Stab/Flak-Regiment 13 (o):

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Alexander Kolb, 1.10.37 - 1.4.38
• Oberst Alfons Luczny, 1.4.38 - 30.10.39
• Oberst Werner Anton, 30.10.39 - 24.8.40
• Obstlt Heinrich Schmidt, 24.8.40 - 12.4.41
• Obstlt Wilhelm Wolff, 12.4.41 - 13.2.42
• Oberst Ernst Müller, 14.2.42 - 4.45

Formed 1.10.37 in Leipzig.

Service:

• 10.37 - 2.38 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis III
• 2.38 - 7.38 under Luftgaukommando IV
• 7.38 - 8.39 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3
• 1939/40 in Leipzig as Flakgruppe Leipzig
• 1941 in Hannover as Flakgruppe Hannover
• 1942 in Harz as Flakgruppe Harz
• 9.42 in Bremen
• 1943/45 in Bremen as Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd
• 1.11.43 under 8. Flak-Division, with s. 1.-3./606 (o), s. 1.-4./262 (o), s. 1./390 (o), s. 1. and 3.-4./117 (o), s. 1./542 (o), le. 1., 4. and 7./844 (o), s.Bttr. zbV 5927 (o), Ausw.Zug 58 (mot), Ausw.Zug 13 (mot) and Vo.Messtrupp 25
• 1.1.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with s.606 (o), s.262 (o), s. 1./390 (o), s.117 (o), s. 1./542 (o) and le.844 (o)
• 1.2.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with s.117 (o), s.262 (o), s.606 (o), s. 1./542 (o) and le.844 (o)
• 1.3.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with s.117 (o), s.262 (o), s.606 (o), s. 1./542 (o) and le.844 (o)
• 1.4.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with s.117 (o), s.262 (o), s.606 (o), le.844 (o) and 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (39./XI, 82./XI)
• 1.5.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with s.117 (o), s.262 (o), s.606 (o), le.844 (o), s. 1./542 (o) and 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (39./XI, 51./XI, 82./XI)
• 1.6.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with s. 1.-2./117 (o), s.262 (o), s.606 (o), s. 1./542 (o), le. 3./822 (E), le.844 (o) and 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (39./XI, 51./XI, 82./XI)
• 1.7.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with s. 1., 3., 6./117 (o), s.262 (o), s.606 (o), s. 1./542 (o), s. 3./531 (o), s. 5./231 (o), s. 6./222 (o), s.611 (o), s. 3.-4./262 (o), le.922 (o), le. 6./879 (o), le.844 (o), 5 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (25./XI, 39./XI, 51./XI, 61./XI, 82./XI) and s. 1./601 (o)
• 1.8.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with s. Stab,1.-3., 6./117 (o), s. Stab,1.-4., 6./262 (o), s. Stab,1.-2., 5.-6./606 (o), s. Stab,1.-2., 4.-5./611 (o), le. Stab, 2.-4., 7.-8./922 (o), s. 5./162 (o), s. 5.-6./222 (o), s. 5./231 (o), s. 3.-4./390 (o), s. 3./s.531, s. 1./542 (o), s. 6./601 (o), le. 1., 4., 7.-8./844 (o), le. 6./879 (o) and 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (25./XI, 61./XI, 101/XI)
• 1.9.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with Stab/s.117 (o) with 9 batteries (1.-3., 6./s.117 (o), 5./s.162 (o), 5.-6./s.222 (o), 5./s.231 (o)); Stab/s.262 (o) with 8 batteries (1.-2., 4., 6./s.262 (o), 4./s.390 (o), 6./s.456 (o), 1./s.542 (o), 6./s.601 (o)); Stab/s.606 (o) with 4 batteries (1.-2., 5.-6./s.606 (o)); Stab/s.611 (o) with 9 batteries (1.-2., 4.-5./s.611 (o), 1., 4., 7.-8./le.844 (o), 6./le.879 (o)); Stab/le.922 (o) with 6 batteries (2.-4., 6.-8./le.922 (o)); le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 25./XI
• 1.10.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with Stab/s.117 (o) with 6 batteries (1.-3., 6./s.117 (o), 5./s.162 (o), 6./s.222 (o)); Stab/s.262 (o) with 9 batteries (1.-2., 4., 6./s.262 (o), 2.-4./s.390 (o), 1./s.531 (o), 1./s.542 (o)); 6./s.601 (o); Stab/s.606 (o) with 4 batteries (1.-2., 5.-6./s.606 (o)); Stab/s.611 (o) with 9 batteries (1.-2., 4.-5./s.611 (o), 1., 4., 5., 7./le.844 (o), 6./le.879 (o)); Stab/le.922 (o) with 7 batteries (2.-8./le.922 (o)); le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 25./XI
• 1.11.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with Stab/s.117 (o) with 7 batteries (1.-3., 6./s.117 (o), 2.-4./s.390 (o)); Stab/s.262 (o) with 9 batteries (1.-2., 4., 6./s.262 (o), 6./s.222 (o), 1., 4.-5./le.844 (o), le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 25./XI); Stab/s.606 (o) with 7 batteries (1.-2., 5.-6./s.606 (o), 1./s.542 (o), 6./s.601 (o), 7./le.844 (o)); Stab/s.611 (o) with 7 batteries (1.-2., 4.-5./s.611 (o), 5./s.162 (o), 1./s.531 (o)); 3./le.755 (o); Stab/le.922 (o) with 8 batteries (2.-8./le.922 (o), 6./le.879 (o))
• 1.12.44 under 8. Flak-Division, with Stab/s.117 (o) with 7 batteries (1.-3., 6./s.117 (o), 2.-4./s.390 (o)); Stab/s.262 (o) with 8 batteries (1.-2., 4., 6./s.262 (o), 6./s.222 (o), 1., 4.-5./le.844 (o)); Stab/s.606 (o) with 8 batteries (1.-2., 5.-6./s.606 (o), 1./s.542 (o), 6./s.601 (o), 7./le.844 (o), s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 6957); Stab/s.611 (o) with 7 batteries (1.-2., 4.-5./s.611 (o), 5./s.162 (o), 1./s.531 (o)); 3./le.755 (o); Stab/le.922 (o) with 8 batteries (2.-8./le.922 (o), le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 25./XI) and 4./le.925 (o)
• 1945 in Bremen

I./Flak-Regiment 13 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.4.35 in Wurzen from Flak-Abteilung 10 (Heer), with 1. - 5. Batterien. 1.4.35 - 1.11.35 used the cover designation Fahr-Abt. Wurzen. By 15.11.38 in Leipzig.

Service:

• 10.35 - 2.38 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis III
• 2.38 - 7.38 under Luftgaukommando IV
• 7.38 - 8.39 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3
• 1939/40 in western Germany
• 5.40 supporting II. Armeekorps
• 1940/41 in Luftgau III
• 6.41 Koluft 16th Armee (Stab/Flak-Regiment 151)
• 31.3.42 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 151)
• 22.6.43 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 151)
• 1.11.43 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 43)
• 1.1.44 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 151)
• 1.2.44 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 151)
• 1.3.44 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 151)
• 1.4.44 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 151)
• 1.5.44 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 151)
• 1.6.44 under 6. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 151)
• 1.7.44 not listed
• 1.8.44 not listed
• 1.9.44 directly under 23. Flak-Division
• 1.10.44 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
• 1.11.44 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
• 1.12.44 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10)
• 1.45 at Warzaw
• 1.45 heavy losses at Lodz and Radom
• 2.45 remnants of 2. and 4./13 an der Oder, under 23. Flak-Division
• 4.45 at Bernau, near Berlin

II./Flak-Regiment 13 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.10.36 in Merseburg. On 1.10.37 redesignated I./Flak-Regiment 23.

Reformed 1.10.37 in Leipzig as le.Abt. On 15.11.38 redesignated le.Flak-Abteilung 73.

Reformed 15.11.38 in Merseburg from I./Flak-Regiment 23 with 6. - 10. Batterien.

In 10.39 redesignated II./Flak-Regiment 33.

Service:

• 10.36 - 2.38 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis III
• 2.38 - 7.38 under Luftgaukommando IV
• 7.38 - 10.39 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3

III./Flak-Regiment 13 (Sw. mot.):

Formed 15.11.38 in Wurzen with 11. - 13. Batterien. 14./13 was formed in 1942 from 5./397.

In 8.43 redesignated Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 240, except 14./13 which became 5./397.

Service:

• 7.38 - 8.39 under Luftverteidigungskommando 3
• 1939/40 in Germany
• 4.41/8.41 in Cherbourg
• 12.41 - 8.43 in Nürnberg under Stab/Flak-Regiment 93

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