Luftnachrichten-Regiment 56

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Heinrich Pusch, 1 Apr 1943 - 14 May 1943
• Obstlt Alfred Eckholdt, 14 May 1943 - Sep 1944(?)
• Oberst Hans-Joachim Verch, 4 Oct 1944 - 20 Feb 1945

Stab:

Formed 1 Apr 1943 in Petsamo. In Feb 1945 renamed Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 252.

I. Abteilung:

Formed 1 Apr 1943 in Kirkenes from Stab V./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Norwegen. Disbanded Feb 1945.

• 1. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Vadsö (Stellung 'Vielfrass'), formed from 26./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Norwegen [designation uncertain]
• 2. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Nautsi (Stellung 'Nashorn'), formed from 22./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Norwegen
• 3. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Petsamo (Stellung 'Pavian')

Each company would have one or more Flugmelde-Meß-Zöge attached, incl. at Ivalo (Stellung 'Ibis'), Kaamanen (Stellung 'Kakadu'), Neiden (Stellung 'Kater'), Skallelv (Stellung 'Swinegel'), Berlevåg (Stellung 'Bur') and Gamvik (Stellung 'Geier').

II. Abteilung:

Formed 1 Apr 1943 in Rovaniemi from Stab/Flugmelde-Meß-Abteilung zbV 2. In Feb 1945 renamed Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 252.

• 5. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Rovaniemi (Stellung 'Reiher'), formed from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Norwegen. [designation uncertain]
• 6. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Salmijärvi (Stellung 'Stieglitz') [designation uncertain]

Each company would have one or more Flugmelde-Meß-Zöge attached, incl. at Kemi (Stellung 'Kiebitz I'), Purnumukka (Stellung 'Kiebitz II'), Kemijärvi (Stellung 'Kolibri'), Sodankylä (Stellung 'Sperber') and Lokka-Vuotso (Stellung 'Vogel').