schwere Flak-Abteilung 512 (o)

Formed 26.8.39 in Berlin from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 51, with 1. - 4. Batterien (1. - 4. schwere). Until 7.42 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 512.

5./Res.512 (le.Bttr.) was formed in 1940.

In late 1941 4./Res.512 became 5./495, and was reformed (as le.Bttr.).

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942:

4./gem.512 became 4./743, and was reformed
5./gem.512 became 4./785

5./s.512 was formed in 1943.

In 1944 3. and 5./s.512 was disbanded, and then reformed (3. from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10403, 5. from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 10421).

In late 1944 2./s.512 became 3./656.

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