leichte Flak-Abteilung 954

leichte Flak-Abteilung 954 (ETr.)

Formed 10.41 in Luftgau XII, as le.Res.Flak-Abt. 954 (from 7.42 le.Flak-Abt. 954), with:

Stab/le.954 new
1./le.954 from 6./Res.Fest.Flak-Abt. 342
2./le.954 from 4./902
3./le.954 from 5./902

Disbanded 10.43(?):

Stab/le.954 became Stab/539
2./le.954 became 4./727
3./le.954 became le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 2015

Reformed 10.43 in Luftgau III(?), now as le.Flak-Abt. 954 (ETr.) with:

Stab/le.954 from Stab/846
1./le.954 from 1./956
2./le.954 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9901
3./le.954 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9907
4./le.954 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9908

5./le.954 was formed in 5.44 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9938.

In 12.43 4./le.954 became 2./864, and was reformed 4.44 from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9932.

In 7.44 2./le.954 became 4./960, and was reformed from le.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9931, while 1./le.954 became 1./960, and was reformed from the old 1./960.

Service:

1941/43 in Halle-Leuna(?)

1943/45 protecting trains all over Germany

1.11.43 under Luftgau Holland (Stab/Flak-Regiment 159) [1.-3./le.954]

1.1.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)

1.2.44 not listed

1.3.44 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 101)

1.4.44/1.7.44 not listed

1.8.44 in Mainz under 21. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 189) [Stab, 1., 5./le.954]

in Braunschweig under 8. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 65) [4./le.954 under Stab/le.972]

under 22. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [2.-3./le.954]

1.9.44 under Luftflotte Reich (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50) [Stab, 4./le.954; 5./le.954 under Stab/le.952; 1.-3./le.954 under Stab/le.972]

1.10.44 under Luftflotte Reich (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50)

1.11.44 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50)

1.12.44 under 5. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 50)

1945 batteries divided between Luftgau IV, Luftgau V, Luftgau XI and Luftgau XIV

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (27979; from 10.43: 39120*), 1. Batterie (31467; from 10.43: 54110; from 7.44: 54569), 2. Batterie (18857; from 10.43: 54109; from 7.44: 55989), 3. Batterie (19001; from 10.43: 54361), 4. Batterie (28001; from 10.43: 53653; from 4.44: 55092), 5. Batterie (55793)

* issued the number 53261 in 10.43, but withdrawn 12.43.