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.

Service:

• 1939/45 in Mannheim
• Sep 1941 in Mannheim
• 1 Nov 1943 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 May 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [1.-5., 7./gem.491; 8./gem.491 under Stab/Lsp.107]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Oct 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [Stab, 1.-4., 7.-8./gem.491]
  • under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 169) [5./gem.491 under Stab/le.673]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [Stab, 1.-4., 7.-8./gem.491]
  • under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 169) [5./gem.491 under Stab/le.673]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [Stab, 1.-4., 7.-8./gem.491]