gemischte Flak-Abteilung 597 (v)

Formed Oct 1942 in Luftgau XII as s.Flak-Abt. 597, with 4 Batterien:

no Stab(?)
1./s.597 from 1./144 [RAD 8./310]
2./s.597 from 2./144 [RAD 5./314]
3./s.597 from 3./144
4./s.597 new

Reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung in 1943, with two new leichte Batterien:

Stab/gem.597 from Stab/998
5./gem.597 from 3./998
6./gem.597 from 4./998

1.-4./gem.597 was disbanded Sep 1944.

Service:

• May 1943 in Marseille
• 1 Nov 1943 in Marseille under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1 Feb 1944 not listed
• 1 Mar 1944 in Marseille under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1 May 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• Aug 1944 at Marseille
• 1 Sep 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1 Oct 1944 under Luftwaffenkommando West [Stab, 5.-6./gem.597]
• 1 Nov 1944 under III. Flakkorps [Stab, 5.-6./gem.597]
• 1 Dec 1944 under III. Flakkorps [Stab, 5.-6./gem.597]