schwere Flak-Abteilung 432 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Wittenberg from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 43, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 432.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942:

4./gem.432 became 3./891, and was reformed from 3./805
5./gem.432 became 4./891

In Jul 1943 redesignated II./Flak-Regiment 25 with :

Stab/s.432 became Stab II./Flak-Regiment 25
1./s.432 became 1./Flak-Regiment 25
2./s.432 became 2./Flak-Regiment 25
3./s.432 became 4./804
4./s.432 became s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9005

Reformed Oct 1943 in Weimar with 5 Batterien:

Stab/s.432 new
1./s.432 from 1./540
2./s.432 from 5./323
3./s.432 from 6./323
4./s.432 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 82
5./s.432 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 145

In Sep 1944 2./s.432 became b.mot., and Dec 1944 renamed 8./616.

Service:

• 1939 in Luftgau IV(?)
• 1940/41 in Stuttgart
• 1941/43 in Greece (Athens?)
• 1 Nov 1943 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140)
• 1 May 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140)
• 1 Sep 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [Stab, 1.-4./s.432]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.432 under Stab/s.307]

• 1 Oct 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.432]
• in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [2./s.432 (b.mot.)]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.432 under Stab/s.307]

• 1 Nov 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.432]
• in Osnabruck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [2./s.432 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.513]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.432 under Stab/s.307]

• 1 Dec 1944 in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.432]
• under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 18) [2./s.432 (b.mot.)]
• in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.432 under Stab/s.307]