Luftnachrichten-Regiment 12

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Paul Overdyck, 10 Mar 1940 - 22 Jun 1940
• Obstlt Rudolf Wichmann, 22 Jun 1940 - ?
• Obstlt Johannes Oehmichen, ? - Nov 1941
• Obstlt Arthur Blasius, 1941 - Jul 1942
• Oberst Eduard Thoenissen, 22 Jul 1942 - 17 May 1943
• Oberst Werner van Hees, May 1943 - Dec 1943
• Oberst Fritz Trippe, 1944 - Jan 1945
• Oberst Alfred Paffrath*, Feb 1945
• Obstlt Erich Conrad, Feb 1945 - May 1945

* never took up his post

Activated 10 Mar 1940 in (?) from Luftnachrichten-Regiment Overdyck** for Luftflotte 2 with:

• Stab/12 from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment Overdyck with:
• Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug new
• Stab I./12 (Feldfernkabelbau) from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 with:
• 1./12 from 6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
• 2./12 from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 6
• 3./12 from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 8
• Gerätekolonne new
• Transportkolonne new
• Stab II./12 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 with:
• 4./12 from 7./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
• 5./12 from 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
• 6./12 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 6
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
• Transportkolonne new (disbanded Feb 1944)
• Stab III./12 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 10 (H) with:
• 7./12 from 2./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 10 (H)
• 8./12 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 11
• 9./12 from 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 10 (H)
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 11
• Transportkolonne new

In Apr 1941:

2./Ln.Rgt.12 became 5./Ln.Rgt.31; reformed from Luftnachrichten-Fernsprech-Bau-Kompanie FFK 204
3./Ln.Rgt.12 became 5./Ln.Rgt.34; reformed from Luftnachrichten-Fernsprech-Bau-Kompanie FFK 205

In late 1942 Transportkolonne III./Ln.Rgt.12 became 5./Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abtreilung zbV 14.

Ger.Kol. I./Ln.Rgt.12 was disbanded Feb 1944, and was reformed from Transportkolonne I./Ln.Rgt.12.

Service:

• May 1940 operated under IV. Fliegerkorps and VIII. Fliegerkorps (mainly in Belgium)
• 6 Jun 1940 at Fourmies
• Apr 1941 left Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich for Poland
• 22 Jun 1941 in Radom-Warzaw area, under Luftflotte 2
• 8 Nov 1941 II./12 moved to Wien (rest/refit), and mid-Dec 1941 to Greece (later returned to Russia)
• Jun 1942 in Charkow-Kursk area
• Jun 1944 in Germany
• 1 Dec 1944 in Wien (Stab), with I. Abt. in Gratwein/Graz, II. Abt. in Pfaffenhofen/Budweis and III. Abt. in Wien-Hütteldorf
• 1 Feb 1945 in Konigstesten/Tulln (Stab), with I. Abt. in Gratwein/Graz, II. Abt. in Schöbritz/Aussig and III. Abt. in Marksuhl/Eisenach (all under 8. Jagddivision)

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