gemischte Flak-Abteilung 496 (v)

Formed Oct 1941 in Luftgau XII, (until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 496) with:

Stab/Res.496 from Stab/Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 323
1./Res.496 from 2./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 323 (later RAD 7./284)
2./Res.496 from 2./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 332 (later RAD)
3./Res.496 from 5./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 332 (later RAD 4./284)
4./Res.496 from 3./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 322
5./Res.496 from 4./224

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in mid-1942:

4./Res.496 became 1./997, and was reformed
5./Res.496 became 2./997

Reorganised as a gemischte Abteikung in mid-1943:

5./gem.496 from 2./744
6./gem.496 from 4./744

7. - 8./gem.496 was formed in 1944:

7./gem.496 from 5./gem.496, which was reformed
8./gem.496 from 6./gem.496, which was reformed

7./gem.496 was disbanded in Sep 1944, and 8./gem.496 became 7./491.

Service:

• Oct 1941 in Cherbourg
• Feb 1942 on Channel Islands
• Apr 1943 in Paris
• 1 Nov 1943 in Paris under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Paris under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Paris under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Paris under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Paris under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 May 1944 in Paris under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Paris under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Paris under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59) [1.-4., 7.-8./s.496]
• 1 Sep 1944 under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59) [1.-4., 7.-8./s.496]
• Aug 1944/Oct 1944 Paris and Metz
• 1 Oct 1944 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 169) [Stab, 2.-3., 6./s.496]
• 1 Nov 1944 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 86) [Stab, 2.-3., 5.-6./s.496]
• 1 Dec 1944 under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 86) [Stab, 2.-3., 5.-6./s.496]
• 1945 in Mittelrhein area (9. Flak-Division)