schwere Flak-Abteilung 461 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Aschersleben from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 36, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 461.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942:

4./gem.461 became 4./871, and was reformed from 5./gem.461

In 1943 4./s.461 became s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 1521, and was reformed from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 44.

5. and 6./s.461 was formed in 1943; 7./s.461 was formed in Sep 1944.

In Sep 1944 4./s.461 became (b.mot.) and moved to the western front. In Dec 1944 redesignated 3./Flak-Regiment 21.

3./s.461 was also known as RAD 4./180, 5./s.361 as RAD 7./181 and 6. as RAD 6./184.

Service:

• 1939 in Luftgau VI
• 1941 under Flakgruppe Harz
• 1942 in Hannover(?)
• 1943/45 as Flakuntergruppe Hannover-Nordwest
• 1 Nov 1943 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
  • in Braunschweig under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [2./s.461]
  • in Lübeck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461]
• 1 Jan 1944 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
  • in Braunschweig under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [2./s.461]
  • in Lübeck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461]
• 1 Feb 1944 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
  • in Lübeck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461]
  • in Rostock under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [4./s.461 (Teile?)]
• 1 Mar 1944 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [2./s.461]
  • in Lübeck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461]
• 1 Apr 1944 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [2./s.461]
  • in Lübeck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461]
• 1 May 1944 in Hannover under Flak-Brigade zbV (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [2./s.461]
  • in Lübeck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [2./s.461]
  • in Lübeck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [2./s.461]
  • in Lübeck under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1., 3., 5.-6./s.461]
  • in Halle under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [2./s.461]
  • in Lübeck under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1., 3., 5.-6./s.461]
  • in Halle under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [2./s.461 under Stab/s.433]
  • in Lübeck under 3. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 61) [4./s.461 under Stab/s.413]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1., 3., 5.-7./s.461]
  • in Halle under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [2./s.461 under Stab/s.433]
  • under 16. Flak-Division [4./s.461 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.113]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1., 3., 5.-7./s.461]
  • in Halle under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [2./s.461 under Stab/s.433]
  • under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) [4./s.461 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.113]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1., 3., 5.-7./s.461]
  • in Halle under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [2./s.461 under Stab/s.433]
  • under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) [4./s.461 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.113]