leichte Flak-Abteilung 873 (v)

Formed Jul 1941 in Luftgau XI as le.Reserve-Flak-Abt.873 (from Oct 1942 as le.Flak-Abt. 873), with:

Stab/le.873 new
1./le.873 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 21./XI
2./le.873 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 27./XI
3./le.873 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 42./XI

4. - 5./le.873 was formed in late 1942; 6./le.873 was formed in 1943 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7376.

In 1944 2./le.873 became 5./276, and was reformed from 2./991.

Heavy losses Jun 1944/Jul 1944 at Cherbourg.

Disbanded Oct 1944.

Service:

• Apr 1942 in Le Havre under Stab/Flak-Regiment 100
• Feb 1943 in Rennes under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 15)
• 1 Nov 1943 in Le Havre under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Le Havre under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100)
• 1 May 1944 not listed
• 1 Jun 1944 under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100)
• Jun 1944 at Cherbourg
• 1 Jul 1944 under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100)
• 1 Sep 1944 under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100)
• 1 Oct 1944 under Luftwaffenkommando West [Stab, 1., 3.-4./le.873]