schwere Flak-Abteilung 516 (o)

Formed Jun 1940 in Luftgau III (until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 516), with:

Stab/Res.516 new
1./Res.516 from 1./514
2./Res.516 from 2./514
3./Res.516 from 6./514
4./Res.516 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 4./III
5./Res.516 from Fla-MG-Res.Kp. 58

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in mid-42:

4./Res.516 became 2./855, and was reformed
5./Res.516 became 3./855

5. - 6./s.516 was formed in 1943.

In late 1943 6./s.516 became 5./422, and was reformed from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5527; In Dec 1944 6./s.516 became 1./615.

Service:

• 1940 in Luftgau III (Berlin?)
• 1 Nov 1943 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 53)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 53)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 53)
  • in Marburg/Drau under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76) [Teile?]
• 1 Mar 1944 in Marburg/Drau (Flakuntergruppe Marburg) under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Marburg/Drau under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
• 1 May 1944 in Marburg/Drau under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Marburg/Drau under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Marburg/Drau under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Marburg/Drau under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
• 1 Sep 1944 in Marburg/Drau under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
  • under 17. Flak-Brigade [6./s.516]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Marburg/Drau under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
  • under 17. Flak-Brigade [6./s.516]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Marburg/Drau under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
  • under 17. Flak-Brigade [6./s.516]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Marburg/Drau (Flakuntergruppe Marburg) under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76)
  • under 17. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104) [6./s.516]