schwere Flak-Abteilung 181 (v)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Wiener-Neustadt from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 18 with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 4. schwere, 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 181.

In 1943 reorganised as a schwere Flak-Abteilung:

5./gem.181 became 4./285

In Jul 1944 reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung with two new leichte Batterien formed (5. and 6./s.181).

Service:

• Sep 1939 at Wien-Leopoldov
• Mar 1942 at Krefeld
• Jan 1943(?) to Russia 
• Feb 1943 in Crimea under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 27)
• 1 Nov 1943 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 17)
  • under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 153) [1./s.181]
• 1 Feb 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
• 1 May 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 12)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 10. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 12)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 12)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 12)
• Aug 1944 at Focsani
• 1 Sep 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 12)
• 1 Oct 1944 under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 12)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 17. Flak-Brigade
• 1 Dec 1944 under 17. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
• 1945 in Hungary under 15. Flak-Division