schwere Flak-Abteilung 304 (v)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Jena from Flak-Stamm-Batterie Jena with 5 Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 304.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1941:

4./Res.304 became 4./805, and was reformed
5./Res.304 became 5./805

5. and 6./s.304 was formed in late 1944 (5. from 1./192, 6. from 3./192).

In 1943 1./s.304 was disbanded, and was reformed from 2./403; 3./s.304 became 4./192, and was reformed from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 1518.

Service:

• 1939 in Luftgau IV(?)
• Nov 1942(?) to Sicily
• Feb 1943 at Marsala*
• Mar 1943/Apr 1943 in Trapani
• 1 Nov 1943 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 Jan 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1 Feb 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 Apr 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 May 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Jun 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)
• 1 Jul 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1 Aug 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1944 in Florenz
• 1 Sep 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
  • under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135) [Teile]
• 1 Oct 1944 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 105)
• 1 Nov 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1 Dec 1944 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)
• 1945 at Padua

* part of unit was transferred to Tunis Feb 1943/Mar 1943, and it is probably for this reason that 1./s.304 later had to be disbanded.