schwere Flak-Abteilung 246 (v)

Formed Jan 1940 in Luftgau VI with Stab only. Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 246.

In Jul 1941 redesignated Stab I./Flak-Regiment 241.

Reformed Oct 1942 in Steyr as a schwere Abteilung with:

Stab/s.246 new
1./s.246 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 41
2./s.246 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 268
3./s.246 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 269
4./s.246 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 271

5./s.246 was formed in 1944 from 9./532.

Reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung in Dec 1944 (became s.246 (b.mot.) in Sep 1944):

6./gem.246 new (Sep 1944)
7./gem.246 from 7./282 (Oct 1944)

Service:

• 1940/41 in Luftgau VI, controlling independent batteries
• 1943/44 as Flakuntergruppe Steyr-West
• 1 Nov 1943 in Steyr under 16. Flak-Brigade Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 May 1944 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade
• 1 Aug 1944 in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade
• 1 Sep 1944 in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 128) [Stab, 1.-4./s.246]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Brühl under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 144) [Stab, 1.-5./s.246 (b.mot.)]
• in Köln under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 14) [6./s.246 (b.mot.)]

• 1 Nov 1944 in Brühl under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 144) [Stab, 1.-5./s.246 (b.mot.)]
• in Köln under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 14) [6., 7./s.246 (b.mot.)]

• 1 Dec 1944 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 95) [Stab, 1.-7./gem.246 (b.mot.)]
• 1945 in Luftgau VI (Köln?)