Luftnachrichten-Regiment 12

Kommandeure:

Oberst Paul Overdyck, 10.3.40 - 22.6.40

Obstlt Rudolf Wichmann, 22.6.40 - ?

Obstlt Johannes Oehmichen, ? - 11.41

Obstlt Arthur Blasius, 1941 - 7.42

Oberst Eduard Thoenissen, 22.7.42 - 17.5.43

Oberst Werner van Hees, 5.43 - 12.43

Oberst Fritz Trippe, 1944 - 1.45

Oberst Alfred Paffrath*, 2.45

Obstlt Erich Conrad, 2.45 - 5.45

* never took up his post

Activated 10.3.40 in (?) from Luftnachrichten-Regiment Overdyck** for Luftflotte 2 with:

Stab/12 from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment Overdyck with:

Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug new

Stab I./12 (Feldfernkabelbau) from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 with:

1./12 from 6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2

2./12 from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 6

3./12 from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 8

Gerätekolonne new

Transportkolonne new

Stab II./12 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 with:

4./12 from 7./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2

5./12 from 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2

6./12 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 6

Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2

Transportkolonne new (disbanded 2.44)

Stab III./12 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 10 (H) with:

7./12 from 2./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 10 (H)

8./12 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 11

9./12 from 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 10 (H)

Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 11

Transportkolonne new

In 4.41:

2./Ln.Rgt.12 became 5./Ln.Rgt.31; reformed from Luftnachrichten-Fernsprech-Bau-Kompanie FFK 204
3./Ln.Rgt.12 became 5./Ln.Rgt.34; reformed from Luftnachrichten-Fernsprech-Bau-Kompanie FFK 205

In late 1942 Transportkolonne III./Ln.Rgt.12 became 5./Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abtreilung zbV 14.

Ger.Kol. I./Ln.Rgt.12 was disbanded 2.44, and was reformed from Transportkolonne I./Ln.Rgt.12.

Service:

5.40 operated under IV. Fliegerkorps and VIII. Fliegerkorps (mainly in Belgium)

6.6.40 at Fourmies

4.41 left Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich for Poland

22.6.41 in Radom-Warzaw area, under Luftflotte 2

8.11.41 II./12 moved to Wien (rest/refit), and mid-12.41 to Greece (later returned to Russia)

6.42 in Charkow-Kursk area

6.44 in Germany

1.12.44 in Wien (Stab), with I. Abt. in Gratwein/Graz, II. Abt. in Pfaffenhofen/Budweis and III. Abt. in Wien-Hütteldorf

1.2.45 in Königstesten/Tulln (Stab), with I. Abt. in Gratwein/Graz, II. Abt. in Schöbritz/Aussig and III. Abt. in Marksuhl/Eisenach (all under 8. Jagddivision)

** Luftnachrichten-Regiment Overdyck was formed 10.39 as an ad-hoc Stab, to control various companies from other units