Luftnachrichten-Regiment 57
Kommandeure:
Stab:
Formed Jan 1944 in Paris from Stab/Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Holland.
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Sep 1944 withdrawn to Kreis Tübingen with 1.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 Stab III./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 53. 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 27./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Westfrankreich
- 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.