schwere Flak-Abteilung 121 (o)
Formed 26.8.39 in Berlin-Lankwitz from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 12, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere and 4. - 5. leichte). Until 7.42 known as Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 121, and until mid-1943 as gem.Flak-Abt. 121.
In 12.42 5./gem.121 became 2./717.
Stab/gem.121 became Stab/214 in 9.43, and 2. - 4./gem.121 was disbanded 4.43. The Abteilung was reorganised/reformed as a schwere Flak-Abt. in 12.43:
Stab/s.121 from 1./gem.121
1./s.121 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5533
2./s.121 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5534
3./s.121 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5535 (RAD)
4./s.121 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5536
5./s.121 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5537
6./s.121 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5538
7./s.121 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5572 (from 10.44)
8./s.121 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5573 (from 10.44)
9./s.121 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10278 (RAD) (from 10.44)Service:
- 1939/40 in Berlin
- 1941/43 in Luftgau VI*
- 1.1.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 300)
- 1.2.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 300)
- 1.3.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 300)
- 1.4.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 300)
- 1.5.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 300)
- 1.6.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90)
- 1.7.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90)
- 1.8.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90) [Stab, 1.-4., 6./s.121]
- in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.121]
- 1.9.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90) [Stab/s.121 with 6./s.121 (o), 7./s.323 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 222./IV, 223./IV and 257. - 260./IV]
- in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.121]
- in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90) [1.-4./s.121 (o) under Stab/s.568]
- 1.10.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90) [Stab/s.121 with 6./s.121 (o), 7./s.323 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 206./IV, 223./IV and 257. - 260./IV]
- in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.121]
- in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90) [1.-4./s.121 (o) under Stab/s.568]
- 1.11.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90) [Stab/s.121 with 6./s.121 (o), 7./s.323 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 206./IV, 223./IV and 257. - 260./IV]
- in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.121]
- in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90) [1.-4., 7.-9./s.121 (o) under Stab/s.568]
- 1.12.44 in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90) [Stab/s.121 with 6./s.121 (o), 7./s.323 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 206./IV, 223./IV and 257. - 260./IV]
- in Zeitz under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.121]
- in Leipzig under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 90) [1.-4., 7.-9./s.121 (o) under Stab/s.568]
- 2.45 an der Oder under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 140) with 3 Batterien
* according to one source, reported in Italy in late 1942
Fieldpost numbers: Stab (15718; from 12.43: 08649), 1. Batterie (08649; from 12.43: 53138), 2. Batterie (00554; from 12.43: 55577), 3. Batterie (29276; from 12.43: 52114), 4. Batterie (06449; from 12.43: 54829), 5. Batterie (29048; from 12.43: 53254), 6. Batterie (55664), 7. Batterie (50651), 8. Batterie (52391), 9. Batterie (62514)
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