schwere Flak-Abteilung 701 (o)

Formed 26.8.39 in Breslau from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 7, with 1. - 4. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. leichte). Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 701.

5./Res.701 was formed in 1940.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in 1942:

4./Res.701 became 3./776, and was reformed from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 329
5./Res.701 became 4./776

5. and 6./s.701 was formed in late 1943 (5. from 5./903, 6. from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6238)

In late 1944 7. and 8./s.701 was formed; 6./s.701 became s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10018, and was reformed.

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