schwere Flak-Abteilung 905 (o)

Formed Apr 1940 in Furth with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 905.

In Nov 1942 redesignated II./Flak-Regiment 5 with :

Stab/gem.905 became Stab II./Flak-Regiment 5
1./gem.905 became 6./Flak-Regiment 5
2./gem.905 became 4./267
3./gem.905 became 8./Flak-Regiment 5
4./gem.905 became 9./Flak-Regiment 5
5./gem.905 became 10./Flak-Regiment 5

Reformed Dec 1943 in Darmstadt(?) with 2 Batterien:

Stab/s.905 new
1./s.905 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6235
2./s.905 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6236

Reorganised in late 1944:

1./s.905 was disbanded; reformed from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6216
2./s.905 was disbanded; reformed from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6217
3./s.905 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6258
4./s.905 from 4./695

Service:

• 1940 in Luftgau XIII
• 1941/42 in Romania(?)
• Nov 1942 in Ploesti - began transfer to Italy
• 1 Jan 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1 Mar 1944 under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 70)
• Mar 1944 in Darmstadt
• 1 Apr 1944 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [Stab, 1.-2./s.905]
• 1 May 1944 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [Stab, 1.-2./s.905]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Schweinfurt under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 179) [Stab, 1.-2./s.905]
• 1 Jul 1944 not listed
• 1 Aug 1944 in Brüx under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 88) [Stab, 1.-2./s.905]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Brüx under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 88) [Stab, 1.-2./s.905]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Brüx under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 88) [Stab/s.905; 1./s.905 under Stab/s.352, 2./s.905 under Stab/gem.656]
• 1 Nov 1944 under 17. Flak-Brigade [Stab/s.905]
  • in Brüx under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 88) [1./s.905 under Stab/s.352, 2./s.905 under Stab/gem.656]
• 1 Dec 1944 under 17. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104) [Stab/s.905]
  • in Brüx under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 88) [1./s.905 under Stab/s.352, 2./s.905 under Stab/gem.656]
• 1945 in Komorn (Slovakia)