5. Flak-Brigade

Flak-Brigade V

Kommandeure:

GenLt Karl Veith, 8.40 - 31.4.42

GenMaj Max Schaller, 1.5.42 - 2.1.43

Oberst Karl Halberstadt, 6.1.43 - 20.1.43

GenMaj Karl Löderer, 20.1.43 - 30.11.43

Oberst Alfred Erhard, 1.12.43 - 30.7.44

Oberst Kurt Löhr, 1.8.44 - 10.44

Oberst Egon Baur, 27.10.44 - 3.4.45

Ia:

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Hptm Josef Collingro, 1944 - 3.4.45

Formed 8.40 in Dinant from Stab/Flak-Brigade Veith*, and controlled Flak units in the Orleans-Nantes-Brest area. In 1.43 moved to Rennes. In Summer 1943 renamed 5. Flak-Brigade.

Organisation 1.11.43:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 15 (v) in Rennes

Stab/Flak-Regiment 30 (v) in Cherbourg

Stab/Flak-Regiment 59 (v) in Paris

Stab/Flak-Regiment 100 (mot.) in Le Havre

Stab/Flak-Regiment 79 (mot.) in Lille

Stab/Flak-Regiment 18 (mot.) in Le Creusot(?)

Gen.d.Lw.Kanal-Inseln

Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 165(?)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 18 (mot.) left the brigade in 12.43.

Moved to Nimes in 2.44 (HQ later at Orange), now with (1.3.44):

Stab/Flak-Regiment 18 (mot.) in Toulon

Stab/Flak-Regiment 86 (v) in Narbonne

Stab/Flak-Regiment 69 (mot.) in Marseille

Stab/Flak-Regiment 85 (v) in Tarascon

Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 165(?)

8.44 withdrawn to Belfort and Strassburg.

Became 5. Flak-Brigade (ETr.) in 9.44 (controlling all railway AA units in the Reich) with (1.10.44):

Organisation 1.10.44:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 69 (mot.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 72 (Eisb.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 159 (ETr.)

Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 165(?)

Moved to Berlin in 10.44, now with (1.11.44):

Stab/Flak-Regiment 50 (ETr.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 159 (ETr.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 255 (ETr.)

Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie 165(?)

In 2.45 redesignated 30. Flak-Division.

Subordinated to:

8.40 - 3.41	II. Flakkorps
3.41 - 9.41	Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich
9.41 - 10.43	Stab/11. Flak-Division(?)
10.43 - 2.44	Stab/13. Flak-Division
2.44 - 8.44	Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich
8.44 - 10.44	Luftgau-Kommando V
10.44 - 2.45	Luftflotte Reich

* Stab/Flak-Brigade Veith was formed 6.40 from Stab/Flugabwehrkommando Schwarzwald (Flak-Regiment 20), to control the Flak units used in the breach of the Maginot-line. After that transferred to Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich and became Stab/Flak-Brigade V.