leichte Flak-Abteilung 844 (o)

Formed Jul 1940 in Bonn as le.Reserve-Flak-Abt. 844 (from Jul 1942 as le.Flak-Abt. 844) with 1. - 3. Batterien.

4./le.844 was formed in 1942 from 5./117; 5./le.844 was formed in late 1942; 6. - 8./le.844 was formed in 1943.

Reorganised in 1943:

Stab/le.844 no change
1./le.844 became 4./828, and was reformed from 1./836
2./le.844 became 2./985, and was reformed from 5./122(?)
3./le.844 became 4./985, and was reformed from 4./238
4./le.844 became 4./922, and was reformed

In 1943 2./le.844 became le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7384, and was not reformed; In late 1944 8./le.844 became 5./601, and was not reformed.

In 1944 Stab/le.844 became Stab/le.Flak-Abt. 972 (ETr.) .

Service:

• 1940/45 in Bremen
• 1 Nov 1943 in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4., 7./le.844]
• in Augsburg under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 2) [3./le.844]
• in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]

• 1 Jan 1944 in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)

• in Augsburg under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 2) [3./le.844]
• in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]
• in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]

• 1 Feb 1944 in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)

• in Augsburg under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 2) [3./le.844]
• in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]

• 1 Mar 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)

• in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [3./le.844]
• in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]
• in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]

• 1 Apr 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)

• in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 19) [3./le.844]
• in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]
• in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]

• 1 May 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)

• in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5./le.844]
• in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]

• 1 Jun 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)

• in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [3./le.844]
• in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [5.-6./le.844]
• in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [8./le.844]

• 1 Jul 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13)

• in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [2.-3./le.844]
• in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [5./le.844]
• in Rheine(?) under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [6./le.844]

• 1 Aug 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4., 7.-8./le.844]
• in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [3./le.844 under Stab/le.768]
• in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [5./le.844]
• in Rheine(?) under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [6./le.844]

• 1 Sep 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4., 7.-8./le.844 under Stab/s.611]
• in Innsbruck under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 148) [3./le.844 under Stab/le.768]
• in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [5./le.844 under Stab/le.743]
• in Rheine(?) under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [6./le.844 under Stab/le.770]

• 1 Oct 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4.-5., 8./le.844 under Stab/s.611]
• in Innsbruck under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 148) [3./le.844 under Stab/le.768]
• under 16. Flak-Division [6./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.113; 8./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]

• 1 Nov 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4.-5./le.844 under Stab/s.262; 7./le.844 under Stab/s.606]
• in Innsbruck under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 148) [3./le.844 under Stab/le.768]
• under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) [6./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.113; 8./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]

• 1 Dec 1944 in Bemen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [1., 4.-5./le.844 under Stab/s.262; 7./le.844 under Stab/s.606]
• under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) [6./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.113]
• under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [8./le.844 (b.mot.) under Stab/gem.601]

• 1945 individual batteries divided between Luftgau XI (most), Luftgau VI and Luftgau VII