gemischte Flak-Abteilung 511 (v)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Stettin from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 51, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 511.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942:

4./gem.511 became 4./331
5./gem.511 became 4./784

Destroyed May 1943 in Tunisia.

Reformed May 1944 in Luftgau III as gem.Flak-Abt. 511 (v), with 6 Batterien.

Service:

• 1939/40 in München
• 1941 in Köln
• Aug 1942 in Köln
• Dec 1942 in Neapel
• Jan 1943 in Bizerta
• 1 Jun 1944 under 13. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 229)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 13. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 229)
• Jul 1944 at Fredrikstad [now listed as s.Flak-Abt. 511 (v)]
• 1 Aug 1944 not listed
• 1 Sep 1944 under 13. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 229)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 13. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 229)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 13. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 229)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 13. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 229)
• Feb 1945 in Fredrikstad under 29. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 162) [Stab only]*

* 2./s.511 in Bardufoss (Abt.111) and 5./s.511 in Trondheim-Vaernes (Abt.502); the other batteries had apparently been disbanded at this time