gemischte Flak-Abteilung 491 (o)
Formed 26.8.39 in Mannheim from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 49, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 491.
Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in mid-1942:
4./Res.491 became 1./776, and was reformed
5./Res.491 became 2./776Reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung in 6.44:
5./gem.491 from 1./977
6./gem.491 from 2./977
7./gem.491 from 3./977
8./gem.491 from 4./9776. and 7./gem.491 was disbanded in 7.44, and only 7./gem.491 was reformed (from 8./496).
In 11.44 5./gem.491 became 2./673. Some batteries was manned by RAD.
Service:
- 1939/45 in Mannheim
- 9.41 in Mannheim
- 1.11.43 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
- 1.1.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
- 1.2.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
- 1.3.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
- 1.4.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
- 1.5.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
- 1.6.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
- 1.7.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
- 1.8.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [1.-5., 7./gem.491; 8./gem.491 under Stab/Lsp.107]
- 1.9.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49)
- 1.10.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [Stab, 1.-4., 7.-8./gem.491]
- under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 169) [5./gem.491 under Stab/le.673]
- 1.11.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [Stab, 1.-4., 7.-8./gem.491]
- under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 169) [5./gem.491 under Stab/le.673]
- 1.12.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [Stab, 1.-4., 7.-8./gem.491]
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