Formed 1.40 in Luftgau VI with Stab only. Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 246.

In 7.41 redesignated Stab I./Flak-Regiment 241.

Reformed 10.42 in Steyr as a schwere Abteilung with:

Stab/s.246 new
1./s.246 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 41
2./s.246 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 268
3./s.246 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 269
4./s.246 from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 271

5./s.246 was formed in 1944 from 9./532.

Reorganised as a gemischte Abteilung in 12.44 (became s.246 (b.mot.) in 9.44):

6./gem.246 new (9.44)
7./gem.246 from 7./282 (10.44)

Service:

• 1940/41 in Luftgau VI, controlling independent batteries
• 1943/44 as Flakuntergruppe Steyr-West
• 1.11.43 in Steyr under 16. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.1.44 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.2.44 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.3.44 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.4.44 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.5.44 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.6.44 in Steyr under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.7.44 in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade
• 1.8.44 in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade
• 1.9.44 in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 128) [Stab, 1.-4./s.246]
• 1.10.44 in Brühl under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 144) [Stab, 1.-5./s.246 (b.mot.)]
  • in Köln under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 14) [6./s.246 (b.mot.)]
• 1.11.44 in Brühl under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 144) [Stab, 1.-5./s.246 (b.mot.)]
  • in Köln under 7. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 14) [6., 7./s.246 (b.mot.)]
• 1.12.44 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 95) [Stab, 1.-7./gem.246 (b.mot.)]
• 1945 in Luftgau VI (Köln?)

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