Flak-Regiment 72

Stab/Flak-Regiment 72 (Eisenbahn):

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Walter-Friedrich Trietchen, Aug 1941 - 4 Nov 1944
• Obstlt Herbert Könne, 5 Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed Aug 1941 in Berlin to control various railway Flak units.

Service:

• May 1942 in Warnemunde and Rostock
• 1 Nov 1943 in Berlin as Eisenbahn-Flakgruppe Berlin, under Luftgau III, with s. 1.-4./227 (E) in Stettin, s. 1.-4./424 (E) in Braunschweig, s. 1.-4./429 (E) in Berlin and s. 1.-4./430 (E) in Leipzig
• 1 Mar 1944 in Berlin as Eisenbahn-Flakgruppe Berlin, under Luftgau III, with le. 1./279 (E)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Berlin as Eisenbahn-Flakgruppe Berlin, under Luftgau III, with le. 2.-4./279 (E)
• 1 May 1944 in Berlin as Eisenbahn-Flakgruppe Berlin, under Luftgau III, with le. 2.-4./279 (E)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Berlin as Eisenbahn-Flakgruppe Berlin, under Luftgau III, with le. 2.-4./279 (E)
• 1 Jul 1944 in France under Feldluftgau Westfrankreich, with s.263 (E), s.416 (E), s.424 (E), s.430 (E), s.444 (E), le.821 (E) and le.822 (E)
• 1 Aug 1944 in France under Feldluftgau Westfrankreich, with no units attached
• 1 Sep 1944 under Luftgau V, with no units attached
• 1 Oct 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade with no units attached
• 1 Nov 1944 under Luftgau III with no units attached
• 1 Dec 1944 under Luftgau III with no units attached
• 1 Dec 1944 in Berlin(?)