leichte Flak-Abteilung 851

leichte Flak-Abteilung 851 (mot.)

Formed 26.8.39 in Göppingen from parts of le.Flak-Abteilung 85, with 1. - 3. Batterien.

Heavy losses at Stalingrad 1.43 - withdrawn to Luftgau XVII for rest and refit.

From 4.44 listed as leichte Flak-Abteilung 851 (Sf).

Service:

5.40 - 6.40 at Offenburg under Stab/Flak-Regiment 19

1940/41 in Hannover(?)

1941/43 in South Russia (9.41 Tschaplinka, 6.42 Kursk, 7.42 Tazinskaja, 9.42 Karpowka)

12.42 at Stalingrad under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 37)

5.43 in Luftgau XVII

1.11.43 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)

1.1.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)

1.2.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39) [2.-3./le.851]

1.3.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39) [2.-3./le.851]

1.4.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39) [2.-3./le.851]

1.5.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39)

1.6.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135)

1.7.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135) [1.-3./le.851]

1.8.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 135) [now as le.851 (Sf)]

1.9.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)

1.10.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)

1.11.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)

1.12.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57)

1944/45 in Italy

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (16594), 1. Batterie (16745), 2. Batterie (10969), 3. Batterie (20933), Kolonne (17225)