Formed 4.40 in Luftgau VII with 5 Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 255.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in mid-1942:

4./Res.255 became 3./856, and was reformed from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 317
5./Res.255 became 4./856

5./s.255 was formed in late 1942 (RAD 7./252); 6. and 7./s.255 was formed in 1943 (7. also known as RAD 5./328).

5./s.255 was disbanded in late 1944.

Service:

• 1940/41 in Luftgau VII and Luftgau XII/XIII
• 1942 in Frankfurt/Main(?)
• 1943/45 as Flakuntergruppe Ginnheim
• 1.11.43 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [2.-6./s.255]
• 1.1.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1.2.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1.3.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1.4.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
• 1.5.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29)
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [Teile]
• 1.6.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 3.-6./s.255]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [Teile]
• 1.7.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 3.-6./s.255]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [2., 4., 7./s.255]
  • in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [5./s.255]
• 1.8.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 3.-4., 6./s.255]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [2., 7./s.255]
  • in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [5./s.255]
• 1.9.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 3.-4., 6./s.255]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [7./s.255 under Stab/s.637]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [2./s.255 under Stab/gem.640]
  • in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [5./s.255]
• 1.10.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 3.-6./s.255]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [7./s.255 under Stab/s.637]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [2./s.255 under Stab/gem.640]
• 1.11.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 3.-4., 6./s.255]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [7./s.255 under Stab/s.637]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [2./s.255 under Stab/gem.640]
  • in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [5./s.255]
• 1.12.44 in Frankfurt/Main under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 29) [Stab, 1., 3.-4., 6./s.255]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [7./s.255 under Stab/s.637]
  • in Wiesbaden-Rüsselsheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [2./s.255 under Stab/gem.640]
  • in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 49) [5./s.255]

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