Luftnachrichten-Regiment 15

Kommandeure:

• ?

Activated Jun 1940 in Oslo for Luftflotte 5 with:

• Stab/15 new with:

• Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug new
• Stab I./15 (Feldfernkabelbau) new with:

• 1./15 new
• 2./15 new
• 3./15 new
• Gerätekolonne new(?)
• Transportkolonne new(?)

• Stab II./15 (Telegrafenbau) new with:

• 4./15 new
• 5./15 new
• 6./15 new
• Gerätekolonne new
• Transportkolonne new

• Stab III./15 (Telegrafenbau)new with:

• 7./15 new
• 8./15 new
• 9./15 new
• Gerätekolonne new
• Transportkolonne new

In Apr 1941:

Stab I./Ln.Rgt.15 became Stab/Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abteilung zbV 12
1./Ln.Rgt.15 became 12./Luftnachrichten-Versuchs-Regiment
2./Ln.Rgt.15 became 5./Ln.Rgt.35
3./Ln.Rgt.15 became 2./Ln.Rgt.22

In Sep 1941:

Transportkolonne II./Ln.Rgt.15 became Transportkolonne/Ln.Rgt.110
Transportkolonne III./Ln.Rgt.15 became Transportkolonne/Ln.Rgt.15

In late 1941 the Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 15 was redesignated Stab/Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Moskau, and was not replaced.

In mid-1942 the Regiment lost the following units:

Stab II./Ln.Rgt.15 became Stab I./Ln.Rgt.120
4./Ln.Rgt.15 became 5./Ln.Rgt.120
5./Ln.Rgt.15 became 10./Ln.Rgt.120
Stab III./Ln.Rgt.15 became Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung Italien
7./Ln.Rgt.15 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 9
8./Ln.Rgt.15 became 2./Ln.Abt. Italien
Gerätekolonne II./Ln.Rgt.15 became Gerätekolonne/Luftnachrichten-Richtverbindungs-Abteilung zbV 2
Gerätekolonne III./Ln.Rgt.15 became Gerätekolonne/Ln.Rgt.15
Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug/Ln.Rgt.15 became Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug/Ln.Rgt.35

Only 6. and 9./Ln.Rgt.15, Gerätekolonne/Ln.Rgt.15 and Transportkolonne/Ln.Rgt.15 remained.

In Nov 1943 7./Ln.Rgt.15 was reformed from 1./Luftnachrichten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 9 (the old 7./15).

On 17 Jan 1945 Gerätekolonne/Ln.Rgt.15 became Nachr.u.Kfz.Tross/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 5.

Service:

• Jul 1940 - May 1945 in Norway, under Luftflotte 5
• 1944 with 6., 7 and 9./15, Ger.Kol. and Trsp.Kol./15