schwere Flak-Abteilung 243 (o)

Formed 26.8.39 in Wuppertal from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 24 with 5 Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 243.

In 11.41 4./gem.243 became 3./829 and was reformed from Luftwaffen-Sperrfeuer-Batterie 126

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in 4.42:

5./gem.243 became 4./829

Destroyed 5.43 in Tunisia, except for two batteries:

1./s.243 became 4./247
2./s.243 became 3./287

Reformed 11.43 in Duisburg:

Stab/s.243 new
1./s.243 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5771
2./s.243 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5772
3./s.243 new
4./s.243 new (5.44?)

5. - 7./s.243 was formed in 11.44:

5./s.243 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10400
6./s.243 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10411
7./s.243 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10419

Service:

Fieldpost numbers: Stab (23273; from 11.43: 60692), 1. Batterie (05357; from 11.43: 55288), 2. Batterie (12233; from 11.43: 52153), 3. Batterie (01788; from 11.43: 50629), 4. Batterie (27283; from 11.41: 47864; from 11.43: 55376), 5. Batterie (01135; from 11.44: 62644), 6. Batterie (61822), 7. Batterie (60392)


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