gemischte Flak-Abteilung 402 (v)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Dortmund from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 4 with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 402.

6./gem.402 was formed in mid-1943 from 4./gem.402, which was reformed.

1. - 4./gem.402 was disbanded in Sep 1944, and 5. - 6./gem.402 was disbanded in Oct 1944.

1./gem.402 was also known as RAD 2./52; 2./gem.402 as RAD 3./252; 3./gem.402 as RAD 2./96; 4./gem.402 as RAD 3./96.

Service:

• 1939 in Dortmund
• Jul 1940 at Maastricht
• Feb 1943 in Watten under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 37)
• 1 Nov 1943 in Boulogne under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 132)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Beauvais under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 656)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Beauvais under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 656)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Antwerpen under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 95)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Antwerpen under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 95)
• 1 May 1944 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 87)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 87)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 87)
• 1944 in St. Quentin and Compiegne
• 1 Aug 1944 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 95)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 95)
• 1 Oct 1944 in Luftgau XIV under 21. Flak-Division (Stab, 5.-6./gem.402 only]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Bochum under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 67) [Stab only]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Bochum under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 67) [Stab only]
• Feb 1945 an der Oder under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 53) with 8 Batterien