 1 Nov 1944 in Essen with 1.-4./s.134 (o); Stab, 1.-3., 5.-6./s.233 (o); s.321 (o); Stab, 1., 4./s.353 (o); Stab, 2., 5./s.462 (o); Stab, 1.-2., 5./le.718 (o); 2./le.748 (o); s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10400, 10411, 10419 and 10462
• 1 Dec 1944 in Essen with 1.-4./s.134 (o); Stab, 1.-3., 5.-6./s.233 (o); 2./s.278 (E); s.321 (o); Stab, 1., 4./s.353 (o); Stab, 2., 5./s.462 (o); Stab, 1.-2., 5./le.718 (o); 2./le.748 (o)
• Apr 1945 in Ruhr pocket

I./Flak-Regiment 44 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Essen-Kray with 1. - 5. Batterien.

In Apr 1940 4. and 5./44 became 9. and 10./441, and was not replaced.

In Dec 1941 redesignated s.Flak-Abteilung 471 (1. - 3./44 became 1. - 3./471).

Service:

• Oct 1937 - Feb 1938 in Essen under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 in Essen under Luftgaukommando VI
• Jul 1938 - Sep 1941(?) in Essen under Luftverteidigungskommando 4
• Feb 1941 in Essen

II./Flak-Regiment 44 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Essen-Kray (as a le.Abt.) with 6. - 10. Batterien. On 15 Nov 1938 redesignated le.Flak-Abteilung 74.

Reformed Dec 1940(?) in Essen(?) from Res.Flak-Abteilung 444, with 6. - 10. Batterien (now as gem.Abt.). Equipped with some 10.5cm guns.

In Dec 1941(?) redesignated s.Flak-Abteilung 472 (Stab, 6. - 8./44 became Stab, 1. - 3./472), with 9. and 10./44 becoming 1. and 2./le.748.

Service:

• Oct 1937 - Feb 1938 in Essen under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV
• Feb 1938 - Jul 1938 in Essen under Luftgaukommando VI
• Jul 1938 - Nov 1938 and Dec 1940 - Dec 1941 in Essen under Luftverteidigungskommando 4

III./Flak-Regiment 44 (Sw. mot.):

Formed 15 Nov 1938 in Lippstadt with 11. - 13. Batterien. 14./44 was formed in late 1942.

In Aug 1943 redesignated Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 410, with 14./44 returning to the Flak-Lehr-Regiment.

Service:

• Jul 1938 - 1941 in Lippstadt under Luftverteidigungskommando 4
• Jan 1942 - Jan 1943 as II./Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 5 supporting the Himmelbett system
• 1943 in Luftgau III (Stettin)
• Apr 1943 in Stettin