schwere Flak-Abteilung 522 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Magdeburg from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 52, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 522.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in early 1942:

4./Res.522 became 2./925, and was reformed (RAD 4./328)
5./Res.522 became 1./736

5. - 8./s.522 was formed in 1943 (6. also known as RAD 4./281).

In late 1942 1./s.522 became 2./166, and was reformed; In 1944 7./s.522 became 1./682, and 8./s.522 became 2./682.

Service:

• 1939 in Magdeburg
• Dec 1941 in Nürnberg
• 1943/45 as Flakuntergruppe Platnersberg
• 1 Nov 1943 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
  • in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [3./s.522]
• 1 Mar 1944 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 May 1944 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 Aug 1944 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 Sep 1944 in Nürnberg under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 Oct 1944 in Nürnberg under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93)
• 1 Nov 1944 in Nürnberg under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93) [Stab, 1.-2., 4.-6./s.522; 5./s.522]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Nürnberg under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 93) [Stab, 1.-4., 6./s.522]
  • in Augsburg under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 115) [5./s.522 under Stab/Sw.200]