Luftnachrichten-Regiment 57

Kommandeure:

  • ?

Stab:

Formed Jan 1944 in Paris from

Aug 1944 to Metz, and disbanded Sep 1944.

I. Abteilung:

Formed May 1943 in Paris(?) with:

  • 1. Fernsprech- und Fernschreib-Betriebs-Kompanie in Paris(?)

Reorganised in Mar 1944:

  • 1. Fernsprech- und Fernschreib-Betriebs-Kompanie in Paris(?)
  • 2. Funk-Kompanie in Paris (new)
  • 3. Flugmelde-Auswerte- und Betriebs-Kompanie in Paris (new)
  • 4. Telegrafen-Bau-Kompanie in Paris (new) [Aug 1944 to Rochefort]

Sep 1944 withdrawn to Kreis Tübingen with 1. - 3. Kompanien, attached to the 16. Flieger-Division. Oct 1944 in Karlsruhe

On 27 Feb 1945 Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 57 became Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 66.

II. Abteilung:

The companies were formed May 1943, while the Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 57 was formed in Dec 1943 from Probably stationed in the Paris area.

  • 4. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Dreux(?) (Stellung '?') [designation uncertain]
  • 5. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Les Alluets-le-Roi (Stellung 'Perlhuhn'), formed from
  • 6. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Etampes (Stellung 'Emu')
  • 7. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Nangis (Stellung 'Nusskaher')
  • 9. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Le Plessis-Belleville(?) (Stellung 'Bussard') [designation uncertain]

In Mar 1944 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 57 became 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 57

The entire Abteilung was disbanded Sep 1944, except 6. and 9. Kompanien which still existed in early 1945. Dec 1944 in Augsberg-Pfersee.

III. Abteilung:

Formed Mar 1944 in Orleans(?) with:

  • 10. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Brou (Stellung 'Barbe')
  • 11. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Orleans (Stellung 'Orang')
  • 12. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Bellegarde (Stellung 'Bekassine') [formed Mar 1944]
  • 13. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Brinon (Stellung 'Brillenschlange') [formed Mar 1944]
  • 14. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Chantillon Coligny (Stellung 'Schildkröte')
  • 15. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Briare (Stellung 'Barsch') [designation uncertain, formed Mar 1944]

The entire Abteilung was disbanded Sep 1944.

IV. Abteilung

Formed May 1943 in Troyes(?).

  • 16. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Estissac (Stellung 'Eisvogel')
  • 17. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Troyes (Stellung 'Turmfalk')
  • 18. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Coulange s. Yonn (Stellung 'Kanarienvogel')
  • 19. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Saulieu (Stellung 'Sautier')
  • 20. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Nevers (Stellung 'Nebelkrähe')
  • 21. Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie in Autun (Stellung '?')

The entire Abteilung was disbanded Sep 1944. The IV. Abteilung and 16.-21. Kompanien are not listed in the Feldpostübersicht, but appears on various Allied Intelligence reports as well as German radar organisation maps.

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