schwere Flak-Abteilung 291 (v)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Frankfurt/Main from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 29 with 5 Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 291.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in 1942:

4./Res.291 became 2./995
5./Res.291 became 2./996

4. and 5./s.291 was formed in 1943 (4. from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 319, 5. new).

2./s.291 was also known as RAD 3./257 from 1943.

Service:

• 1939/45 in Frankfurt/Main* as Flakuntergruppe Sportfeld
• 1 Nov 1943 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 May 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Sep 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Oct 1944 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
• 1 Nov 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Dec 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)

* Has been reported in Belgium in 1940; and in Boulogne in Feb 1943 (Stab/Flak-Regiment 132), but these reports are possibly in error.