10. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

GenLt Johann Seifert, 1.9.41 - 26.6.43

GenMaj Franz Engel, 26.6.43 - 3.2.45

Oberst Oskar Vorbrugg, 3.2.45 - 10.2.45

GenMaj Franz Engel, 10.2.45 - 8.2.45

Ia:

Hptm Herbert Heinze, 1942 - 5.42

Maj Erwin Wicker, ? - 2.43(?)

Hptm Kurt Gerhardt, ? - 7.44

Hptm Werner Cölln, 26.7.44 - 5.45

Formed 1.9.41 in Ploesti from Luftverteidigungskommando 10 with:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 180 (mot.) in Ploesti

Stab/Flak-Regiment 202 (mot.) in Constanza

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 130

In March 1942 moved to Southern Russia, to support operations in the Crimea, but on 5.42 moved to Kursk, now attached to the 2nd Armee, with:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 124 (mot.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 153 (mot.)

Other Flak units

1942/43 operations at Kursk and the Don river.

Organisation 1.11.43:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 77 (v)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 99 (mot.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 133 (mot.)

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 130

Stab/Flak-Regiment 153 (mot.) joined the division in 1.44; Stab/Flak-Regiment 133 (mot.) left the division in 3.44, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 48 (mot.) joined the division during the same month.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 153 (mot.) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 48 (mot.) left again in 5.44 (both returned in 8.44), while Stab/Flak-Regiment 12 (mot.) joined the division.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 12 (mot.) left again in 6.44, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 7 (mot.) joined the division (left again 7.44, but returned 8.44).

Stab/Flak-Regiment 77 (v) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 99 (mot.) left the division 8.44, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 17 (mot.) joined the division.

Organisation 1.9.44:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 7 (mot.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 17 (mot.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 48 (mot.)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 153 (mot.)

Flak-Transport-Bttr. 40./IV, 106./IV, 108./IV, 96./VIII, 140./IV, 91./VI, 97./VII, 46./XII and 136./XI

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 130

Stab/Flak-Regiment 17 (mot.) left for the 17. Flak-Division in 9.44, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 99 (mot.) returned during the same month, but left again in 11.44.

1943/44 operations in South Russia, Galizien (Lemberg and Cracow), 3.45 in Lauban area, 4.45 attached to the 17th Armee at Troppau, and ended the war in Königinhof. 1.3.45 moving to SW Lauban, under I. Flakkorps.

Subordinated to Luftflotte 4, and from 5.42 to 5.45 under I. Flakkorps, except 8.8.42 - 2.43 under Luftwaffenkommando Don.

Strength 6.44 - 2.45:

Dates	Heavy Flakbatteries	Light/medium Flakbatteries	Searchlight batteries
8.6.44	29	36	4
23.7.44	40 (1)	35 (1)	4
23.8.44	38 (5)	32 (1)	4
23.9.44	25	25 (1)	4
23.10.44	25	28 (1)	4
8.2.45	45	29	none, but had one Luftsperr-batterie

numbers in brackets = incl. Alarm-batteries