Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 909 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Schweinfurt from parts of III./Flak-Regiment 9, with 3 Batterien (known as Res.Flakscheinwerfer-Abt. 909 until Jul 1942).

4./Sw.909 was formed in late 1942; 5./Sw.909 was formed in 1943.

In late 1942 1./Sw.909 became 4./308, and was reformed.

In 1944:

4./Sw.909 was disbanded (Jul 1944); reformed from 1./188 (Oct 1944)
5./Sw.909 became 6./529 (Oct 1944), and was reformed from 3./188 (Oct 1944)
6./Sw.909 from 4./188 (Oct 1944)

Service:

• May 1940 in Schweinfurt
• Sep 1942 in Bremen
• 1 Nov 1943 in Linz under 16. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1) [1.-5./Sw.909]
• 1 Jan 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 May 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Jun 1944 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1 Jul 1944 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade [Stab, 1.-5./Sw.909]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade [Stab, 1.-3., 5./Sw.909]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 118) [Stab, 1.-3./Sw.909]
  • in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 128) [5./Sw.909]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 118) [Stab, 1.-3./Sw.909]
  • in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 128) [5./Sw.909]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 118) [Stab, 1.-6./Sw.909]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 118) [Stab, 1.-6./Sw.909]