schwere Flak-Abteilung 540 (o)

Formed Oct 1942 in Luftgau IV with:

Stab/s.540 new
1./s.540 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 131
2./s.540 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 132
3./s.540 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 156
4./s.540 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 157

5. - 8./s.540 was formed in mid-1943; 9. - 10./s.540 was formed in late 1944 (9. from 4./674).

Service:

• 1942 in Halle-Leuna
• 1 Nov 1943 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1 May 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
  • in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [6./s.540]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab, 2.-5., 8./s.540]
  • in Stettin under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [6./s.540]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab, 3.-5., 8./s.540; 2./s.540 under Stab/s.406]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [6./s.540 under Stab/s.337]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab, 3.-5., 8./s.540; 2./s.540 under Stab/s.406]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [6./s.540 under Stab/s.337]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab, 3.-5., 8./s.540; 2./s.540 under Stab/s.406]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [6./s.540 under Stab/s.337]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Halle-Leuna under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab, 3., 8./s.540; 2./s.540 under Stab/s.406; 4.-5./s.540 under Stab/s.433]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [6./s.540 under Stab/le.850]
• Feb 1945 at Kustrin under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 7)