Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Jakoby, 10 Mar 1940 - 28 Feb 1941
• Oberst Bernhard Kühler, 1 Mar 1941 - 1942
• Obstlt Erich Leube, 1 Oct 1942 - 1943
• Oberst Hans-Richard Arlt, ? - 31 Jul 1943
• ?
• Oberst Hans Bindert, 17 May 1944 - 1945

Activated 10 Mar 1940 in Köln-Westhofen(?) from Luftnachrichten-Regiment Jakoby* for Luftflotte 1 with:

• Stab/11 from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment Jakoby with:
• Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug new
• Stab I./11 (Feldfernkabelbau) from Stab I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 3 with:
• 1./11 from 6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
• 2./11 from 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
• 3./11 from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 4
• Gerätekolonne new
• Transportkolonne new (disbanded Apr 1944)
• Stab II./11 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 with:
• 4./11 from 7./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
• 5./11 from 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
• 6./11 from 4./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 17
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1
• Transportkolonne new
• Stab III./11 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 17 with:
• 7./11 from 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 4
• 8./11 from 13./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 4
• 9./11 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 8
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 17
• Transportkolonne new

Service:

• 10 May 1940 at Köln-Westhofen
• May 1940 operated under I. Fliegerkorps and II. Fliegerkorps
• 6 Jun 1940 at Mairdy la Gerche, under Luftflotte 3
• Apr 1941 left France for Ostpreussen
• Initially attached to Luftgau I, but from late May 1941 Luftflotte 1
• 22 Jun 1941 at Tilsit-Laugszaregen, would operate in the area behind the 18th Armee
• 1 Jul 1941 reached Friedrichstadt (Jaunjelgava), 12.7 at Pleskau
• Aug 1941 reached Luga and Wyra
• Jan 1942 still under Luftflotte 1
• 7 May 1942 to Bromberg (rest/refit)
• May 1942 Stab and II. Abt. to Germany; I. Abt. to Charkow area (Luftflotte 4), later Rostow; III. Abt. to Rouen (8. coy at Brionne)
• Sep 1942 I./11 returned to Luftflotte 1
• Sep 1944 Stab, II. and III./11 in Luftflotte Reich, I./11 in Luftflotte 1 (Hasenpoth)
• Dec 1944 I./11 joined the rest of the Regiment in Luftflotte Reich
• 1 Dec 1944 in Ellwangen (Stab), with I. Abt. arriving, II. Abt. in (?), III. Abt. in Erbach/Odenwald.
• Dec 1944 Ardennes-offensive (parts)
• Feb 1945 Stab, I., III./11 in Luftgau XIV; II./11 in Luftgau III

* Luftnachrichten-Regiment Jakoby was formed Oct 1939 as an ad-hoc Stab, to control various companies from other units