Formed 4.43 in Luftgau XVII (Linz) with 1. - 5. Batterien.

Stab/Sw.188 lost all its batteries in 10.44:

1./Sw.188 became 4./909
2./Sw.188 was disbanded
3./Sw.188 became 5./909
4./Sw.188 became 6./909
5./Sw.188 became 5./529

Reorganised as gemischte Flak-Abteilung 188 (o) in 1.45(?) with 7 Batterien:

1./gem.188 from 1./803
2./gem.188 from 2./803
3./gem.188 from 3./803
4./gem.188 from 4./803
5./gem.188 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10955
6./gem.188 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7388
7./gem.188 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 7385

Service:

• 1.11.43 in Linz under 16. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.1.44 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.2.44 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.3.44 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.4.44 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.5.44 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.6.44 in Linz under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 1)
• 1.7.44 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade [Stab, 1., 3.-5./Sw.188?]
• 1.8.44 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade [Stab, 1., 3.-5./Sw.188]
• 1.9.44 in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 118) [Stab, 1., 3.-5./Sw.188]
• 1.10.44 in Bruck a.d. Mur under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76) [Stab/Sw.188]
  • in Linz under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 118) [1., 3.-4./Sw.188]
  • in Steyr under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 128) [5./Sw.188 under Stab/Sw.529]
• 1.11.44 in Bruck a.d. Mur under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76) [Stab/Sw.188]
• 1.12.44 in Bruck a.d. Mur under 7. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 76) [Stab/Sw.188]
• 1945 in Cilli, Klagenfurt and Graz

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (52591), 1. Batterie (55054; from 1.45: 55714), 2. Batterie (55909; from 1.45: 54347), 3. Batterie (54828; from 1.45: 24312), 4. Batterie (52926; from 1.45: 54795), 5. Batterie (53660; from 1.45: 61474), 6. Batterie (52753), 7. Batterie (23926)

© 1997-2011 Michael Holm