leichte Flak-Abteilung 744 (v)

Formed Jul 1941 in Essen as le.Reserve-Flak-Abt.744 (from Oct 1942 as le.Flak-Abt. 744), with:

Stab/le.744 new
1./le.744 new
2./le.744 from Fla-MG-Res.Kp. 404
3./le.744 from Fla-MG-Res.Kp. 406

4./le.744 formed in late 1942 from 4./768.

In 1943 2./le.744 became 5./496 and 4./le.744 became 6./496. Both was reformed.

Disbanded Jul 1944.

Service:

• Mar 1942 at Le Havre
• Apr 1942 in Paris under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 Nov 1943 in Paris (Versailles?) under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 37)

• under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59) [Teile]

• 1 Feb 1944 in Lille under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Lille under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)
• 1 May 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)

• under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 95) [Teile]

• 1 Jun 1944 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 87)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 20. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 129)
• Jul 1944/Aug 1944 withdrawal from France
• Aug 1944 at Bitsch/Lothringen