schwere Flak-Abteilung 801 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Wien from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 8, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 4. schwere, 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 801.

In Jul 1941 1./Res.801 became 1./834, and was reformed.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942:

5./gem.801 became 4./754, and was reformed
6./s.801 new

In 1943 4./s.801 became s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 1534, and was reformed from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 210.

7./s.801 was formed in Sep 1944 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5925.

Service:

• Sep 1940 in Braunschweig
• Dec 1942 in Luftgau XI
• 1943/45 as Flakuntergruppe Hannover-Ost
• 1 Nov 1943 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [1.-5./s.801]
• 1 Jan 1944 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Hannover under 15. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
• 1 May 1944 in Hannover under Flak-Brigade zbV (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1.-6./s.801]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1.-6./s.801]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1.-6./s.801]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1.-6./s.801]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1., 3.-7./s.801]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1., 3.-7./s.801]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Hannover under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 25) [Stab, 1., 3.-7./s.801]