leichte Flak-Abteilung 853 (v)
Formed 7.41 in Göppingen as le.Reserve-Flak-Abt. 853 (from 10.42 as le.Flak-Abt. 853), with:
Stab/le.853 new
1./le.853 from 9./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 351
2./le.853 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 7./VII
3./le.853 from le.Res.Flak-Bttr. 11./VII4./le.853 was formed in 10.41 from 4./263.
In 12.42 4./le.853 became 4./751, and was reformed from 2./le.853 in 4.43; In 4.43 a new 2./le.853 was formed from 5./115.
Reorganised in 10.44 after heavy losses at Bobruisk:
Stab/le.853 no change [now as le.853 (besp)]
1./le.853 was disbanded; reformed from 4./le.853
2./le.853 was disbanded; reformed from 6./494
3./le.853 was disbanded; reformed from 5./303
4./le.853 became 1./le.853; not reformed
Service:
- 1941 at Strassbourg(?)
- 8.42/3.43 at Brjansk
- 1.11.43 under Feldluftgau XXVII (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
- 1.1.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
- under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 31) [4./le.853]
- 1.2.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
- under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10) [1./le.853]
- 1.3.44 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
- under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10) [1./le.853]
- 1.4.44 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
- under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10) [1./le.853]
- 1.5.44 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
- under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10) [1./le.853]
- 1.6.44 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
- under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10) [1./le.853]
- 6.44 at Bobruisk
- 1.7.44 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
- under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10) [1./le.853]
- 1.8.44 under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34)
- under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10) [1./le.853]
- 1.9.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 77) [Stab, 3.-4./le.853]
- under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10) [1./le.853]
- 1.10.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 21)
- 1.11.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 23)
- 1.12.44 under 12. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 23)
- 1944/45 in Ostpreussen
Fieldpost numbers: Stab (45518), 1. Batterie (31844; from 10.44: 15934), 2. Batterie (15934; from 6.43: 33274; from 10.44: 28140), 3. Batterie (17811; from 10.44: 19319), 4. Batterie (35724; from 4.43: 15934)
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