schwere Flak-Abteilung 456 (o)

Formed Oct 1942 in Luftgau VII (München) with 1. - 4. Batterien.

5./s.456 was formed in late 1943 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6110.

6./s.456 was formed in Jan 1944(?).

Disbanded May 1944 (except 6./s.456):

Stab/s.456 became Stab/357
1./s.456 became 6./384
2./s.456 became 7./384 (RAD 7./30)
3./s.456 became 8./384
4./s.456 became 7./571 (RAD 4./306)
5./s.456 became 8./571

6./s.456 became b.mot. in Sep 1944, and moved to the western front.

Service:

• 1942 in München
• 1 Nov 1943 in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55)
• 1 Jan 1944 in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55)
• 1 Feb 1944 in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [6./s.456]
• 1 Mar 1944 in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [6./s.456]
• 1 Apr 1944 in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [6./s.456]
• 1 May 1944 in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [6./s.456]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [6./s.456]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [6./s.456]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [6./s.456]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [6./s.456 under Stab/s.262]
• 1 Oct 1944 under 16. Flak-Division [6./s.456 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]
• 1 Nov 1944 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) [6./s.456 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]
• 1 Dec 1944 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [6./s.456 (b.mot.) under Stab/gem.601]