Luftnachrichten-Regiment 23

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Hans-Richard Arlt, Mar 1941 - 1942

Activated Mar 1941 for Luftflotte 3 with:

• Stab/23 new with:

• Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug new(?)
• Stab I./23 (Feldfernkabelbau) new with:

• 1./23 from 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 14
• 2./23 new
• 3./23 new
• Gerätekolonne new
• Transportkolonne new (Disbanded spring 1942)

• Stab II./23 (Telegrafenbau) new with:

• 4./23 new
• 5./23 new
• 6./23 new
• Gerätekolonne new
• Transportkolonne new (In Sep 1941 became Transportkolonne/Ln.Rgt.130)

• Stab III./23 (Telegrafenbau) new with:

• 7./23 new
• 8./23 new
• 9./23 new
• Gerätekolonne new
• Transportkolonne new (In Nov 1942 became Gerätekolonne/Ln.Abt. Tunis)

In Sep 1941:

Stab/Ln.Rgt.23 became Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 130
II./Ln.Rgt.23 became Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 130
5./Ln.Rgt.23 became 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 130

In mid-1942:

4./Ln.Rgt.23 became 3./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 71
6./Ln.Rgt.23 was disbanded
Gerätekolonne II./Ln.Rgt.23 was disbanded(?) In late 1942:

Stab III./Ln.Rgt.23 became IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 204
7./Ln.Rgt.23 became 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 212
8./Ln.Rgt.23 was disbanded
9./Ln.Rgt.23 became 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 222
Gerätekolonne III./Ln.Rgt.23 became Gerätekolonne/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 202

Only I./Ln.Rgt.23 (1. - 3. coys) remained.

Service:

• 5 Apr 1941 moved to Graz
• Jun 1941 attached to Luftflotte 2
• Jun 1942 attached to Lw.Kdo.Ost
• Nov 1942(?) I./23 moved to France
• 1945 I./23 under Lw.Kdo.Ost (1./23 in Luftgau VI, 2./23 in Luftgau XIV, 3./23 in Luftgau V)