leichte Flak-Abteilung 743 (o)

Formed Jul 1940 in Essen as le.Reserve-Flak-Abt.743 (from Jul 1942 as le.Flak-Abt. 743), with 1. - 3. Batterien.

4./le.743 formed in late 1942 from 4./512; 5./le.743 was formed in late 1943 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6927.

In 1943 4./le.743 became 5./749, and was reformed; In late 1944 3./le.743 was disbanded, and was reformed from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6857.

Service:

• Aug 1941 in Nowgorod [as le.743 (v)]
• Feb 1942 at Sapolje
• Apr 1942 at Sapolje under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 41)
• Aug 1942 in Osnabruck [now as le.743 (o)]
• 1 Nov 1943 in Osnabruck under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9)
• 1 May 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9)

• in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [5./le.743]

• 1 Aug 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [Stab, 1.-5./le.743]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [Stab, 1.-5./le.743]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [Stab, 1.-5./le.743]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [Stab, 1.-4./le.743]
• in Rheine(?) under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [5./le.743 under Stab/le.879]

• 1 Dec 1944 in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./le.743]
• in Munstter under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 47) [2./le.743]
• in Rheine(?) under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [5./le.743 under Stab/le.879]