Luftnachrichten-Regiment 38

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Rudolf Siber, Mar 1941 - Jul 1941
• Obstlt Richard Kröhl, Jul 1941 - Dec 1941
• Obstlt Friedrich Bieck, Dec 1941 - Jul 1942
• Obstlt Konrad zum Buttel, Aug 1942 - Mar 1944
• Obstlt Ernst Fleck, 23 Mar 1944 - 8 May 1945

Activated Mar 1941 in (?) from Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 38, forVIII. Fliegerkorps with:

• Stab/38 new with:
• Stab I./38 (Betrieb) from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 38 with:
• 1./38 (Fernsprech und Fernschreibbetrieb) from 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 38
• 2./38 (Funkbetrieb) from 2./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 38
• 3./38 (Ln.Verbindung Lw.-Heer) from Kompanie-Stab zbV/Lg.Nachr.Regiment 3
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne/Ln.Abt. 38 (disbanded Jan 1945)
• Stab II./38 (Feldfernkabelbau) from Stab I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 8 with:
• Gerätekolonne from Ger.Kol./Luftverteidigungs-Nachrichten-Abt. 3 (disbanded Jan 1945)
• Stab III./38 new with:
• 7./38 (Flugmelde) new
• 8./38 from 3./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 38
• 9./38 (Funkhorch) from 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL
• Gerätekolonne new(?)

4.-6./Ln.Rgt.38 was formed in Oct 1941(?):

4./Ln.Rgt.38 was formed from 9./Ln.Rgt.38
5./Ln.Rgt.38 was formed from 2./Ln.Rgt.38
6./Ln.Rgt.38 was formed from 2./Luftverteidigungs-Nachrichten-Abt. 3
2./Ln.Rgt.38 was reformed from 5./Luftnachrichten-Versuchs-Regiment (see above)
9./Ln.Rgt.38 was reformed from 6./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 1 (see above)

In mid-1942 4./Ln.Rgt.38 became 9./Ln.Rgt.38; 4./Ln.Rgt.38 was reformed from 7./Ln.Rgt.38; 7./Ln.Rgt.38 was reformed from the old 9./Ln.Rgt.38.

In Oct 1943 3./Ln.Rgt.38 and 3./Ln.Rgt.34 exchanged designations.

In Jul 1944 3./Ln.Rgt.38 became Ln.Verbindungs-Kompanie 5; Stab III./Ln.Rgt.38 became Stab/Ln.Verbindungs-Abteilung 1, and was reformed from Stab V./Ln.Rgt.4.

In late 1944:

III./Ln.Rgt.38 was disbanded
4./Ln.Rgt.38 was disbanded
7./Ln.Rgt.38 became 20./Ln.Rgt.262
8./Ln.Rgt.38 was disbanded
9./Ln.Rgt.38 became 11./Ln.Rgt.353
10./Ln.Rgt.38 was disbanded

Service:

• Mar 1941 - 28 Apr 1945 attached to VIII. Fliegerkorps
• 28 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945 attached to Luftwaffen-Kommando VIII
• 1 Feb 1945 Stab, Stab I., Stab II., 1.-2., 5.-6./Ln.Rgt.38 in Schlesien