Formed 26.8.39 in Hamburg-Altona from parts of le.Flak-Abteilung 76, as le.Reserve-Flak-Abt.761 (from 10.42 as le.Flak-Abt. 761), with 1. - 3. Batterien.

4./le.761 was formed in 4.42 from 1./736; 5./le.761 was formed in 2.44 from 4./728; 6./le.761 was formed in 2.44 from 2./le.761 (while a new 2./le.761 was formed from 2./727); 7./le.761 was formed in 10.44, but disbanded shortly after (possibly never formed).

In 12.44 1./le.761 became 3./758, and 4./le.761 became 9./211; not reformed.

Service:

• 1939/40 in Hamburg(?)
• 1941/45 in Halle-Leuna
• 1.11.43 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
  • in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 300) [3.-4./le.761]
• 1.1.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1.2.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1.3.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1.4.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1.5.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1.6.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1.7.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33)
• 1.8.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab, 1.-6./le.761]
• 1.9.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab, 1., 3.-4., 6./le.761; 2., 5./le.761 under Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abt. 45./IV]
• 1.10.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab/le.761]
  • under 1. Flak-Brigade [1./le.761 under Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abt. 45./IV]
  • under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45) [2./le.761 under Stab/le.736]
  • in Osnabrück under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [3.-4./le.761 (b.mot.)]
  • under Luftwaffenkommando West [5./le.761]
  • in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [6./le.761 under Stab/le.722]
• 1.11.44 in Halle-Leuna under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab/le.761]
  • under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59) [1./le.761 under Stab/le.758]
  • under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45) [2., 5./le.761 under Stab/le.736]
  • in Osnabrück under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 9) [3./le.761 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.513; 4./le.761 (b.mot.)]
  • in Weimar under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) [6./le.761 under Stab/le.722]
• 1.12.44 in Halle-Leuna under 21. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 33) [Stab/le.761]
  • under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 182) [1./le.761 under Stab/le.758]
  • under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 45) [2., 5./le.761 under Stab/le.736]
  • under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 18) [3./le.722 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.513]
  • under 19. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 117) [4./le.761 (b.mot.) under Stab/gem.613]
• 1945 in Luftgau XIV

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (18287), 1. Batterie (23145), 2. Batterie (25957; from 2.44: 54541), 3. Batterie (29296), 4. Batterie (12158), 5. Batterie (46235), 6. Batterie (25957), 7. Batterie (62756)

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