schwere Flak-Abteilung 512 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Berlin from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 51, with 1. - 4. Batterien (1. - 4. schwere). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 512.

5./Res.512 (le.Bttr.) was formed in 1940.

In late 1941 4./Res.512 became 5./495, and was reformed (as le.Bttr.).

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942:

4./gem.512 became 4./743, and was reformed
5./gem.512 became 4./785

5./s.512 was formed in 1943.

In 1944 3. and 5./s.512 was disbanded, and then reformed (3. from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10403, 5. from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10421).

In late 1944 2./s.512 became 3./656.

Service:

• 1939 in Luftgau XI
• 1940 in Leverkusen
• May 1942/Aug 1942 at Leverkusen
• 1 Nov 1943 in Leverkusen under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 47)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Leverkusen under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 47)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Leverkusen under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 47)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Leverkusen under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 47)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Leverkusen under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 47)
  • in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24) [2./s.512]
• 1 May 1944 in Leverkusen under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 47)
  • in Pilsen under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 184) [2./s.512]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Leverkusen under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 47) [1., 3.-4./s.512]
  • in Pilsen under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 184) [2./s.512]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Köln under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 14) [1., 3./s.512]
  • in Pilsen under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 184) [2./s.512]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Köln under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 14) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.512]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Brühl under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 144) [Stab, 1., 4./s.512]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Brühl under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 144) [Stab, 1., 4./s.512]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Brühl under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 144) [Stab, 1., 4./s.512]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Köln under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 14) [Stab, 1., 3.-5./s.512]