Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Paul-Bernhard Schneider, 1 Apr 1939 - 10 Mar 1940
• Obstlt Gerhard Wendte, 10 Mar 1940 - 15 Apr 1941
• Oberst Hans Huschke, 15 Apr 1941 - ?
• Oberst Günther von Fichte, 18 Jan 1945 - 8 May 1945

Stab:

Formed 1 Apr 1939 in Potsdam-Eiche from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung ObdL.

On 10 Mar 1940 renamed Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10. Reformed 10 Mar 1940 in Potsdam-Eiche.

Nachrichten-Flieger-Staffel/Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL formed Apr 1939 in Potsdam, from Apr 1941 Flieger-Kompanie/Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL; mainly based in Berlin; Nov 1942 reported at Kalamaki; 1944 in Kothen(?); Oct 1944 renamed Flieger-Kompanie/Luftnachrichten-Regiment Reich.

I. Abteilung:

Formed 1 Apr 1939 in Potsdam-Eiche. Jan 1945 in Wiesbaden.

• 1. Fernsprech-Betriebs-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche from 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung ObdL; 10 Mar 1940 renamed 2./ObdL; reformed Apr 1940; Jan 1945 elements in Wiesbaden
• 2. Fernsprech (Stabsnachrichten)-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche from 2./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung ObdL; 10 Mar 1940 renamed 3./ObdL, and reformed from 1./ObdL; disbanded Oct 1941, and reformed from 1./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 8
• 3. Funk-Kompanie in Regensburg(?) from 3./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung ObdL; 10 Mar 1940 renamed 4./ObdL, and reformed from 2./ObdL; disbanded Apr 1941, and reformed; Oct 1941 renamed 11./ObdL, and Apr 1942 reformed from 13./ObdL

II. Abteilung:

Formed 1 Apr 1939 in Potsdam-Eiche. On 10 Mar 1940 renamed Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10.

Reformed Apr 1941 in Potsdam-Eiche. In Oct 1942 renamed Stab/Luftnachrichten-Flugmelde-Funk-Abteilung zbV 2.

Reformed Apr 1943 in Potsdam-Eiche from Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL.

• 4. Fernsprech-Bau-Kompanie (FFK) in Potsdam-Eiche; Sep 1939 supporting 1. Flieger-Division; 10 Mar 1940 renamed 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10; reformed Mar 1940 in Potsdam-Eiche from 3./ObdL; Oct 1941 renamed 12./ObdL; reformed Mar 1944 from 7./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 110 (listed by Allied intelligence in Coudray-en-Thelle Aug 1942)
• 5. Telegrafen-Bau-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche; Sep 1939 attached to the Luftnachrichten-Lehr-Abteilung; 10 Mar 1940 renamed 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10; reformed Nov 1940; Jan 1945 elements in Wiesbaden
• 6. Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche [formed 26 Aug 1939]; Apr 1941 renamed 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 120, and reformed
• 7. Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche [formed 26 Aug 1939]; Apr 1941 renamed 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 120 (see below)

III. Abteilung:

Formed 1 Apr 1939 in Potsdam-Wildpark.

In Oct 1944 renamed Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 350.

• 7. Kompanie in Potsdam-Wildpark [formed Apr 1941]; Oct 1944 renamed 3./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 350
• 8. Kompanie in Potsdam-Wildpark [formed Jul 1940]; Apr 1941 renamed 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 201, and reformed
• 9. Funkhorch-Kompanie in Potsdam-Wildpark from Luftnachrichten-Funk-Horch-Betriebs-Personel-Zug zbV/OdbL [formed Mar 1940]; Apr 1941 renamed 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 38
• 10. Funkhorch-Kompanie in Potsdam-Wildpark from Kompanie-Stab zbV/ObdL [formed Mar 1940]; Jul 1940 in France; Apr 1941 renamed 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 31

IV. Abteilung:

Formed Mar 1940 in Potsdam-Eiche from Leiter der Flugsicherung Nord. In Apr 1941 renamed Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1.

Reformed Oct 1941 in Potsdam-Eiche from Stab/Funk-Horch-Abteilung zbV 1. In Apr 1943 renamed II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL.

Reformed Apr 1944 in Potsdam-Eiche from Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 120.

• 11. Flugsicherungs-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche; Apr 1941 renamed 1./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1; reformed Apr 1941 from 14./ObdL; disbanded Oct 1941, and reformed from 3./ObdL
• 12. Flugsicherungs-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche from 4./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 6; Apr 1941 renamed 2./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1; reformed Oct 1941 from 4./ObdL
• 13. Flugsicherungs-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche [formed Jul 1940]; Apr 1941 renamed 3./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1; Oct 1941 reformed; Apr 1942 renamed 3./ObdL, and reformed from 16./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment zbV 1; disbanded Oct 1942, and reformed from Horch-Betriebs-Stelle 1/ObdL; Aug 1944 in Wiesbaden-Limberg; Oct 1944 renamed 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 351

V. Abteilung:

Formed Jul 1940 in Berlin-Kladow.

• 14. Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow; Apr 1941 renamed 11./ObdL (listed by Allied intelligence in Warzaw May 1944)
• 15. Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow from Luftnachrichten-Funk-Zug zbV fur Störungs- und Täuschungszwecke/ObdL; Apr 1941 renamed 2./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Norwegen; reformed Oct 1942 from Horch-Betriebs-Stelle 4/ObdL; Jul 1944 in Potsdam; Oct 1944 renamed 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 350
• 16. Ersatz-Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow (new); Oct 1944 in Berlin-Kladow
• 17. Ersatz-Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow (new); Oct 1943 in Berlin-Kladow
• 19. Ersatz-Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow (new); Jan 1944 in Berlin-Kladow

VI. Abteilung

Formed Oct 1940 in Bielefeld as a Eisenbahn-Kabel-Bau-Abteilung.

• 19. Kompanie in Bielefeld(?) [formed Mar 1944]; Jan 1945 renamed 4./Luftnachrichten-Telegrafen-Bau-und-Betriebs-Abteilung zbV 11
• 20. Kompanie in Düsseldorf(?) (new); Jan 1944 Zug transferred from Kalinowka to Düsseldorf
• 21. Eisenbahn-Fernkabel-Bau-Kompanie in Bieledeld(?) from 1./Luftnachrichten-Versuchs-Regiment
• 22. Kompanie in Bielefeld(?) (FFK; new); Jun 1944 renamed Luftnachrichten-Fernkabel-Bau-Zug 2
• 23. Kompanie in Bielefeld(?) from 2./Luftverteidigungs-Nachrichten-Abteilung 4 [formed Oct 1941]; operated under Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 7

Abteilung and Kompanie relationsships are not always certain, and would in any event, change several times during the war.