schwere Flak-Abteilung 357 (o)

Formed Oct 1942 in Luftgau VII with 4(?) Batterien.

Destroyed May 1943 in Tunisia.

Reformed Dec 1943 in Karlsruhe with 1. - 4. Batterien.

In 1944 Stab/s.357 became Stab/657, and was reformed from Stab/456.

5. - 7./s.357 was formed in Jul 1944:

5./s.357 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10550
6./s.357 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10551 (RAD 3./273)
7./s.357 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10552

4./s.357 was disbanded in late 1944.

Service:

• Mar 1943 at Maknassy (Tunisia)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 20. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 20. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 20. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 20. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68)
• 1 May 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 20. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 20. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 20. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 9. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68) [Stab, 1.-4./s.357]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5.-7./s.357]

• 1 Sep 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 9. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68) [Stab, 1.-4./s.357]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.357]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [6./s.357 under Stab/s.323]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [7./s.357 under Stab/s.307]

• 1 Oct 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 9. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68) [1.-4./s.357 under Stab/s.460]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [Stab, 5./s.357]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [6./s.357 under Stab/s.323]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [7./s.357 under Stab/s.307]

• 1 Nov 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 28. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68) [1.-4./s.357 under Stab/s.460]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [Stab, 5./s.357]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [6./s.357 under Stab/s.323]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [7./s.357 under Stab/s.307]

• 1 Dec 1944 in Karlsruhe (Flakuntergruppe Mülhausen) under 28. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68) [1.-4./s.357 under Stab/s.460]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [Stab, 5./s.357]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [7./s.357 under Stab/s.307]

• 1945 in Karlsruhe (1. - 4./s.357) and Luftgau IV [Buhlen-Zeitz] (Stab, 5. - 7./s.357)