schwere Flak-Abteilung 461 (o)

Formed 26.8.39 in Aschersleben from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 36, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 461.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942:

4./gem.461 became 4./871, and was reformed from 5./gem.461

In 1943 4./s.461 became s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 1521, and was reformed from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 44.

5. and 6./s.461 was formed in 1943; 7./s.461 was formed in 9.44.

In 9.44 4./s.461 became (b.mot.) and moved to the western front. In 12.44 redesignated 3./Flak-Regiment 21.

3./s.461 was also known as RAD 4./180, 5./s.361 as RAD 7./181 and 6. as RAD 6./184.

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