Formed 26.8.39 in Dresden from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 23 with 5 Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 231.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in 5.42:

4./Res.231 became 3./877, and was reformed
5./Res.231 became 4./877

5./s.231 was formed in 6.43; In 9.44 4./s.231 and 3./185 exchanged designations, and in 12.44 5./s.231 became 2./601.

Stab/s.231 was disbanded in 10.44, and the batteries became independent.

Service:

• 1939 in Dresden
• 5.40 at Jumet (Belgium)
• 1.41 near Boulogne
• 6.42/7.42 in Bremen
• 1943/44 as Flakuntergruppe Vechta
• 1.11.43 in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89)
• 1.1.44 in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89)
• 1.2.44 in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89)
• 1.3.44 in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89)
  • in Bohmte under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [Teile]
• 1.4.44 in Bohmte under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50)
  • in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [1., 5./s.231]
• 1.5.44 in Bohmte under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50)
  • in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [5./s.231]
• 1.6.44 in Bohmte under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [1.-4./s.231]
  • in Vechta under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 89) [5./s.231]
• 1.7.44 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46)
  • in Bad Zwischenahn under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 63) [4./s.231]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [5./s.231]
• 1.8.44 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46)
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [5./s.231]
• 1.9.44 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.231]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [2./s.231 under Stab/s.437]
  • in Bremen under 8. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 13) [5./s.231 under Stab/s.117]
• 1.10.44 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [Stab, 1., 3./s.231]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [2./s.231 under Stab/s.154]
  • under 16. Flak-Division [5./s.231 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]
• 1.11.44 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [3./s.231]
  • in Duisburg under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 64) [1./s.231]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [2./s.231 under Stab/s.154]
  • under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) [5./s.231 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.601]
• 1.12.44 in Dorsten under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 46) [1./s.231]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [2./s.231 under Stab/s.154]
  • in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24) [3./s.231]
  • under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [5./s.231 (b.mot.) under Stab/gem.601]
• 1945 an der Oder

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (12645), 1. Batterie (12782), 2. Batterie (24195), 3. Batterie (19686), 4. Batterie (13800; from 6.42: 39948; from 9.44: 47409), 5. Batterie (20629; from 6.43: 55407)

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