Luftnachrichten-Regiment 42

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Alfred Boner, 1 Aug 1942 - 15 Sep 1943

Formed 1 Aug 1942 in Zeist with:

• Stab/Ln.Rgt.42 in Zeist with:
• Stab I./Ln.Rgt.42 (Betrieb) in Zeist with:
• 1./Ln.Rgt.42 from 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 201
• 2./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• 3./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• 4./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• Gerätekolonne I./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• Stab II./Ln.Rgt.42 (Eisenbahn-Flugmelde) in Döberitz with:
• 5./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• 6./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• 7./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• 8./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• Stab III./Ln.Rgt.42 (Flugmelde) in Ludwigsburg-Ossweil with:
• 9./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• 10./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• 11./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• 12./Ln.Rgt.42 new
• 13./Ln.Rgt.42 new

6.-8./Ln.Rgt.42 each had one railway train with 22 railroad cars, equipped with 2 Würzburg and 2 Freya radars. The 3 companies used the following cover names: Sumatra I - III (Flugmelde) and Java I - III (Jägerleit). Operated mainly on the eastern front and in the Balkans.

11. - 13./Ln.Rgt.42 was three schwere/mittlere Flugmelde companies, each operating a radar site in Southern Germany:

• 11./Ln.Rgt.42 (Stellung 'Möwe') at Renningen, near Stuttgart
• 12./Ln.Rgt.42 (Stellung 'Bachstelze') at Gross-Aspern, near Backnang (abandoned before Sep 1944)
• 13./Ln.Rgt.42 (Stellung 'Eppingen') at Eppingen/Baden

The regiment was disbanded on 15 Sep 1943:

Stab/Ln.Rgt.42 became Stab/Ln.Rgt. beim I. Jagdkorps
Stab I./Ln.Rgt.42 became Stab I./Ln.Rgt. beim I. Jagdkorps
1./Ln.Rgt.42 became 1./Ln.Rgt. beim I. Jagdkorps
2./Ln.Rgt.42 became 2./Ln.Rgt. beim I. Jagdkorps
3./Ln.Rgt.42 became 5./Ln.Rgt. beim I. Jagdkorps
4./Ln.Rgt.42 became 4./Ln.Abt. Mitte
Stab II./Ln.Rgt.42 became Stab/Flugmelde-Meß-Abteilung zbV 21
5./Ln.Rgt.42 became 1./Flugmelde-Meß-Abteilung zbV 21
6./Ln.Rgt.42 became 2./Flugmelde-Meß-Abteilung zbV 21
7./Ln.Rgt.42 became 3./Flugmelde-Meß-Abteilung zbV 21
8./Ln.Rgt.42 became 4./Flugmelde-Meß-Abteilung zbV 21

Stab III., 10.-15./Ln.Rgt.42 remained until 2 Sep 1944:

Stab III./Ln.Rgt.42 became Stab I./Ln.Rgt.237
9./Ln.Rgt.42 became 5./Ln.Abt.201
10./Ln.Rgt.42 was disbanded
11./Ln.Rgt.42 became 1./Ln.Rgt.237
12./Ln.Rgt.42 was disbanded
13./Ln.Rgt.42 became 3./Ln.Rgt.237

Service:

• Aug 1942 - Sep 1943 under XII. Fliegerkorps