Flak-Regiment 59

Stab/Flak-Regiment 59 (v):

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Theodor Herbert, 16 Jul 1941 - 15 Dec 1942
• Oberst Egon Baur, 16 Nov 1942 - Jan 1944
• Obstlt Walter Weiss, Jan 1944 - 14 Nov 1944
• Oberst Werner Huck, 15 Nov 1944 - 1945

Formed 15 Jul 1941 in Paris(?) from Stab/Festungs-Flak-Regiment 31.

Service:

• Feb 1943 in Paris with 344, 496, 538, 593, 744, 859 and 997
• 1 Nov 1943 in Paris as Flakgruppe Paris under 13. Flak-Division, with s.124 (v), s.593 (v), s.496 (v), s.538 (E), Sw.298 (v), Lsp.207 (v), le.978 (v), le.997 (v), le.744 (v), le.911 (v) and le.677 (v)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Paris under 13. Flak-Division 5. Flak-Brigade), with s.496 (v), s.538 (E), s.593 (v), s.859 (E), le.744 (v), le.911 (v), le.997 (v), gem.344 (v), gem.442 (v), gem.683 (v) and Lsp.207 (v)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Paris under 13. Flak-Division 5. Flak-Brigade), with s.496 (v), s.538 (E), s.593 (v), s.859 (E), le.911 (v), le.997 (v), gem.344 (v), gem.442 (v), gem.683 (v) and Lsp.207 (v)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Paris under 13. Flak-Division, with s.496 (v), s.538 (E), s.593 (v), s.859 (E), le.911 (v), le.997 (v), gem.344 (v), gem.442 (v), gem.683 (v), Lsp.207 (v), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9955 and s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9959
• 1 Apr 1944 in Paris under 13. Flak-Division, with s.496 (v), s.538 (E), s.125 (E), s.593 (v), s.859 (E), le.911 (v), le.997 (v), gem.344 (v), gem.442 (v) and gem.683 (v)
• 1 May 1944 in Paris under 1. Flak-Brigade, with s.125 (E), s.473 (E), s.538 (E), s.551 (v), gem.266 (o), gem.344 (v), s.496 (v), gem.683 (v), le.859 (E), le.997 (v), s.593 (v), s.196 (v), le.911 (v), le.673 (v), gem.442 (v), Lsp.207 (v), FFAS West and 3 schwere Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (310./XII, 310./XII, 314./XII)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Paris under 1. Flak-Brigade, with s.125 (E), s.473 (E), s.538 (E), s.496 (v), s.551 (v), le.859 (E), le.997 (v), gem.266 (o), gem.344 (v), gem.683 (v), gem.196 (v), gem.442 (v), gem.593 (v), le.673 (v), le.757 (v), le.911 (v), Lsp.207 (v), FFAS West, 1 schwere Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (314./XII) and 10 leichte Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (34./XII, 35./XII, 26./XII, 39./XII, 44./XII, 76./XII, 97./XII, 122./XII, 126./XII and 129./XII)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Paris under 1. Flak-Brigade with gem.496 (o), s.551 (v), le.997 (v), gem.196 (v), gem.442 (v), gem.593 (v), s.683 (v), le.757 (v), Lsp.207 (v), zbV 13200 (bmot), FFAS. West 31 (v), Ausb.Bttr. 697, Ausb.Bttr.698, 7 schwere Alarm-Bttr. (67./XII, 65./XII, 69./XII, 73./XII, 70. - 72./XII) and 13 leichte Alarm-Bttr. (15./VII, 16./VII, 35./VII, 34./VII, 35./XII, 36./XII, 39./XII, 44./XII, 76./XII, 97./XII, 122./XII, 127./XII, 129./XII)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Paris under 1. Flak-Brigade with s.424 (E), s.444 (E), s.473 (E), s.538 (E), le.821 (E), s.551 (v), 1.-4. and 7.-8./gem.496 (o), le.828 (v), le.997 (v), le.859 (E), 1. and 3./le.996 (v) and 1. - 3./le.993 (v)(?)
• 1 Sep 1944 in Luftgau V under 1. Flak-Brigade with s.424 (E), s.444 (E), s.473 (E), s.538 (E), le.821 (E), s.551 (v), 1.-4. and 7.-8./gem.496 (o), le.828 (v), le.997 (v), le.859 (E), and 1. and 3./le.996 (v)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 1. Flak-Brigade with 2./le.821 (E); Stab, 1., 2., 4./le.828 (v); Stab, 1.-4./le.996 (v); le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 12./XIII and 15./XIII
• 1 Nov 1944 under 1. Flak-Brigade with le.87 (mot.); 5./le.196 (v); 2./le.827 (o); 4./le.999 (v); 2., 5.-6./le.722 (o) and 4./le.827 (o); Stab/le.758 (o) with 2., 4., 6./le.758 (o), 4./le.727 (o), 1./le.761 (o); Stab, 1., 4./le.859 (E); Stab, 1.-4./le.911 (v); Stab/gem.zbV 12600 (b.mot.) with 1.-4./12600, 2./le.673 (v), 3./le.919 (v); Flak-Transport-Bttr. 75./III, 71./XI, 75./XI
• 1 Dec 1944 under 19. Flak-Brigade with le.87 (mot.); Stab, 5./le.196 (v); gem.537 (v); 2., 5.-6./le.722 (o) and 4./le.827 (o); 2./le.827 (o); Stab, 1., 2., 4./le.859 (E); 4./le.999 (v); Stab/gem.zbV 12600 (b.mot.)
• 1945 in Mittelrhein area (Luftgau XIV), and later under 1. Flak-Brigade