Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Curt Schubert, 1 Jul 1938 - 1 Apr 1939
• Oberst Paul Overdyck, 1 Apr 1939 - Mar 1940
• Obstlt Heinrich Gerlach, 1 Apr 1940 - 4 Jul 1940
• Obstlt Werner Scheidt, 4 Jul 1940 - 1 Oct 1942
• Obstlt Albert Haupt, 1 Oct 1942 - Nov 1942
• Obstlt Wilhelm Rosenkranz, 1 Dec 1942 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Jul 1938 in Braunschweig with:

• Stab I./2 in Braunschweig-Querum (from 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 17) with: 1./2 (Fernsprech)
• 2./2 (Funk- und Funkhorch)
• 3./2 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer)

Stab II./2 in Munstter (from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 14) with: 5./2 (Fernsprech)

6./2 (Funk- und Funkhorch)

7./2 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer)

Reorganised in 1 Apr 1939, now with (planned, not all were formed before the mobilization):

• Stab I./2 in Braunschweig-Querum (Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abteilung) with: 1./2 (Betriebs)
• 2./2 (Betriebs)
• 3./2 (Fernsprech - Stabsnachrichten)
• 4./2 (Funk)
• Geräte-Kolonne I. (disbanded Dec 1940)

Stab II./2 in Munstter (Luftnachrichten-Bau-Abteilung) with: 5./2 (Fernsprech-Bau)

6./2 (Fernsprech-Bau)

7./2 (Telegraphen-Bau)

8./2 (Telegraphen-Bau)

Geräte-Kolonne II.

Stab III./2 (Luftnachrichten-Funkhorch-Abteilung) with: 9./2 (Funkhorch)

10./2 (Funkhorch)

Geräte-Kolonne III. (disbanded mid-1940)

Stab IV./2 (Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Abteilung) with: 11./2 (Flugsicherung)

12./2 (Flugsicherung)

13./2 (Flugsicherung)

14./2 (Flugsicherung) (not formed)

15./2 (Flugsicherung)

Geräte-Kolonne IV.

Nachrichten-Fliegerstaffel (Flieger-Kompanie from Apr 1941; disbanded 27 Dec 1944)

Horch-Leitstelle (formed 26 Aug 1939)

16./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 (formed 26 Aug 1939)

On 10 Mar 1940:

Stab I./Ln.Rgt.2 became Stab I./Ln.Rgt.12; reformed
Stab II./Ln.Rgt.2 became Stab II./Ln.Rgt.12
1./Ln.Rgt.2 became 1./Ln.Abt.34; reformed from 2./Ln.Rgt.2
5./Ln.Rgt.2 became 2./Ln.Rgt.14
6./Ln.Rgt.2 became 1./Ln.Rgt.12
7./Ln.Rgt.2 became 4./Ln.Rgt.12
8./Ln.Rgt.2 became 5./Ln.Rgt.12
11./Ln.Rgt.2 became 13./Ln.Rgt.2; reformed
12./Ln.Rgt.2 became 3./Ln.Abt.31; reformed from 13./Ln.Rgt.2
13./Ln.Rgt.2 became 12./Ln.Rgt.2; reformed from 11./Ln.Rgt.2
16./Ln.Rgt.2 became Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie/9. Flieger-Division - Parachute Division

Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W21/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 was formed in late 1940.

Several changes took place in Apr 1941:

2./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
5./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed
9./Ln.Rgt.2 became 9./Ln.Rgt.40; reformed
12./Ln.Rgt.2 became 11./Ln.Rgt.1
13./Ln.Rgt.13 was disbanded
14./Ln.Rgt.14 was reformed
Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W12/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 was formed
Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W22/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 was formed
Geräte-Kolonne II./Ln.Rgt.2 became Geräte-Kol. II/Ln.Rgt.12
Geräte-Kolonne IV./Ln.Rgt.2 became Geräte-Kol./Ln.Rgt.2

In late 1941 2./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed, while 15./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded, and 5./Ln.Rgt.2 became 9./Ln.Rgt.110.

In mid-1942:

2./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed from 3./Ln.Rgt.2
3./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed (see above)
6./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed

In late 1942:

Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W12/Ln.Rgt.2 became 5./Ln.Funkhorch-Regiment West
Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W21/Ln.Rgt.2 became 2./Ln.Funkhorch-Abteilung Ost
Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W22/Ln.Rgt.2 became 15./Ln.Rgt.2
Horch-Leitstelle/Ln.Rgt.2 became 14./Ln.Rgt.2

5./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed in mid-1943 from 6./Ln.Rgt.120, while 9./Ln.Rgt.2 became 4./Ln.Funkhorch-Regiment West and 14./Ln.Rgt.2 became 17./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 8.

Organisation 1 Jul 1943:

• Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
• Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
  • 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
  • 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
  • 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
  • 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
• Stab III./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
  • 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
  • 15./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
• Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
  • 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
  • 6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
  • 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2

9./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed in Oct 1943 from 9./Ln.Rgt. Afrika.

13./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed in Jul 1944 from 8./Ln.Rgt.32; Ger.Kol./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded in May 1944; 6./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded in Aug 1944.

Several changes took place in late 44:

Stab I./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
Stab II./Ln.Rgt.2 became Stab I./Ln.Rgt.352
Stab IV./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
2./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
4./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
5./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
9./Ln.Rgt.2 became 1./Ln.Rgt.352
10./Ln.Rgt.2 became 2./Ln.Rgt.352
11./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded
13./Ln.Rgt.2 became 13./Ln.Rgt.3
15./Ln.Rgt.2 became 5./Ln.Rgt.351

Organisation 1 Feb 1945:

• 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2

A V.(Ersatz)/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 existed in Braunschweig-Querum 1941 - 1942 (later to France as part of Luftnachrichten-Regiment 302).

Service:

• 1 Jul 1938 - 1 Feb 1939 under Luftwaffengruppenkommando 2
• 1 Feb 1939 - 27 Sep 1944 under Luftflotte 2
• 27 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945 under Kommandierende General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Italien
• For locations 1939-45, see Luftflotte 2