gemischte Flak-Abteilung 491 (o)
Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Mannheim from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 49, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 491.
Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in mid-1942:
4./Res.491 became 1./776, and was reformed
5./Res.491 became 2./776
Reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung in Jun 1944:
5./gem.491 from 1./977
6./gem.491 from 2./977
7./gem.491 from 3./977
8./gem.491 from 4./977
6. and 7./gem.491 was disbanded in Jul 1944, and only 7./gem.491 was reformed (from 8./496).
In Nov 1944 5./gem.491 became 2./673. Some batteries was manned by RAD.
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Editor for Asisbiz: Matthew Laird Acred
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