Formed 6.42 in Luftgau XII (Nürnberg?) with:

Stab/le.996 new
1./le.996 from 5./142 (with RAD personnel)
2./le.996 from 5./291
3./le.996 from 4./446
4./le.996 from 5./446

Disbanded 10.44.

Service:

• 2.43 in Cherbourg under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 30)
• 1.11.43 in Cherbourg under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 30)
• 1.1.44 in Cherbourg under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 30)
• 1.2.44 in Cherbourg under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 30)
• 1.3.44 in Cherbourg under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 30)
• 1.4.44 under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 30)
• 1.5.44 under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 30)
• 1.6.44 under 13. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 30)*
• 1.7.44 under III. Flakkorps
• 7.44 at Cherbourg
• 1.8.44 under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59) [1., 3./le.996]
• 1.9.44 under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59) [1., 3./le.996]
• 1.10.44 under 1. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 59) [Stab, 1.-4./le.996]

* also listed under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 169) in Saarbrücken

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (41977), 1. Batterie (50210), 2. Batterie (35113), 3. Batterie (50785), 4. Batterie (14867)**

** originally issued with the numbers 12442 (1. Bttr) and 25222 (3. Bttr), but these went to 6./356 and 4./992 instead

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