schwere Flak-Abteilung 173 (o)

Formed 1 Jan 1944 in Luftgau III with:

Stab/s.173 new
1./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5540
2./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5541
3./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5542
4./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5543

Moved to the western front in Sep 1944 as s.173 (b.mot.)

Disbanded Dec 1944:

Stab/s.173 became Stab II./Flak-Regiment 55
1./s.173 became 5./Flak-Regiment 39
3./s.173 became 7./Flak-Regiment 31
4./s.173 became 8./Flak-Regiment 31

Service:

• 1 Jan 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1 May 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [Stab, 1.-4./s.173]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.173]
• 1 Oct 1944 under 16. Flak-Division [Stab/s.173 (b.mot.) with 1./s.173 (b.mot.), 1., 4./s.112 and 6./s.401]
  • under 16. Flak-Division [3.-4./s.173 under Stab/s.362]
• 1 Nov 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 20) [Stab, 1./s.173]
  • under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [3.-4./s.173 under Stab/s.362]
• 1 Dec 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 111) [Stab/s.173]
  • under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [3./s.173 under Stab/s.362]