schwere Flak-Abteilung 401 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Dortmund from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 4, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 401.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in Jan 1942:

4./Res.401 became 3./748, and was reformed
5./Res.401 became 4./748

5. - 7./s.401 was formed in late 1942 (6. also known as RAD 10./214).

In Sep 1944 6./s.401 became b.mot and moved to western Germany for front operations, and in Dec 1944 became 8./Flak-Regiment 55.

Service:

• Jun 1940 in Dortmund
• Jan 1941 in Brüssels(?)
• Jul 1942/Mar 1943 in Duisburg
• 1 Nov 1943 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-6./s.401]
  • in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [7./s.401]
• 1 Feb 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-6./s.401]
  • in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [7./s.401]
• 1 Mar 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-6./s.401]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [7./s.401]
• 1 Apr 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-6./s.401]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [7./s.401]
• 1 May 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-6./s.401]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [7./s.401]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-6./s.401]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [7./s.401]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-6./s.401]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [7./s.401]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-6./s.401]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [7./s.401]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-5./s.401]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [6./s.401 under Stab/s.474]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [7./s.401 under Stab/s.280]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-5./s.401]
  • under 16. Flak-Division [6./s.401 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.173]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [7./s.401]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-5./s.401]
  • under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 20) [6./s.401 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.173]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [7./s.401]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [Stab, 1.-5./s.401]
  • under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 111) [6./s.401 (b.mot.) under Stab/gem.173]
  • in Rostock(?) under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [7./s.401]