Formed 10.42 in Luftgau XII as s.Flak-Abt. 597, with 4 Batterien:

no Stab(?)
1./s.597 from 1./144 [RAD 8./310]
2./s.597 from 2./144 [RAD 5./314]
3./s.597 from 3./144
4./s.597 new

Reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung in 1943, with two new leichte Batterien:

Stab/gem.597 from Stab/998
5./gem.597 from 3./998
6./gem.597 from 4./998

1.-4./gem.597 was disbanded 9.44.

Service:

• 5.43 in Marseille
• 1.11.43 in Marseille under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1.1.44 under 12. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1.2.44 not listed
• 1.3.44 in Marseille under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1.4.44 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1.5.44 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1.6.44 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1.7.44 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1.8.44 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 8.44 at Marseille
• 1.9.44 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 69)
• 1.10.44 under Luftwaffenkommando West [Stab, 5.-6./gem.597]
• 1.11.44 under III. Flakkorps [Stab, 5.-6./gem.597]
• 1.12.44 under III. Flakkorps [Stab, 5.-6./gem.597]

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