schwere Flak-Abteilung 642 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Düsseldorf from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 64, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 4. schwere, 5. scheinwerfer). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 642.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942:

5./gem.642 became 4./518

In mid-1943 1./s.642 became s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 3700, and 2./s.642 became s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 3701; both was reformed.

In Apr 1944 reduced to 1./s.642 only:

Stab/s.642 became Stab/622
2./s.642 became 5./233
3./s.642 became 6./233
4./s.642 became 8./324

Service:

• Apr 1943 in Essen
• 1 Nov 1943 in Essen under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 44)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Essen under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 44)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Essen under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 44)
  • in Munstter under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 54) [4./s.642]
• 1 Mar 1944 in Essen under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 44)
  • in Munstter under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 54) [4./s.642]
• 1 Apr 1944 in Essen under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 44)
• 1 May 1944 in Wuppertal under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [1./s.642]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Wuppertal under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [1./s.642]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [1./s.642]
• 1 Aug 1944 not listed
• 1 Sep 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [1./s.642 under Stab/s.472]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [1./s.642]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [1./s.642]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [1./s.642]