Stab/Flak-Regiment 53 (o):

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Kurt Schwerdtfeger, 26.3.41 - 15.6.42
• Oberst August Sambach, 16.6.42 - 21.8.44
• Obstlt Friedrich Messthaler, 22.8.44 - 9.44
• Oberst von Lindenau, 9.44 - 9.44
• Obstlt Friedrich Messthaler, 9.44 - 31.1.45
• Oberst Willy Kluge, 1.2.45 - 5.45

Formed 3.41 in Luftgau IV.

Service:

• 1939-45 known as Flakgruppe Berlin-Nord, and was based in Berlin-Heiligensee
• 8.41 in Berlin-Heiligensee
• 1.11.43 under 1. Flak-Division with s.154 (o), s.516 (o), s.422 (o), le.855 (o), Ausw.Zug 16 (v), Ausw.Zug 2 (v), Ausw.Zug 53 (mot), le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 4./III and 23./III
• 1.1.44 under 1. Flak-Division with s.154 (o), s. 4./211 (o), s.422 (o), s.516 (o), le.855 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 5550 - 5552, 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./III, 23./III) and le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 20./III
• 1.2.44 under 1. Flak-Division with s.154 (o), s. 4./211 (o), s.422 (o), s.516 (o), le.855 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 5550 - 5552, 2 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./III, 23./III) and le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 20./III
• 1.3.44 under 1. Flak-Division with s.154 (o), s. 4./211 (o), s.422 (o), s.513 (o), le.855 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 5552, 5555, 5582 - 5585, 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (4./III, 23./III, 28./III, 32./III) and le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 42./III
• 1.4.44 under 1. Flak-Division with s.154 (o), s. 4./211 (o), s.422 (o), s.513 (o), le.855 (o), le. 3./917 (o), Lsp.105 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 5552, 5576 (ital.), 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (28./III, 29./III, 32./III) and 2 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (17./III, 44./III)
• 1.5.44 under 1. Flak-Division with s.154 (o), s.422 (o), s.513 (o), s. 4./662 (o), Lsp.105 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 5576 (ital.), 5586, 6511, 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (28./III, 29./III, 32./III) and 5 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (4./III, 13./III, 14./III, 17./III, 44./III)
• 1.6.44 under 1. Flak-Division with s.154 (o), s. 4./224 (o), s.422 (o), s.513 (o), s. 4./662 (o), Lsp. 1., 4./105 (o), 11 Flak-Bttr.zbV (5576, 5562, 5577, 5586, 6511, 6513, 6514, 6522 - 6525), 3 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (28./III, 29./III, 32./III) and 3 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (4./III, 17./III, 44./III)
• 1.7.44 under 1. Flak-Division with s. 7./307 (o), s.437 (o), s.733 (o)(?), s.154 (o), s. 4./224 (o), s.422 (o), s.513 (o), le. 3./722 (o), Lsp. 1./105 (o), 10 Flak-Bttr.zbV (5576, 5562, 5577, 5586, 5587, 6517, 6522 - 6525), 4 le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. (28./III, 29./III, 32./III, 103./III), 7 le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (4./III, 17./III, 20./III, 21./III 42./III, 207./III, 208./III) and FAS III
• 1.8.44 under 1. Flak-Division with Stab/s.154 (o) with 3 batteries (2.-3./s.154 (o), 7./s.362 (o)); s.422 (o); Stab, 5., 7./s.437 (o); Stab/s.513 (o) with 3 batteries (2., 4./s.513 (o), 4./s.224 (o)); Stab/Flak-Abt.zbV Berlin with 4 batteries (1.-3., 5./le.722 (o)); 6 Flak-Bttr.zbV (5587, 5586, 5577, 5576, 6517, 6522); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abteilung 21./III, 20./III and 42./III; 6./le.722 (o); 6./Lsp.104 (o); 5 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (207./III, 208./III, 4./III, 29./III, 28./III)
• 1.9.44 under 1. Flak-Division with Stab/s.154 (o) with no batteries; Stab/s.422 (o) with 8 batteries (1./s.422 (o), 2.-3./s.154 (o), 4./s.224 (o), 7./s.362 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 207./III, Flak-Bttr.zbV 5576, 5586); Stab/s.513 (o) with 8 batteries (2., 4./s.513 /o), 4./s.422 (o), 5., 7./s.437 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 208./III, Flak-Bttr.zbV 5577, 5587); 1.-3., 5.-6./le.722 (o); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abt. 4./III with 7 batteries (6./Lsp.104 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 20./III and 42./III, Flak-Bttr.zbV 6517, 6519, 6522, 6527)
• 1.10.44 under 1. Flak-Division with Stab/s.422 (o) with 22 batteries (1., 4./s.422 (o), 1.-3./s.154 (o), 4./s.224 (o), 4./s.307 (o), 7./s.362 (o), 5., 7./s.437 (o), 2., 4./s.513 (o), 1., 3.-5./s.605 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 207. - 208./III, Flak-Bttr.zbV 5576, 5577, 5586, 5587); Stab/s.513 (o) with no batteries; Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abt. 4./III with 7 batteries (1./le.722 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 20./III, Flak-Bttr.zbV 6517, 6522, 6527, le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 28./III, 29./III)
• 1.11.44 under 1. Flak-Division with 1.-3./s.154 (o); 4./s.224 (o); 4./s.307 (o); 2./s.422 (o); 1., 3.-5./s.605 (o); Stab/s.422 (o) with 11 batteries (1., 4.-5./s.422 (o), 3./s.126 (o), 7./s.362 (o), 5./s.437 (o), 5.-6./s.513 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 207. - 209./III); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abt. 4./III with 9 batteries (1./le.722 (o), 6./le.733 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 20./III, Flak-Bttr.zbV 6517, 6522, 6527, 6539, le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 28./III, 29./III)
• 1.12.44 under 1. Flak-Division with 4./s.126 (o), 1.-3./s.154 (o); 4./s.224 (o); 4./s.307 (o); 2./s.422 (o); 7./s.437 (o), 1., 3.-5./s.605 (o); Stab/s.422 (o) with 14 batteries (1., 4.-5./s.422 (o), 3./s.126 (o), 3./s.211 (o), 7./s.362 (o), 3./s.396 (o), 5./s.437 (o), 5.-6./s.513 (o), s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 203., 207. - 209./III); Stab/Heimat-Flak-Abt. 4./III with 9 batteries (5.-6./le.733 (o), le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 20./III, Flak-Bttr.zbV 6522, 6527, 6539, 6540, le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 28./III, 29./III)
• 2.45 at the Oder river, now as Rgt.53 (mot.), with I./13, II./36, 216, 336 and 402 (23. Flak-Division)
• 4.45 west of Zehden

I./Flak-Regiment 53 (gem. mot.):

Formed 10.41 in Leipzig(?) with 1. - 5. Batterien (3. s.Bttr. from 1./Fest.Flak-Rgt.35, 4. le.Bttr. from 4./126 and 5. le.Bttr. from 4./396). Destroyed 5.43 in Tunisia.

Reformed 1.11.43 in Holland from III./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 16 (1. - 3./53 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 9995, 9996 and 9997).

Service:

• 6.42 at Malemes
• 8.42 in Tobruk under 19. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 102)
• 5.43 in Tunisia
• 1.11.43 in Holland under 19. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 111)
• 1.1.44 in Holland under 19. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 111)
• 1.2.44 in Holland under 19. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 111)
• 1.3.44 in Lille under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 431)
• 1.4.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)
• 1.5.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 11)
• 1.6.44 under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 87)
• 6.44 at Amiens, attached to Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 4
• 1.7.44 under III. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 4)
• 1.8.44 under III. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 4)
• 1.9.44 under III. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 4)
• 1.10.44 under III. Flakkorps
• 1.11.44 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 4)
• 1.12.44 under 2. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Sturm-Regiment 4)
• 1945 in Saarpfalz

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