Formed 4.40 in Luftgau VII with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 506.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in mid-1942 with 3 Batterien:

4./Res.503 became 2./858, and was reformed
5./Res.503 became 3./858

5./s.506 was formed in 1944.

Service:

• 1940 in Augsburg(?)
• 1940/41 in Luftgau VI
• 1941 in Karlsruhe
• 1.11.43 in Karlsruhe under 20. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 68)
• 1.1.44 in Innsbruck under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 130) [1., 4./s.506]
  • in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 19) [2.-3./s.506]
• 1.2.44 in Innsbruck under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 130) [1., 4./s.506]
• 1.3.44 in Innsbruck under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 130) [1., 4./s.506]
• 1.4.44 in München under 4. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [2., 4./s.506]
• 1.5.44 in Innsbruck under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 130) [1., 3./s.506]
  • in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [2., 4./s.506]
• 1.6.44 in Innsbruck under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 130) [1., 3./s.506]
• 1.7.44 in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55)
• 1.8.44 in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55)
• 1.9.44 in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55)
• 1.10.44 in München under 26. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 55) [Stab, 5./s.506]
  • in Friedrichshafen under 9. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 130)
• 1.11.44 in Friedrichshafen under 28. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 130)
  • in Luftgau I under 27. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 81) [5./s.506]
• 1.12.44 in Friedrichshafen under 28. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 130)
  • under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 34) [5./s.506]
• 2.45 under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 130)

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